Quantitative Researcher — Systematic Equities — Mesa

The Mesa, AZ opening for a Quantitative Researcher — Systematic Equities is fully remote and restricted to applicants in that area. Its mandate is to develop and test systematic equity research across sectors, factors, and changing market regimes while providing year-round Mountain Standard Time review of national markets and afternoon exceptions.

Compensation and Benefits

About the Role

The central responsibility of the Mesa, AZ opening is a falsifiable research idea from point-in-time data construction through out-of-sample evaluation. The assigned window includes year-round Mountain Standard Time review of national markets and afternoon exceptions. Success requires reproducible work, prompt escalation, and clear ownership through review and production use.

Mesa Operating Focus

The Mesa opening emphasizes clock-aware procedures, steady remote coordination, and complete close documentation. Year-round Mountain Standard Time requires deliberate management of schedule changes elsewhere in the country. This opening confirms event calendars, automated jobs, and coverage windows after each national clock shift. Afternoon review focuses on incomplete decisions and produces a handoff that remains clear when colleagues begin earlier the next day. For this role, that means direct ownership of equity-signal validation, sector diagnostics, and regime review during year-round Mountain Standard Time review of national markets and afternoon exceptions.

First Review Cycle

In Mesa, AZ, the first formal review will assess equity-signal validation, sector diagnostics, and regime review under the normal controls used for year-round Mountain Standard Time review of national markets and afternoon exceptions. Any proposed response must remain within an approved limit. The operating test starts with this task: Run walk-forward and out-of-sample evaluation. It continues with this task: Present both favorable and unfavorable results to the investment team. The Mesa opening emphasizes clock-aware procedures, steady remote coordination, and complete close documentation. The findings must distinguish confirmed evidence from an early explanation. The final record separates completed work, open research, and live operating risk. A reviewer must be able to trace each material decision to 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 year-round Mountain Standard Time review of national markets and afternoon exceptions.

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 Mesa, AZ 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 Mesa, AZ 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.