Equity Investing Researcher

Your Team Responsibilities

MSCI, Inc. seeks a Sr. Associate, Equity Investing Research in Monterey or Mexico City to perform financial research to provide investment insights to institutional clients on topics related to asset allocation, portfolio construction and risk management. The goal and responsibility of the individual will be to use financial research tools such as the MSCI Data Science Platform or other analytical tools, indexes and risk models to perform financial analysis to support the broader MSCI research agenda, build research narrative, and support senior research members in the team.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Use MSCI Data Science Platform and other analytical tools, equity indexes and risk models to conduct financial equity analysis.
• Contribute to publishing research content that advances the MSCI research agenda and build research narrative that can provide insights to institutional clients.
• Deliver research on topics ranging from asset allocation, portfolio construction, benchmarking, factors, ESG & Climate, and thematic investing
• Participate in client discussions and help provide investment insights
• Support senior research members in the Equity Investing research team

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Bachelor / graduate degree in Science, Actuary, Engineering, Mathematics, Quantitative Finance or other highly quantitative degree. CFA is a plus.
• 3+ -5 years of relevant experience in quantitative investment research or as a data scientist / data engineer
• Strong quantitative and technical background
• Excellent programming skills, experience in the Python ecosystem. Experience in library development and API design is a plus
• Basic understanding of the institutional investment process, portfolio construction, risk management, portfolio exposure analysis etc. is a must
• Good interpersonal, English communication and presentation skills

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. 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, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected parental leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. MSCI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email Disability.Assistance@msci.com and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please note, this e-mail is intended only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation; it is not intended for other inquiries.

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