Quantitative Researcher — Systematic Equities — Memphis

This fully remote Quantitative Researcher — Systematic Equities opening serves Memphis, TN and will develop and test systematic equity research across sectors, factors, and changing market regimes. Applicants must be based in the Memphis, TN area. The position adds Central Time oversight of market flow, exception handling, and post-close investigation.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $175,000–$245,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the Memphis, TN area
Experience: 3+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

About the Role

This opening gives the Memphis, TN hire responsibility for a falsifiable research idea from point-in-time data construction through out-of-sample evaluation, with operating coverage focused on Central Time oversight of market flow, exception handling, and post-close investigation. You will connect research, engineering, trading, and risk without hiding uncertainty or operational tradeoffs.

Memphis Operating Focus

The Memphis opening emphasizes efficient handoffs, direct operational ownership, and complete resolution of open issues. The Central Time opening follows market flow through the main session and owns the transfer from live exception handling into investigation. Operational speed cannot erase evidence needed for review. Each open case records the observed behavior, immediate containment, likely impact, and the test that will confirm full resolution. For this role, that means direct ownership of equity-signal validation, sector diagnostics, and regime review during Central Time oversight of market flow, exception handling, and post-close investigation.

First Review Cycle

The first review cycle for Memphis, TN starts with Central Time oversight of market flow, exception handling, and post-close investigation. It will establish a measured baseline for equity-signal validation, sector diagnostics, and regime review before the team proposes an operating change. The evidence package includes this task: Test signal stability, turnover, capacity, and transaction-cost sensitivity. It also includes this task: Run walk-forward and out-of-sample evaluation. The Memphis opening emphasizes efficient handoffs, direct operational ownership, and complete resolution of open issues. A peer will review both results from the same source data. The review is complete when a peer can reproduce the evidence, inspect the decision limit, and trace the outcome through a falsifiable research idea from point-in-time data construction through out-of-sample evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Form hypotheses and build clean point-in-time equity datasets
• Test signal stability, turnover, capacity, and transaction-cost sensitivity
• Run walk-forward and out-of-sample evaluation
• Present both favorable and unfavorable results to the investment team
• Own equity-signal validation, sector diagnostics, and regime review during Central Time oversight of market flow, exception handling, and post-close investigation.

Required Qualifications

• Three or more years in quantitative research, data science, or systematic investing
• Python and SQL proficiency with strong probability and statistics
• Clear understanding of backtest bias and model validation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with equity factors, corporate actions, and point-in-time fundamentals
• A record of moving research into monitored production use
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the Memphis, TN opening.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budget
• Remote-work equipment and home-office support
• Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.