About the job
About the Position
Jane Street is seeking a passionate Statistical Arbitrage Research Analyst eager to leverage advanced mathematical and statistical techniques to analyze diverse datasets and develop innovative alpha-driven trading strategies. Your contributions may encompass various liquid asset classes, including U. S. and global equities, equity and fixed income futures, foreign exchange (FX), and corporate bonds.
The ideal candidate will have a background in a buy-side or sell-side financial institution, working with a combination of asset price returns data, traditional non-returns-based data, and alternative datasets. Economists or data scientists from other fields, such as technology, are also encouraged to apply, as we are excited to equip you with the necessary knowledge to excel in this role.
You will dive deep into data quality assessment, investigating outliers, dimensionality reduction, feature engineering, causality, and synchronizing dates across datasets.
This role requires a meticulous approach to identifying and rectifying errors in code, while also embracing the complexity and inherent messiness of data alongside advanced statistical modeling.
Our projects often present ambiguous challenges that necessitate collaboration and insights from various expertise across the firm. Success in this role hinges on your ability to harmonize expertise with a flexible mindset towards diverse methodologies and thought processes.
We value customized solutions tailored to specific problems, employing a range of mathematical and statistical approaches. You will find that progress on our team can vary in pace, so adaptability to both significant breakthroughs and gradual advancements is essential.

