Quantitative Investment Research Co-op (Equities)

Location: Boston, Massachusetts; in-office at least four days per week, with flexibility to work from home one day per week

Salary: $32.75 per hour

Company

hirify.global and Columbia Threadneedle Investments provide investment management and financial services through a global organization of 2,300 employees and more than 550 investment professionals.

What you will do

• Support researchers and portfolio managers working on systematic equity strategies.
• Research investment ideas, develop stock-selection signals, and support portfolio implementation.
• Monitor factor and model performance and contribute to performance reporting.
• Prepare large datasets through validation, cleaning, normalization, dimension reduction, and visualization.
• Apply machine learning and generative AI to identify differentiated investment signals and enhance stock-selection models.
• Present research findings and collaborate with investment, data science, and technology partners.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in statistics, applied mathematics, quantitative finance, economics, computer science, business, or a related field.
• Expected graduation in December 2027 or May/June 2028.
• Interest in the investment management industry and commitment to collaborative work.
• Preferred programming experience in R, Python, SQL, or similar languages.
• Experience with large-dataset manipulation and statistical analysis is preferred.
• Must have valid U.S. work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Culture & Benefits

• Six-month co-op with practical experience across the quantitative investment process.
• Opportunity to work with a team of seven investment professionals and connect with senior leaders through an executive speaker series.
• Benefits include vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental, and life insurance.
• Inclusive, performance-based culture focused on collaboration, professional growth, and community involvement.