Position: Quantitative Research Systems Analyst

Department: Equity Research

Report to: Director of Research

Location: Boston

 

Company Summary

Boston Partners is a global investment advisor with more than $100 billion in AUM and a longstanding reputation for superior client service.  The organization is a premier provider of value equity investment products that are firmly rooted in fundamental research and are based on a disciplined investment philosophy and process. We focus on investing in companies with attractive value characteristics and strong business fundamentals where there is a catalyst for positive change. The firm was founded in 1995 and maintains offices in Boston, New York, California, and London.

 

Job Description

Seeking a Quantitative Research Systems Analyst to join an eight-person Quantitative Research team. This role leverages our current customized object-oriented database and language (Vision-DBMS), while incorporating modern technologies to support investment research and portfolio management. The position requires working full-time from the office to support close collaboration with the investment management teams.

Primary responsibilities

• Maintain accurate data for our proprietary equity investment database.
• Design to expand and enhance database structure for new data sets.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve system and data-related issues as they arise.
• Serve as a backup for database and web administrative responsibilities, ensuring continuity of operations when needed.
• Ability to take on both business/systems analyst and implementation responsibilities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Enhance and expand internal website functionality using modern web technologies.
• Collaborate with information security team to identify and remediate software vulnerabilities.

 

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of professional experience is required, with strong preference for the Finance industry.
• Computer science or data science degree required.
• Knowledge of investment-related concepts and practices is strongly preferred.
• Must be eager and adaptable, with the ability to quickly learn new technologies and financial concepts through mentorship or independent study.
• Experience working with object-oriented concepts and object-oriented databases is strongly preferred.
• CFA charter holder or candidate is a plus.

Technical skills

• Hands-on experience with one or more programming languages (C#, Python, JavaScript, SQL) is required.
• Proficiency in Windows environments, including hands-on experience with Windows servers is required.
• Vision-DBMS programming experience is highly valued.
• Strong expertise in C++ templates and Microsoft Visual Studio is a significant plus.
• Exposure to web and scripting technologies (HTML, XSLT, CSS, XML, Classic ASP, Java, Perl, VBA) preferred.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.