Stevens Capital Management Looking to Hire Quantitative Analysts/Engineers

Stevens Capital Management LP ("SCM") in Radnor, PA is a registered investment adviser 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. SCM’s teams work in a fast-paced collegial environment, utilizing extensive data sets, state of the art technology and the scientific method to devise and employ trading strategies throughout the world’s liquid financial markets.

SCM is currently looking to hire Quantitative Analysts and Quantitative Engineers (described below):

 

Quantitative Research Analyst:  We're seeking highly driven, production-oriented researchers who possess strong technical skills, 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 a quantitative discipline (e.g. statistics, econometrics, mathematics, engineering, physics or computer science) or finance (with extensive coursework in quantitative disciplines).

-- Programming experience, ideally including R, C++ and/or Python.

-- Strong working knowledge of regression, time series analysis and other statistical techniques.

-- Experience building, organizing and analyzing large data sets is preferred.

-- The ability to comprehend and synthesize academic literature in finance, economics and statistics.

-- Strong financial market interest, knowledge and experience are preferred.

-- The ability to simplify and effectively communicate complex concepts.

 

Quantitative Research Engineer: We're seeking intensely focused, production-oriented research engineers who possess outstanding technical skills, along with the necessary combination of creativity, resourcefulness, pragmatism and attention to detail to develop robust solutions to complex problems.

Primary Responsibilities

-- Utilize your mathematical and programming skills to develop a broad range of research and portfolio management tools.

-- Participate in various aspects of research and production, including model development, risk analysis, portfolio optimization and transaction cost modeling.

Requirements

-- A preference for a master's or PhD degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering or physics).

-- Advanced C++/Unix programming skills.

--Expertise in areas such as optimization, risk factor modeling, regression, time series analysis, volatility forecasting, option analytics and trading algorithm development.

--The ability to simplify and effectively communicate complex concepts.

 

Contact Information:   201 King of Prussia Rd, Suite 400, Radnor, PA  19087

Email: recruiting@scm-lp.com

Website: www.scm-lp.com