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Job description
PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients' capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world's largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.
Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.
JOB DESCRIPTION
PIMCO has relied on quantitative strategies and intellectual rigor to drive alpha in markets for over 30 years. We are seeking an experienced Quantitative Equity Research Analyst for our rapidly growing systematic equity business to accelerate alpha research, broaden our equity signal set beyond single name equities, and help drive new initiatives within our Equities, Portfolio Management - Implementation team.
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in systematic investing in equities, with exposure to low-to-medium frequency strategies and differentiated alpha signals. This includes but is not limited to: style-timing, event-driven signals such as filings, corporate actions and index events, and strategies based on flow, positioning and crowding-related dynamics, including ETF-driven flows.
Daily responsibilities include generating ideas for alpha generation in equities, sourcing and evaluating relevant data to develop signals, back testing and incorporating signals into live strategies.
REQUIREMENTS
Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, computer science, statistics, engineering, econometrics, or a related field. Advanced degree is a plus
Minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial industry developing medium to low frequency systematic equity alpha signals with proven ability to generate differentiated research ideas
Experience predicting returns, modeling individual sectors and companies, and generating alpha ideas across style, country, and sector timing, event-driven signals, flow, positioning and crowding-related dynamics.
Experience in portfolio construction and good understanding of optimization. Transaction cost modeling experience is a plus
Proficiency with Python programming, including writing production-quality code and contributing to research and production engines
Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with strong attention to detail and ability to drive results
Strong communication skills with ability to communicate research to key stakeholders and clients (including non-technical audiences)
Strong investment intuition and understanding of finance, statistics, econometrics
Would be an added benefit to have exposure to non-traditional modeling techniques ("machine learning").
PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.
Salary Range: $ 205,000.00 - $ 292,000.00
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PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.
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newport beach, CA, 92659, US
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