Fundamental Research Fellow - Canvas

ABOUT PROPRIETARY RESEARCH

On our proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with our Investment Professionals and Compliance team to uncover insights about companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental research.

Canvas is the supply chain research group within Market Intelligence. Canvas conducts compliant supply chain research by developing deep industry expertise, talking with private company executives, and synthesizing information for portfolio managers and analysts. Our team produces impactful research that will change the way you look at the world.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
This 6-month intensive fellowship offers hands-on experience in research, business analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and the investment process within a fast-paced, compliance-focused environment. Canvas Fellows will be considered for permanent placement on the team following completion of the program.

When you join the Canvas team, you’re signing up for the learning experience of a lifetime. You will never look at anything the same way—from grocery stores to tires to semiconductors. Every day, Canvas team members speak with private company executives and learn about the businesses they’ve spent their lives building. The team synthesizes findings in comprehensive reports that are consumed by Point72 investment professionals.

Other Market Intelligence divisions do quantitative research to explain what is going on in an industry. As a Fundamental Researcher, your qualitative research will explain the why. During the 6-month program based in our New York office, you will:

• Become a subject matter expert on an assigned industry
• Engage with small, medium, and large private company executives about their businesses and the industries in which they operate, gathering qualitative data on key development—including structural shifts, real-time changes in supply/demand dynamics, and emerging competitors, markets, and technologies—with a focus on understanding why they are happening
• Synthesize your findings in comprehensive reports that present a view of the industry
• Gain unparalleled exposure to, and learn from, business leaders across industries, including private company executives and your colleagues
• Interact directly with our investment professionals and learn the discretionary investment process to help drive more informed investment decisions
• Partner on the above with dedicated Compliance professionals

WHAT EXCITES YOU

• Staying current on the evolving alternative data market and its role in discretionary investing
• Speaking with experts both inside and outside the firm to understand data needs and offerings
• Analytical thinking and sifting through available data to find “the answer”
• Fast-paced work environments that at times require switching gears to address the needs of the business
• Working as part of a cross-functional team comprising investment, research, and compliance professionals

WHAT EXCITES US

• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills
• Superb business intuition and a solution orientated, methodical approach to problem-solving
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships across multiple business units within the firm
• People who “elevate the room” through their work ethic, curiosity, and solution-orientated attitude
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WHAT’S REQUIRED 

• Undergraduate degree conferred in 2025 or 2026
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• An eagerness to find out if your conclusions are right or wrong
• An understanding of how companies work (their processes and outcomes) or an interest in learning
• Intellectual curiosity, creative thinking, maturity
• Highest standards of ethical decision making

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Integrity – You demonstrate 100% commitment to the highest ethical standards
• Ownership – You take charge of your work, uphold your commitments, and always do your best
• Commerciality – You focus on what matters most, ask questions when needed, and are cognizant of not wasting your time or that of others
• Humility – You welcome and are receptive to feedback and learn from past mistakes
• Adaptability – You can triage business needs and context switch quickly and efficiently
• Admirability – You elevate the room through your work ethic, domain knowledge, work product, and solution orientated attitude

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 LGBTQ+ 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 https://point72.com/.

The annual base salary is $100,000 (USD) which will be prorated based on program start and end date. 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.