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Comity

Quantitative Researcher – Risk and Research Engagement

Comity

Quantitative Researcher analyzing U.S. power markets and developing risk models at clean energy startup.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Analyze U.S. power markets to identify market opportunities, portfolio risks, and drivers of performance
  • Partner directly with Portfolio Managers and Risk Managers to support portfolio construction and allocation decisions
  • Improve backtesting, experimentation, and simulation infrastructure
  • Develop quantitative models for risk analysis and performance attribution
  • Track and analyze portfolio P&L and exposures
  • Support investment and risk decision-making under uncertainty through quantitative analysis
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, research, and leadership teams to scale trading and risk platform

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Strong quantitative foundations in statistics, optimization, probability, machine learning, or applied mathematics
  • Experience developing quantitative models for portfolio analytics, risk management, or trading applications
  • Experience with performance attribution, portfolio optimization, or systematic trading analytics
  • Strong Python programming skills
  • Strong intuition for markets, portfolio behavior, and risk under changing market conditions
  • Clear communication of quantitative insights to technical and non-technical audiences

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools
quantitative modelsrisk analysisperformance attributionportfolio optimizationsystematic trading analyticsstatisticsoptimizationprobabilitymachine learningPython
Soft Skills
clear communicationintuition for marketscollaborationsupport decision-making