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A Career With Point72's Portfolio Construction & Analytics Team
Point72 is seeking an entry-level Quantitative Portfolio Analyst to join its Portfolio Construction & Analytics Team (PCAT) in the Office of the Chief Investment Officer (CIO).
PCAT’s mandate is to study all drivers of success for Long/Short Equities investment professionals using data, analytics, and models of investor behavior and the market. These analyses are shared with portfolio managers to improve their strategies and with senior management to better allocate capital across investment teams.
What you’ll do
As a member of a growing central analytics team, you will:
Analyze Investment Strategies to identify strengths and weaknesses, partnering with Portfolio Managers to make improvements based on their idea generation, portfolio construction, and trading
Forecast performance of investment strategies to drive capital allocation
Invent new analytics to quantify skill and frameworks to support trade-offs between different sources of skill and risk
Quantify market drivers to support risk taking and decision making
Communicate key findings to the team, PMs, and Co-CIOs
Develop in and contribute back to shared code base, reports, and research tools
What’s Required
Internship or project experience in quantitative research or portfolio management
Expected degree (Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D.) in Finance or a STEM-related field, to be conferred Fall 2025 or Spring 2026
Intermediate or advanced proficiency in Python
Experience with statistical models and essential methods of quantitative finance
Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills
Ability to operate productively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Commitment to the highest ethical standards
We take care of our people
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
Fully-paid health care benefits
Generous parental and family leave policies
Mental and physical wellness programs
Volunteer opportunities
Non-profit matching gift program
Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
Tuition assistance
A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
About Point72
Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/about.
The annual base salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000 (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.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance and Sales
Industries
Financial Services
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