What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quantitative Analyst position at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.?
Embedded Quantitative Analyst in Long/Short Equity Team
We are seeking a quantitative analyst to join a highly successful long/short discretionary investment team. The broad responsibility of the analyst will be to work with the portfolio manager and the team on rigorous formulation and evaluation of investment theses, as well as portfolio construction.
Responsibilities:
- Work with equity PM on formulation of investment theses applicable to large sections of the investment universe.
- Scout for novel data sets, develop features and models linking these data to relevant KPIs.
- Test the validity of such models and ensure that the relevant recommendations can be monetized.
- Advise the PM on analytics, factor management, hedging, and offensive risk taking.
- Collaborate with quantitative research, risk, data, and engineering teams to maximize the effectiveness of the investment team.
Qualifications:
- 3 years of experience in equity investing (long/short or alternative strategies), with direct exposure to risk/portfolio construction and PM interaction.
- Strong programming skills (Python required; SQL and another language preferred), experience with market data and large datasets.
- Mathematical maturity; ability to formulate behavioral and financial models and to perform careful statistical analyst (linear models, hypothesis testing, Bayesian methods).
- Excellent communication skills; ability to explain quantitative concepts to investment professionals.
- Degree in Engineering, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field; advanced degree a plus.
- Passion for investing, economics, and the stock market, with strong ownership, attention to detail, and entrepreneurial drive.
