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Senior Quantitative Analyst, Investment Analytics

Job in City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Baillie Gifford Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-16
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Analyst, Financial Advisor / Consultant
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 150000 GBP Yearly GBP 90000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
## Job Title Senior Quantitative Analyst, Investment Analytics## Department Investment - General-Investment Analytics-UK## Overview of Department Our Investment Teams invest money on behalf of our clients, deciding which companies, stock markets and other asset classes to invest in. Financial markets will move up and down over short periods in ways that we cannot control or predict but, by analysing and understanding the key fundamental drivers behind this range of potential investments, we use our experience and judgement to select sound investments capable of producing superior long-term returns for our clients.

We are also very mindful that our clients have entrusted us to look after their money so, in addition to delivering good long-term investment returns, we also strive to sustain excellent client service by communicating regularly with them. Our teams are set up to deal with different areas of the world and different types of investments. The teams are deliberately small to foster a collegiate and personal working environment that allows for discussion and debate.##

Purpose of Role As a Senior Quantitative Analyst, you will produce bespoke analytics and quantitative insights for investment teams to enhance their decision-making, portfolio construction, and alpha generation. You will be heavily involved in improving and scaling our analytical capabilities using AI/ML methods through the development of our Investment Intelligence platform.## Responsibilities
* Producing quantitative insights and bespoke analytics for investors. Analysts will be embedded within investment teams to deliver work tailored to those teams’ processes and philosophies. Analysts will be expected to produce research that makes a material contribution to investment decision-making.
* Building and developing novel datasets from internal and third-party sources to contribute to the analytical foundations of the team. Analysts are expected to maintain an industry-leading knowledge of and capability with investment data, including but not limited to company financial data, factor models, and portfolio analytics tools.
* Cohesive and engaging communication of analytical findings through written reports and dialogue with investment teams. Focusing on actionable conclusions and decision-relevant insights for investors with a clear and detailed outline of analytical methods included for reference where appropriate.
* Developing and enhancing the existing Investment Intelligence platform to scale the impact of the team and make analytical findings accessible across the investment floor. Contributing to the integration of artificial intelligence into investment workflows through the development of tools, semantic views, and agentic loops which can be exposed through our MCP.
* Build trusted relationships across investment, data, technology, risk, trading and operational teams; review work constructively, share knowledge and contribute to client-facing analysis where appropriate.
* An openness to personal growth and continuous learning will be required as well as supporting the development of colleagues within the Investment Analytics team.
** What success looks like**
* ** Decision-relevant insight:
** Quantitative analysis and research provide clear, evidence-based insights that influence investment thinking and make a meaningful contribution to investment decision-making.
* ** Independent value-add:
** Opportunities to apply quantitative analysis are identified proactively, with sound judgement and growing independence in determining where and how analytical work can add value for investment teams.
* ** Ownership and delivery:
** Complex analytical projects and work streams are taken from problem definition through to…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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