2027 Summer Intern – PhD Quant Research Analyst, Client Solutions & Analytics, US (Quantitative Finance)

Location: Newport Beach, California, United States; full-time work from hirify.global’s Newport Beach headquarters is required.

Salary: $205,000 annual base salary, plus a discretionary bonus and a transition bonus to support relocation to an office location.

Company

hirify.global is a global active fixed-income investment management firm providing investment returns, solutions, and services to clients.

What you will do

• Produce quantitative research and thought leadership on market themes relevant to hirify.global clients.
• Construct bespoke investment solutions for client needs.
• Develop platforms and applications for analyzing client portfolios.
• Research topics including inflation, fixed income, private assets, emerging-market portfolios, and retirement planning.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Management, Product Strategy, and Client Management.
• Present research and investment solutions internally and to clients.

Requirements

• PhD candidate enrolled at a university during Fall 2027 and available for the full 10-week internship from early June to mid-August 2027.
• Must be able to begin full-time employment from a hirify.global office between January and August 2028.
• PhD studies in a quantitative discipline; Finance, Economics, Statistics, Physics, or Mathematics preferred.
• Strong background in quantitative disciplines, with knowledge of asset pricing, economic theory, or optimization methods preferred.
• Formal empirical research training, especially in time-series and panel-data econometrics; large-dataset experience preferred.
• Programming proficiency and strong analytical, problem-solving, presentation, and public-speaking skills.

Nice to have

• Experience using emerging technologies and AI tools in academic or professional projects.
• Knowledge of asset pricing, economic theory, and optimization methods.
• Experience analyzing large datasets.

Culture & Benefits

• Ten-week structured internship with hirify.global Fundamentals Training during the first week.
• Mentorship from a supervisor, peer mentor, senior leaders, and the team.
• Cross-divisional education, networking, social, and volunteering events.
• Hands-on experience with AI-powered tools, training, and supporting resources.
• Formal mid-summer and end-of-summer performance reviews.
• Competitive compensation and a transition bonus to support relocation to an office location.

Hiring process

• Initial resume review followed by first-round interviews for selected candidates.
• Final-round interviews are conducted live by video conference and typically cover behavioral and technical concepts.
• Applications are reviewed in phases, so early submission is encouraged.