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Point72

Cubist Data Analyst Intern

Point72, New York, New York, us, 10261


ABOUT CUBIST

Cubist Systematic Strategies is one of the world's premier investment firms. The firm deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources.

ROLE

We are passionate about data. We collaborate to build elegant, effective, scalable and highly reliable solutions to empower predictive modelling in finance.

Cubist's data services group is looking for a Data Analyst Intern to join our dedicated team. Our group is responsible for the timely delivery of comprehensive and error-free data to some of the most demanding and successful systematic Portfolio Managers in the world.

This exceptional individual will be a member of a small team of Data Scientists/Analysts who play a vital role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day implementation of a large research infrastructure, and the live production trading of billions of dollars of capital across global capital markets, including equities, futures, options and other financial instruments.

RESPONSIBILITIESAnalyzing financial datasets and preparing reports for investment teamsCreating derived data content and data ingestion pipelinesIdentifying potential data sourcesEngaging with vendors to understand characteristics of datasetsDefining and automating qualitative data checksAssisting with data questions and requests from investment teamsCreating and maintaining internal documentation on datasetsREQUIREMENTS

Basic level programming experience in Python and SQLFinancial industry experience preferred but not requiredStrong organization, communication, and interpersonal skillsAttention to detail and a love of processStrong oral and written communication skillsAbility to exercise sound judgment in assessing and determining how to handle queries, calls and issuesAbility to multitask and prioritize assignmentsCommitment to the highest ethical standards

The annual base salary range for this role is $100,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.