Quantitative Researcher — Alternative Data — Baltimore

The Baltimore, MD opening for a Quantitative Researcher — Alternative Data is fully remote and restricted to applicants in that area. Its mandate is to evaluate new datasets for genuine, repeatable investment information while providing Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control.

Compensation and Benefits

About the Role

In this Baltimore, MD role, you will be accountable for data-source review from provenance and lawful use through leakage-resistant testing and ongoing monitoring while supporting Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control. The work requires direct communication, explicit limits, and records that remain useful after market conditions change.

Baltimore Operating Focus

The Baltimore opening emphasizes evidence quality, prompt escalation, and clear separation of research from live decisions. Pre-market work confirms that research inputs and operating controls are ready before risk is active. During the session, the opening separates evidence collection from authority to change production behavior. Close review checks that escalation decisions were proportional, documented, and assigned to the correct follow-up process. For this role, that means direct ownership of data provenance, availability timing, vendor quality, and leakage controls during Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control.

First Review Cycle

The initial Baltimore, MD review combines Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control with a controlled examination of data provenance, availability timing, vendor quality, and leakage controls. Each material observation needs a source, a time, and a defined owner. Your initial work includes this task: Measure incremental value against existing information. It also includes this task: Maintain data-quality and vendor-monitoring controls. The Baltimore opening emphasizes evidence quality, prompt escalation, and clear separation of research from live decisions. The review must preserve the timing and source of each important input. 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 Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control.

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 Baltimore, MD 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 Baltimore, MD 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.