R sig jobs - Nov 2015 - Quantitative Research Analyst Job Opportunity- Pennsylvania, USA

Stevens Capital Management LP ("SCM") is a registered investment
adviser
with more than sixty employees that manages a multi-billion dollar hedge
fund that has been in business for 20+ years.
SCM specializes in the rigorous development and disciplined
implementation of empirically based quantitative trading strategies. Our
highly productive team works in a fast-paced collegial environment,
utilizing extensive data sets, technology and the scientific method to
devise and employ trading strategies throughout the world's most liquid
financial markets.

Quantitative Research Analyst

We're seeking highly driven, production-oriented researchers who possess
strong technical skills and a thorough understanding of economics and
finance, along with the necessary combination of creativity,
resourcefulness, pragmatism and attention to detail to develop
successful automated trading strategies. 

Primary Responsibilities
* Utilize your analytical skills, market knowledge and intuition to
develop and implement statistical trading models.
* Participate in all aspects of research and trading model development,
including generating research ideas, building data sets, conducting
statistical data analysis and implementing quantitative production
trading models.

Requirements
* A degree in economics or finance, with extensive coursework in
quantitative disciplines or a quantitative discipline (e.g. statistics,
econometrics, mathematics, engineering, physics or computer science)
with extensive coursework in economics or finance.
* Programming experience, ideally including R, C++ and/or Python.

Please refer to company website for a complete job description:
http://www.scm-lp.com/quantitative-research-analyst/

Email: recruiting at scm-lp.com