Quantitative Researcher, Implementation

Posted: May 9, 2025
Location: San Diego, California

Counterpoint Funds is a systematic, defensive and research driven mutual fund provider with over $2 billion in assets under management. Counterpoint is focused on offering defensive fixed income and equity diversifier strategies designed to drive portfolio performance over the long run.

The Quantitative Researcher will work closely with a small portfolio management team to research and implement investment strategies. The ideal candidate should be passionate about quantitative investing and have experience with Long/Short equity strategies.

Specific Responsibilites Include:

Conduct research and analysis to develop new and enhance existing investment strategies
Develop, test, and implement research ideas and investment strategies by leveraging optimization, machine learning, and backtesting techniques
Create new and maintain existing code around daily model operation, trading implementation, attribution and research functions using SQL,
Matlab, Python, or other relevant languages
Perform research utilizing machine learning and applications to portfolio construction in quantitative finance
Assist in tasks related to trading and implementation of portfolio management
Operate quantitative models and manage fund rebalance processes
Assist with auditing and cleaning data in order to maintain data quality

Requirements:

Ph.D in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Finance, Economics, Operations Research, Applied Math, Statistics) and practical experience in quantitative finance
Strong proficiency in Python, Matlab, and/or other advanced programming languages
Strong attention to detail, analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills
Exceptional verbal, written, and technical skills
Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
Ability to contribute and thrive in a team-oriented culture
Familiarity with various financial products: mutual funds, equities, derivatives (options, futures, swaps)
Experience with Bloomberg preferred
Experience with SQL-type databases preferred
Job is local to San Diego and in the office daily

Location:

The position is based out of Counterpoint’s home office in San Diego, CA; the majority of job responsibilities and duties must be met working in-person from the office.

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Mutual Funds involve risk including the possible loss of principal. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds managed by Counterpoint Funds. This and other important information about the funds is available in their prospectuses, which can be obtained at counterpointfunds.com or by calling 844-273-8637. The prospectuses should be read carefully before investing. The Counterpoint Funds fund family is distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC member FINRA/SIPC. To reach the Counterpoint sales team, please refer to our contact page.

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