Investment Research Interns

Acadian Asset Management LLC is a Boston-headquartered investment management firm with wholly owned affiliates located in Singapore, London, and Sydney. As of September 30, 2024, the firm managed approximately US$120 billion on behalf of major pension funds, endowments, foundations, governments and other investors based in the U.S. and abroad.

Position Overview:

We are seeking several exceptionally talented and motivated individuals for the position of Investment Research Intern. Interns will have the opportunity to work with senior researchers and portfolio managers. This is a hands-on opportunity for individuals to gain experience at a top-tier quantitative investment management firm.  Successful candidates will apply their skills in a dynamic work environment to support the development of sophisticated investment models.

Acadian supports a hybrid work environment; Interns will be expected on-site in the Boston office a minimum of 3 days a week.

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct ground-breaking research to generate enhancements to Acadian’s systematic equity models, portfolios, and trading practices.
• Assist with portfolio oversight across different strategies, including risk management and attribution.
• Explore new datasets, apply sophisticated statistical techniques, and write code to develop signals for predicting equity returns.

We’re Looking for Teammates With:

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in finance, math, computer science or other analytical discipline required
• Programming experience required; working knowledge of Python and SQL preferred
• Strong statistics and data management skills and a willingness to independently dissect, evaluate, and interpret results
• Ability to translate qualitative intuition and insights into testable hypotheses
• Motivation to learn quickly and formulate ideas independently
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and in collaboration with other interns and investment professionals