Principal Quantitative Researcher - Finance

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MITRE is currently seeking motivated and qualified applicants for a Computational Finance (Comp Fi) Scientist to join our Financial Innovation Laboratory (FINLab) and Complex Systems Department (L644) in the Modeling and Analysis Technical Division. In FINLab, our Comp Fi scientists provide expert analysis and consulting to our Federal Government clients in transforming their technologic and regulatory processes to enhance the safety, stability, and security of the US Banking System, Financial Markets, and supporting economic infrastructure.

These studies of national significance will be executed in collaboration with industry, academic, and governmental experts and stakeholders. This provides us with unprecedented access to expertise, ideas, and data. You will be a critical Finance subject matter expert (SME) as part of a growing, agile, multidisciplinary team working with academics, the Financial Sector, and US Financial Regulators. Join a highly skilled team executing research, performing analyses, and advising multiple stakeholders, all while maintaining a work-life balance.

• Develop innovative, multidisciplinary approaches for analyzing financial data and trends that may impact the US financial system and markets.
• Provide expert analysis and/or develop research proposals on issues related to improving financial regulation and banking supervision, adopting new technologies to support distributed ledger or faster payments, or implementing advanced financial analytics.
• Understand US, mission partner, and adversary capabilities and assess potential threats to U.S. financial stability and security.
• Conduct analytic and simulation-based analyses using financial data to provide new insights which support policy-level decision making.
• Provide US Treasury and related sponsors with commercial and market analysis of national interest areas, and methodologies to identify mitigation alternatives.

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Published research in computational finance, complexity economics or quantitative finance, broadly defined.
• Very strong academic credentials in quantitative or computational finance, or related field with substantial academic work in the simulation and analysis of equity market dynamics.
• Experienced researcher as evidenced by a peer reviewed publication record with associated H-index of 10 or more. While a strong publication record is ideal, MITRE realizes that not all well suited applicants have been in positions affording them the opportunity to publish. If this describes your situation, we still welcome your application.
• Demonstrated experience working on or leading customer…