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BHFT

Quant Research Lead

BHFT, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Role Mission lead the quantitative research function responsible for systematic alpha discovery model integration and strategy development (for example : cross-border and statistical arbitrage) ensuring smooth delivery of high-quality research into the live trading pipeline.

Responsibilities Research & Strategy Drive alpha ideation experiment design backtesting and strategy construction.

Evaluate signals model outputs and features for robustness and generalization.

Oversee delivery of strategies to production and build live and post-trade testing tools to refine strategies.

Cross-Functional Collaboration Integrate new engineered features into research workflows.

Partner with Modeling to leverage and test ML models within strategies.

Work with Data Engineering to maintain high-quality research-ready data.

Coordinate with trading teams to transition strategies to production.

Process & Infrastructure Maintain research standards : reproducibility documentation experiment tracking.

Guide best practices for backtesting simulation and performance diagnostics.

Team Leadership Manage and mentor quantitative researchers.

Hire and train new and junior quants in research methods and market microstructure.

Qualifications 7 years in quantitative research or ML-driven trading.

Strong background in statistics ML applied math or related fields.

Expertise in Python and systematic research tooling.

Deep knowledge of market microstructure and feature / alpha construction.

Demonstrated ability to lead research teams and ship production strategies.

Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work Yes

Employment Type Full-time

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