Quantitative Research Analyst

Glenmede Investment Management (GIM) is the investment management division of The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A., an independently owned wealth and investment management firm with approximately $50 billion in assets under management. As a boutique manager, GIM offers actively managed equity, fixed income, and alternative investment strategies to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and their clients. GIM strategies are built on a long-standing foundation of fundamental and quantitative research, options-based approaches, and thematic investing across market capitalizations and are available in a variety of investment vehicles, including separately managed accounts (SMAs), model delivery, mutual funds, and ETFs.

This position will operate in a hybrid work environment, 3 days per week in the office (Philadelphia, PA).

OVERVIEW: 

The Quantitative Research Analyst will be a member of Glenmede's quantitative equity team which is responsible for managing over $3 billion of clients' active equity portfolios. The Research Analyst reports to the Head of Quantitative Research. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Quantitative data developer
• Maintaining and reoptimizing multi-factor stock selection models
• Preparing reports and charts
• Performing quantitative research and analysis to support new and existing strategies, including factor research.
• Developing quantitative investment tools and exploring AI applications 
• Assisting investment teams in department-specific and firm-wide initiatives aimed at expanding capabilities, creating solutions to unmet business needs, improving client experience, or developing more efficient processes.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Bachelor’s degree in a computational or analytical field
• 0 to 5 years of experience in investment analysis and data management

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• CFA or CFA candidate preferred
• Passionate about financial markets and behavioral biases
• Hands on experience with data collection and analysis, testing, prototyping, backtesting, and performance monitoring
• Proficiency in Python 
• Exposure to the following financial applications: Northfield, Barra, Axioma, MATLAB, FactSet, Bloomberg, Charles River
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, verbal and written communication and teamwork skills
• Initiative-taker, enthusiastic, able to engender confidence
• Dynamic team orientation, able to build internal and external networks
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate follow-up capabilities with solid attention to detail

Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, Glenmede has 9 office locations in the US. For further information, please visit http://www.glenmede.com.

Our Benefits Overview: 

-Competitive health and welfare benefits, including company HSA contributions

-Numerous voluntary benefit choices available 

-Superior 401k match  

-Tuition reimbursement 

-Company subsidized commuter benefits

-Generous paid time off, including parental leave 

-Plus more!

Glenmede is an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity without regard to any legally protected characteristics.  To learn more about Glenmede’s policy on equal employment opportunity, please visit https://www.glenmede.com/equal-opportunity-employer/. 

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