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Graduate Quantitative Researcher

About the role

Please note, this role will be starting 2026.

At RQI, we develop innovative, data-driven investment strategies using advanced statistical and machine learning techniques. As a Graduate Quantitative Researcher, you'll work on global equity markets, contributing to alpha generation, risk modeling, and portfolio construction. Collaborate with senior researchers to refine and deploy models that drive institutional performance.

Your day to day

You will work closely with senior Quantitative Researchers and Portfolio Managers to tackle real-world challenges, refining your skills and applying quantitative research techniques to produce impactful solutions.

  • Developing and refining statistical models and machine learning algorithms to identify and enhance alpha opportunities.
  • Leveraging advanced analytics and big data technologies to uncover actionable insights from complex datasets, including equity market data, fundamental financials, and macroeconomic indicators.
  • Contributing to the design and execution of systematic investment strategies that are robust, scalable, and adaptable to changing market environments.
  • Collaborating with portfolio management, risk, and data engineering teams to ensure seamless implementation of research insights into live portfolio strategies.
  • Seeking continuous improvement through rigorous research validation, critical review, and iterative development of models.
  • Manage and preprocess large datasets, build data pipelines, and develop tools to facilitate research and testing of models.
  • Work closely with Quantitative Developers and Researchers to bring research concepts into production, providing support in coding, debugging, and testing.
  • Document research processes and results, and present findings to the research team and senior management.

Your experience

  • Experience in data science or machine learning applications with an interest in financial markets is strongly desirable.
  • Work in the financial markets would be desirable but not essential.
  • Other commercial/business experience also desirable but not essential.

Your skills

  • A final-year student or recent graduate in quantitative disciplines such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Quantitative Finance, or Econometrics.
  • A critical and inquisitive thinker, passionate about applying quantitative methods to practical investment problems.
  • Pragmatic and outcome-oriented, capable of clearly communicating technical concepts.
  • Enthusiastic about coding and comfortable with programming languages specifically Python, and R.
  • An Australian or New Zealand Citizen, Permanent Resident, or hold full working rights in Australia.

About RQI Investors

RQI Investors is a systematic equity asset management boutique within First Sentier Investors, managing over AUD 31.6 billion in assets as of June 2024. Our investment philosophy is centred on developing and deploying advanced quantitative techniques, with a strong focus on machine learning, data science, and robust alpha modelling. We deliver alpha-driven investment solutions across a diverse set of global and domestic equity strategies, combining academic rigor with real-world implementation.

Our alpha strategies apply research in areas such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), machine learning, and network models to uncover hidden patterns and predict returns across a wide range of global and domestic equities. By integrating traditional alpha signals with new sources of data and emerging machine learning methodologies, we are able to refine our models dynamically and adapt to changing market conditions.

With a team of experts experienced in both quantitative finance and data science, RQI is focusses on systematically extracting value from data by applying rigorous research methodologies and developing scalable investment strategies that deliver consistent alpha.

 

Please send your CV, academic record and cover letter to sarah.fitzgerald@firstsentier.com

Applications close 20 July 2025

 

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