The Junior Quantitative Researcher will design, evaluate, and implement quantitative models to inform trading strategies and perform market analysis in a digital asset context.
At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.
Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.
The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.
We are seeking a highly motivated Junior Quantitative Researcher to join our trading team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in quantitative modeling, statistics, and programming, with 1–3 years of experience in data analysis or financial research. You will contribute to the design, evaluation, and implementation of models that inform trading strategies and market analysis across digital assets. This is a great opportunity for individuals to apply their academic training in a real-world, fast-paced environment within the digital finance sector.
We have created the Factors of Growth & Impact to help Villagers better measure impact and articulate coaching, feedback, and the rich and rewarding learning that happens while exploring, developing, and mastering the capabilities and contributions within and outside of the Quantitative Researcher role:
Technical Skills:
- Serves as a subject matter expert on trading team quantitative projects
- Extensive experience with data analysis and statistical modeling
- Strong proficiency in Python or functional programming
- Demonstrates exceptional proficiency in designing and refining trading strategies, signal analysis and significantly influencing architectural decisions
Complexity and Impact of Work:
- Skilled in engaging with stakeholders to navigate complex problems, refine product requirements, and deliver innovative solutions
- Capable of operating at the intersection of trading and research, addressing challenges that demand both market domain expertise and rigorous statistical and quantitative analysis
- Defines success metrics and monitors the performance of statistical models to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Capable of breaking down larger projects into smaller, actionable tasks, while precisely estimating project timelines and scope. Effectively articulates various strategies, analyzes trade-offs, and justifies and recommends priorities
Organizational Knowledge:
- Actively engages with trading business to align efforts with Anchorage’s strategic vision, ensuring delivery of projects and initiatives
- Develops and implements programs, projects and processes aligned with Anchorage’s strategic direction and needs
- Proactively shares insights and methodologies across teams to ensure broad understanding and adoption, effectively eliminating single points of failure and fostering a culture of collective knowledge and resilience
Communication and Influence
- Serves as a technical mentor, guiding junior team members through complex technical challenges and connecting them back to the strategic goals of Anchorage Digital
- Skilled at fostering shared consciousness and driving consensus by articulating complex issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Serves as a knowledge leader and partner, empowering and guiding colleagues across the organization
You may be a fit for this role if you have:
- A Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related STEM field, demonstrating a strong foundation in theoretical and applied aspects of your discipline
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to tackle complex problems by applying advanced statistical methods and mathematical models
- Outstanding communication skills, capable of articulating complex quantitative concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, facilitating effective collaboration and knowledge sharing across the organization
- Substantial experience in a quantitative trading environment, with a proven track record of conducting rigorous quantitative research
Although not a requirement, bonus points if:
- Experience of trading or performing quantitative analysis on crypto market data
- Have hands-on experience with managing and analyzing large datasets in the financial sector
- Demonstrate flexibility, curiosity, and a proactive approach to learning and mastering new skill sets, showing adaptability in a quickly evolving environment
About Anchorage Digital: Who we are
The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 300 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy.
Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.
Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. “Anchorage Digital” refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No. 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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Top Skills
Data Analysis
Python
Statistical Modeling
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