Data Scientist
On-site · London, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Data Scientist to join the Data Search & Analytics team to design datasets driving systematic strategies and inform discretionary trading decisions. Responsibilities include prototyping code to extract, clean, and aggregate data from diverse sources; collaborating with engineers to automate data extraction processes; managing onboarding of new datasets end-to-end; proactively solving data-related issues to minimize time to production; and innovating data extraction methods to enhance the firm’s onboarding toolkit. Required skills include 3+ years in a data science role (preferably buy-side quantitative finance), a postgraduate degree in a quantitative discipline, advanced Python with Pandas and NumPy, experience with traditional and alternative financial datasets, and strong communication to collaborate with researchers, traders, engineers, management, and external vendors.
Required Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree in Mathematics, Physics or Engineering
- 3+ years of experience as a Data Scientist (or similar position)
- Advanced programming experience in Python with Pandas and NumPy
- Demonstrable interest in financial markets and the application of data in its analysis
- Experience with traditional and alternative financial datasets
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with researchers, traders, engineers, management, and external vendors
- Ability to work in a high-performance, high-velocity environment
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