Quantitative Researcher

Quantitative Researcher – Sports betting Hedge Fund – London*Please note this role cannot sponsor. Please do not apply if you are seeking sponsorship*Job SummaryQuantitative Researcher is required for a successful startup hedge fund delivering innovative solutions to the sports betting industry. They capitalize on advanced statistical models and machine learning to interpret the complexities of sports, providing deep analytical insights. The successful candidate should have experience developing sports models used for prop trading.As Quantitative Analyst you will need:5 years’ experience as a quantitative researcher building models within sports betting industry.A mathematics-based degree from a top universityExpertise in Bayesian statistics, MCMC, and GLMsKnowledge of sports models literatureProficient in SQL and Python/RDemonstrated experience building and delivering ML and statistical modelsResponsibilities and DutiesYou will be working autonomously on the modelling efforts as you wouldn't be involved in working with the existing models.Analysing, cleaning, and processing raw dataDeveloping, improving, and maintaining ML and statistical models for risk managementAnalyse data and perform inferences to understand betting markets and customers behaviourThe OpportunityOpportunities to progress your quantitative developer careerWorking in GLMs, BMMs, Kalman filters, MCMC and the TrueSkill Ranking system