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MS / PhD Machine Learning Expert - Hedge Fund, San Francisco

MS / PhD Machine Learning Expert - Hedge Fund, San Francisco
Compensation - VERY competitive, with high bonus potential & great company benefits


San Francisco Hedge Fund
, with a heavy strong focus on technology. The company is small (less than 10) yet growing and is thus seeking a machine learning/data science expert who can take a key role in research/trading to compliment strong fundamental research. This is a great role suited to a highly educated candidate (Masters or PhD) with a heavy machine learning background from a different industry looking to break in.

The role will give you amazing exposure to cutting technology and you will work alongside a number of top technologists and researchers in the space. Their office is based in the Financial District in San Francisco. We are small and collaborative, with a great work/life balance. The role will involve building new models and then creating trading strategies - and you will have a significant role in helping the team break out into new asset classes and markets, all the while leveraging of your expertize in the data science field.

Responsibilities for MS / PhD Machine Learning Expert

*       Work in a small trading team in researching and trading new financial instruments
*       Conduct in depth empirical research
*       Manipulate and analyze complex, high volume data
*       Use cutting edge statistical machine learning and data science techniques
*       Use C/C+, Python and R
*       Work directly with senior partners of the firm
*       Introduce innovative technologies to the team - experience with cloud computing a big plus
Ideal Skill Set Required

*       Ideally a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related
*       Experience with Python, C++, R
*       Machine Learning Background
*       Experience with equities/futures a BIG plus
*       Able to work in a small and collaborative team
The compensation for this role is very competitive, as they are looking for the right fit for the role in terms of the team, and skillset. This is a growing team at the moment, so the responsibilities of the role will be dynamic and always interesting! The team is happy to interview candidates from all over the USA.

Qualified candidates should send in their resume to cwhite@griffinadvisorsllc.com or call (415) 940-1476