Job Description:

As an integral part of the Quantitative Research and Investing (QRI) team, the Quantitative Research Services group (QRS) oversees production data management, model integrity and end-to-end technical support for portfolio management, risk models and quant research platforms. The team provides analytic solutions and reporting frameworks to partners in QRI, portfolio management, as well as senior leaders across the Equity, Fixed Income, High Income, and Multi Asset Class divisions of Asset Management. This niche team leads development efforts to expand and improve the technical and data infrastructure, research platforms, diagnostic tools and reporting capabilities associated with multi-factor model risk forecasting, quantitative alpha models, big data analytics, and performance attribution. Together with their partners in the technology, research and investment services divisions, members of this organization work as an integral part of small project teams to deliver innovative data visualization and analytic tools capable of illustrating point-in-time and time series investment themes, portfolio exposures, and factors driving fund performance. In addition to their project work, associates are also responsible for the oversight, maintenance, quality assurance and operational support of analytic and reporting environments to ensure timely and accurate investment intelligence is delivered for direct use within the portfolio management process.

The Expertise You Have:

A Bachelor’s degree in finance, math, accounting, engineering, or computer science. Master’s Degree and/or CFA Charter are strongly desired.

5 plus years of experience in an investment data analytics capacity.

Demonstrated history as a top performer working in a data analysis role with great technical skills. 

The Value You Deliver: 

Deep understanding of either investment risk forecasting, quantitative alpha research or portfolio construction including model construction, factor definitions, factor calculations, and translating output statistics into meaningful information

Develop and operate our data platform to deliver production-grade data curation to be utilized in quantitative models, portfolio construction and trading. Design and maintain python-based data abstraction and analytical tools to streamline and standardize quantitative processes

Oversee daily/weekly/monthly production reporting cycles across the analytic environments.  Ensure the integrity of input data, that it is available and complete, processes run successfully, statistical output is accurate, and reports are generated properly

Respond to ad-hoc data analysis requests in support of projects performed by Quant Analysts

Contribute to the continued development and incorporation of non-traditional and/or unstructured data as well as data science applications to enhance the research and investment process.

The Skills You Bring:

Advanced level SQL knowledge and ability to analyze a wide array of diverse content

Proficient programming in Python or R with the ability to develop customized quantitative tools

Highly analytical with the ability to quickly comprehend large data sets to develop new processes, perform calculations, identify anomalies, and/or produce new reporting capabilities.

Familiarity with quantitative analytics like fund and index performance measurement and knowledge of Security Reference data across Asset Classes (Equity, Fixed Income) including derivative instruments

Strong hands-on project leadership skills with the drive to complete complex projects as a part of small teams within an extremely fast paced environment.  Capability to liaise with investment professionals to gather requirements and manage deliverables of technical development teams

Knowledge of evaluating risk and valuation of derivatives including swaps, forwards, futures and options

Highly proactive and self-motivated with the ability to meet objectives under minimal supervision.

Knowledge of Security Reference data across Asset Classes (Equity, Fixed Income) including derivative instruments

Familiarity with Alts / Alt Risk Premia in a multi asset class context a plus

Experience with FactSet and Bloomberg is a plus

Experience with Quant Platform capabilities like back-testing, computing core statistical measures and familiarity of Cloud Technologies for running these capabilities at scale is a plus

Certifications:

Company Overview

At Fidelity Investments, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. As a privately held company with a rich 75-year history, our mission has remained the same since our founding: to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning and growth so you can build the career you’ve always imagined. We welcome associates from different backgrounds and with different perspectives to help us innovate and make a difference for our customers and our communities.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2.

Fidelity will continue to keep the safety of associates and customers as our top priority and this will never change. As the pandemic evolves and Federal, State, and Local regulations emerge, it has become clear that knowing the vaccination status of all associates is critical to our safety efforts.

Therefore, Fidelity will require all candidates to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status during the hiring process, and if vaccinated, provide proof of vaccine.

This is not a requirement to be vaccinated. It is a requirement to report vaccination status and, if vaccinated, provide proof.