Junior Quantitative Researcher
Deeter Analytics · Remote · US - Remote ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (US)
- Junior level
- Python + SQL
- Statistics focus
- $120k-$170k base
Join a privately held investment firm that combines human judgment with modern AI to trade public markets. As a Junior Quantitative Researcher, you will test trader hypotheses against rigorous data standards to produce actionable signals. Your work directly influences trading decisions, requiring clear communication of results rather than just model building.
What you'll do
- Scope and answer trader questions with data-driven studies
- Maintain a library of trading signals with documented edges
- Conduct event studies and conditioning analyses with strict hygiene
- Produce daily market context reports for the trading desk
- Manage clean, point-in-time datasets for reproducible research
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate idea testing and coding
What you'll need
- Strong grasp of statistics, probability, and regression failure modes
- Proficiency in Python, pandas, NumPy, and SQL
- Experience with backtesting and event-study best practices
- Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to non-quants
- Comfortable working independently in a remote environment
- Focus on hypothesis-driven research over pedigree
Nice to have
- Familiarity with options or positioning data
- Experience with regularized regression or gradient boosting
- Prior professional markets experience
Stack
- Python
- pandas
- NumPy
- SQL
- AI tools
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Must be based in the US
- Work hours overlap with US market times
- Full-time employment
What you get
- Direct feedback loop with traders
- Clear growth path within the firm
- Small, low-ego team culture
- Base salary between $120k and $170k plus bonus