Quant Research Consultant (Summer 2025 - PhD Students)

Quant Research Consultant

PineBridge Investments is a private, global asset manager focused on active, high conviction investing. We draw on the collective power of our experts in each discipline, market, and region of the world through an open culture of collaboration designed to identify the best ideas. Our mission is to exceed clients’ expectations on every level, every day. As of 30 September 2024, the firm managed US$203.1 billion across global asset classes for sophisticated investors around the world.

The role will be based in New York, NY; Westport, CT; or Fort Lauderdale, FL with the expectation of a hybrid work model. We will also consider remote candidates in the Eastern Time Zone.

Compensation: $35-40/hr

*The above represents the expected pay range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

PineBridge is seeking a Quantitative Research Consultant to work with our Equities Quant group for the summer. This individual will work with the investment and IT teams to automate systems and share input for improving our research processes. You will be working on projects that involve building data pipelines and NLP models on unstructured data.

This position will span over ten weeks in the summer and provide the opportunity to interact with and be mentored by our senior team members, assume ownership of significant projects, and experience personal and professional growth.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited PhD program
• Experience with traditional and machine learning models
• Hands on experience with managing structured and unstructured data – Python/R , SQL
• Standout research skills and an interest in data, research, and programming
• Available to work full- or part-time for the summer or fall
• Ability to multi-task and possess strong project management skills
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating in a team environment
• A positive and professional attitude
• Must be pro-active, self-motivated, outspoken, and well-organized

About PineBridge

PineBridge is proud of our award-winning culture, which reflects our commitment to empowering employees and fostering a collaborative work environment. For five consecutive years (2020-2024), PineBridge has been named a ‘Best Place to Work in Money Management’ by Pensions & Investments, a leading industry designation which recognizes the best employers in the asset management industry by evaluating employer benefits, policies, and responses to an employee survey. In 2023, PineBridge received Hong Kong Institute for HR Management Elite awards for ‘Best Workplace’ and ‘Learning & Development’. Alongside this, PineBridge was recognized as a finalist at the 100 Women in Finance’s APAC Industry Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award.

Our values: We value our clients, investment excellence, collaboration with our distributed team members, empowerment, and independence as we honor our heritage and our roots.

PineBridge is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversifying its workforce, providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons and maintaining an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination for its employees. PineBridge is dedicated to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to actual or perceived age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, height, weight, sex, gender (including gender identity), disability, pregnancy, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, AIDS/HIV status, military status, alienage or citizenship status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. At PineBridge, we strive to create an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and develops the best global talent, leveraging the unique backgrounds, talents, and perspectives that all our people bring to work.

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