IED, Data Scientist Strat - QIS
IED, Data Scientist Strat - QIS
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$ 150000 - 200000
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Data Scientist Strat for Quantitative Investment Strategies
The Morgan Stanley Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a global leader in the origination distribution and trading of equity equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. The Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) group within IED creates rules-based investment strategies that provide our clients with a wide range of exposures.
We are seeking a skilled Data Scientist with at least 3 years of experience to join the QIS Strats team in New York. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the Global QIS platform team working on innovative projects and leveraging data to drive insights and solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with various data providers (internal and external) to acquire and analyze datasets
- Gain expertise on datasets and help develop intelligent quality checks
- Automation and streamlining of data workflows
- Responsible for maintenance and governance around data quality and index publication
- Partner with the Technology data platform teams to drive scalable and reliable solutions
- Create and enhance dashboards for data and index telemetry as well as insights for Sales Trading and Management
- Collaborate with the Structuring QIS Strats and the Technology teams to build Python toolkits and custom data adaptors for the research platform
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in data science or a related field
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Statistics/Computer Science/Math/Engineering or related fields
- Proficiency in Python Pandas and Numpy. Strong knowledge of SQL and general development principles such as unit testing
- Strong interest and demonstrated experience in data science and quantitative domains
- Comfortable with UNIX/Linux
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with equity or fixed income markets / financial market awareness a plus
- Knowledge of KDB/Q
- Knowledge of Java
- Experience with visualization and dashboards
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first doing the right thing leading with exceptional ideas committing to diversity and inclusion and giving back - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
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Morgan Stanleys goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion creed age sex sex stereotype gender gender identity or expression transgender sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability marital and civil partnership/union status pregnancy veteran or military service status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).
Employment Type
Full-Time
