Quantitative Investment Research Co-op (Equities)

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is a global investment management company offering opportunities for early-career talent. The Quantitative Investment Research Co-op will support systematic equity strategies by conducting quantitative research, developing stock-selection signals, analyzing large datasets, and contributing to portfolio implementation and advanced investment analytics.

What you'll do:

• Monitor and analyze factor and model performance and contribute to regular performance reporting
• Present research findings to team members and key stakeholders
• Collaborate with investment teams, data science, and technology partners to support research initiatives
• Work independently on impactful research and development projects
• Pre-process large data sets for signal processing and model estimation, including validation, cleaning, normalization, dimension reduction and visualization
• Apply innovative techniques such as machine learning and generative artificial intelligence to uncover differentiated investment signals and enrich our stock selection models
• Contribute to the team’s development of advanced investment analytics
• Work with portfolio managers to analyze market dynamics and their impact on factor behavior and portfolio performance

What they're looking for:

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Quantitative, finance, Economics, Computer Science, Business, or related field
• Graduation date of December 2027 or May/June 2028
• Passionate about the investment management industry and dedication to being a part of a successful team
• Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN)
• Proficient programming skills in R, Python, SQL, or similar
• High degree of self-motivation with strong integrity and ethics
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Ability to multi-task, problem solve independently and think creatively
• Proven organization skills and ability to manage time effectively
• Experience with large dataset manipulation and statistical analysis

Benefits:

• Executive Leadership Team (ELT) Speaker Series
• Annual volunteering day
• Bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role
• Vacation time
• Sick time
• 401(k)
• Health, dental and life insurance
• Flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week