Quantitative Researcher — Alternative Data — Los Angeles

This Los Angeles, CA-based, fully remote Quantitative Researcher — Alternative Data position will evaluate new datasets for genuine, repeatable investment information. Applicants must live in the local area, which gives the team Pacific Time coverage of the U.S. close and the after-hours research handoff.

Compensation and Benefits

About the Role

In this Los Angeles, CA role, you will be accountable for data-source review from provenance and lawful use through leakage-resistant testing and ongoing monitoring while supporting Pacific Time coverage of the U.S. close and the after-hours research handoff. The work requires direct communication, explicit limits, and records that remain useful after market conditions change.

Los Angeles Operating Focus

The Los Angeles opening emphasizes clean transfers from East Coast decisions into late-session and post-close analysis. The schedule gives this opening direct ownership of the closing auction, late-session liquidity changes, and earnings or corporate events released after the U.S. close. Morning overlap with Eastern Time is reserved for decisions that need live discussion. Later work must leave a complete record for the next pre-market review. For this role, that means direct ownership of data provenance, availability timing, vendor quality, and leakage controls during Pacific Time coverage of the U.S. close and the after-hours research handoff.

First Review Cycle

The first review cycle for Los Angeles, CA starts with Pacific Time coverage of the U.S. close and the after-hours research handoff. It will establish a measured baseline for data provenance, availability timing, vendor quality, and leakage controls before the team proposes an operating change. Two assigned tasks anchor the evidence: Measure incremental value against existing information; and Maintain data-quality and vendor-monitoring controls. The Los Angeles opening emphasizes clean transfers from East Coast decisions into late-session and post-close analysis. The record must show how each result affected the review. The cycle ends with a short decision record, its limit, the next check, and each unresolved question. Another specialist must be able to trace the work through data-source review from provenance and lawful use through leakage-resistant testing and ongoing monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Assess provenance, coverage, revisions, latency, and licensing limits
• Design leakage-resistant tests with realistic availability timestamps
• Measure incremental value against existing information
• Maintain data-quality and vendor-monitoring controls
• Own data provenance, availability timing, vendor quality, and leakage controls during Pacific Time coverage of the U.S. close and the after-hours research handoff.

Required Qualifications

• Experience researching large, messy, time-indexed datasets
• Python, SQL, experimental design, and data-lineage skills
• Sound judgment about privacy, licensing, and data leakage

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience conducting vendor diligence and dataset acceptance testing
• Ability to identify revisions, survivorship effects, and hidden availability delays
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the Los Angeles, CA 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.

How to Apply

Submit a current resume through the application form for the Los Angeles, CA opening. A short cover letter is optional. We will contact qualified applicants about the interview process and next steps.

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.