Senior Research Analyst - Quantitative Modeling

How You'll Help Take Us There

• Analyze bond market activity and market micro-structure, including proprietary MarketAxess data, TRACE and TraX reporting data.
• Improve research’s data products like our Liquidity Models (Relative Liquidity Score and Tradability) or our award-winning pricing product, Composite+.
• Work closely with global product and development teams to enrich client trading solutions, specifically working closely with the Trading System teams to create execution models to help improve client’s trading outcomes.
• Create and maintain presentation materials for internal and external meetings, while working closely with our sales teams to empower them to have informed data driven conversations with clients.
• Take ownership of existing reports and drive the development of new products and analytics for internal and external users.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking for

• Undergraduate or Masters’ or PhD degree in a quantitative field (science, engineering, mathematics, or statistics is preferred).
• 5+ years of experience as a quant or a data scientist in the financial industry.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and statistics skills. This will ultimately require a mix of advanced querying / programming capabilities including R/Python, SQL, AWS, Tableau, and Machine Learning.
• Expertise in fixed income market-macro and -microstructure, along with some knowledge of signal processing in financial markets; prior experience back testing trading strategies is a plus.
• Highly analytical, flexible, and creative problem solver who works well under pressure.
• Well-organized, team-oriented, intellectually curious, and a proactive attitude to take initiative, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Superb interpersonal skills alongside an entrepreneurial mindset to drive new ideas to market/production.

What You Can Expect from Us 

In addition to working on cutting edge technology and in our culture of innovation, collaboration, and openness, we offer:

• Hybrid Environment: Our employees enjoy a mix of working in the office and from home
• Free Food: We provide free lunch for employees when they are working in the office. Plus, our offices are stocked with snacks.
• Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO package including vacation and personal days, sick leave and charity days
• Generous Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks fully paid leave
• 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $10K
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Employees can purchase MarketAxess common stock at a discount
• Wellness Stipend: We provide employees with up to $1K annually towards gym memberships, home office equipment and more
• Onsite Healthcare: We offer convenient access to world-class care through Mount Sinai at our Hudson Yards location (should only have this for NY jobs)
• Tuition Assistance and Professional Training: Benefit from on-demand learning, boot camps, and opportunities to attend conferences
• Core benefits: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs

For job positions in NYC, NY, and other locations where required, the estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $140,000 USD to $185,000 USD. Actual salary may vary depending on job-related factors, which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. You may also be eligible for annual cash incentives, equity, and other benefit programs.

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