Summary
Cubist Systematic Strategies, an affiliate of Point72, is seeking a Data Scientist to join their dedicated data team. The role involves ensuring the smooth day-to-day implementation of a large research infrastructure and supporting the live production trading of billions of dollars across global capital markets.
Responsibilities
- Onboarding novel datasets from a huge variety of sources into our platform
- Develop, test and deploy data pipelines, applications and services
- Re-shaping, aggregating, enhancing and creating features from datasets
- Engaging with vendors and internal stakeholders to understand characteristics of datasets
- Defining and automating qualitative data alerts and reports
- Partnering closely with investment teams to ensure their data requirements are met
- Perform preliminary analysis and research to be shared with investment teams
Skills
- Masters in Financial Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science or other disciplines involving rigorous quantitative analysis
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
- Strong organization, communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail and a love of processes
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in assessing and determining how to handle queries, calls and issues
- Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
- Experience working with AWS, Linux and Airflow
- Financial industry experience
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Masters in Financial Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science or other disciplines involving rigorous quantitative analysis
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
- Strong organization, communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail and a love of processes
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in assessing and determining how to handle queries, calls and issues
- Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
Nice to Haves
- Experience working with AWS, Linux and Airflow
- Financial industry experience
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package