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About the Role

As a Member of Research Staff, you will work at the forefront of modern statistical machine learning, applying AI/ML techniques to financial market prediction and portfolio optimization. Your work will span from basic research to productizing solutions and validating their efficacy in live trading, helping to direct billions of dollars in trades daily.

Responsibilities

• Develop a rich understanding of Voleon’s challenges and methodologies and propose research innovations and experiments to build, maintain and optimize the models that govern our investment strategy
• Prepare and analyze new datasets to assess their predictive efficacy
• Develop, validate, and implement new models into production
• Design and conduct experiments to improve simulations and evaluate the success of new models in a live environment
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with other Members of Research Staff and Software Engineers at each stage, driving progress towards tangible outcomes
• Keep up to date on the latest academic research to identify novel approaches to explore for application to our domain

Requirements

• Background in modern statistical methods and machine learning with a track record as an applied researcher
• Evidence of strong mathematical abilities (e.g., publication record, graduate coursework, or competition placement)
• Interest in software development techniques and willingness to write production level code (Python and/or R preferred)
• Ability to solve large-scale computing problems
• Eagerness to work in collaborative and diverse teams
• Interest in financial applications is essential, but prior finance industry experience is not a pre-requisite

Skills

• AI
• Machine Learning
• Statistical Machine Learning
• Python
• R

Location

• Relocation and work visa eligibility for qualified candidates

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Ph.D. level coursework is required, and a Ph.D. degree in a relevant field is preferred

Education Level

• Ph.D.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Technology talks by our experts
• A beautiful modern office
• Daily catered lunches

About the Company

• Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance.
• For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management.
• We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.
• Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals.
• Founded in 2007 by two leading scientists (see management bios), Voleon supports a culture of curiosity and creativity.
• We do not silo our teams, and you will enjoy a healthy work-life balance while tackling hard problems.

Equal Opportunity

• The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer.
• Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.