Job Description

Posted on:

October 27, 2024

Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying machine learning to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future. Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as well as highly experienced technology and finance professionals. The people who shape our company come from diverse backgrounds, too, including concert music performance, humanitarian aid, opera singing, sports writing, and BMX racing. You will be part of a team that loves to succeed together.

In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer:

  • Highly competitive compensation and benefits packages
  • Technology talks by our experts
  • A beautiful modern office
  • Daily catered lunches

The Voleon Group is forming a new team to help advance our data-driven investment initiatives. As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for harvesting insights from a complex array of data. Your role will involve data curation, analysis, interpretation, visualization, and communication of your findings to members of the research staff and executive leadership. This role is a means to make a difference: as a machine learning company, data insights are essential to our business.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement systems for data correctness and monitor data health in stores and live feeds
  • Identify and communicate abnormal production behaviors to stakeholders
  • Perform analyses on research and production trading systems
  • Utilize financial expertise and statistical analysis for actionable insights
  • Automate valuable analysis pipelines for ongoing monitoring

Requirements

  • 1+ years of applied industry experience with complex datasets, including curation, querying, and visualization
  • Experience using statistical methods for data analysis and insights
  • Mathematical question framing and answering ability
  • Skills in processing and visualizing data using SQL, Pandas, and R
  • Basic software development skills with bash, linux/unix, and git
  • Ability to refine requirements from ambiguous requests
  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (statistics, biostatistics, data science, computer science, or related field)

Preferred

  • Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline
  • Experience or interest in finance, academic projects, or internships
  • Experience in a production-facing environment with concepts like CI/CD, git, Airflow

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $190,000 in the location(s) of this posting. Individual salaries are determined through a variety of factors, including education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Base salary does not include bonus compensation and other benefits. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, 20 days of paid time off, 9 sick days, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.

“Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program

If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Vaccination Requirement

The Voleon Group has implemented a policy requiring all employees who will be entering our worksite, including new hires, to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. This policy also applies to remote employees, as such employees will be asked to visit our offices from time to time. To the extent permitted by applicable law, proof of vaccination will be required as a condition of employment. This policy is part of Voleon’s ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees and community, and to support public health efforts.

Secret insights

The Voleon Group is growing fast with 40% headcount jump! Engineering up 30% shows tech focus; HR also expanding, indicating strong employee support. Perfect for AI talent seeking impactful roles.