JOB STATEMENT:
Guardian Capital Group Limited (“GCG”) is a diversified financial services company that serves the needs of clients ranging from private clients to institutions. The primary responsibility of the Data Science Intern is to leverage advanced data science and machine learning techniques to assist in the development of the company's proprietary R&D infrastructure and risk analytics for fixed income investment. Working closely with the Fixed Income Team in an exciting live market environment, the candidate will work alongside our Senior Analysts and Portfolio Managers to develop models and tools to augment existing investment risk analytics and improve the systematic processes for fixed income asset allocation and security selection.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Working on projects that enhance the automation of investment management processes, data flows and risk analytics;
- Assisting in the development and maintenance of fixed income group’s proprietary R&D infrastructure, data integrity and architecture, working closely with the team and external vendors to enhance systematic investment workflow; and
- Participating in quantitative research and developing statistical tools for investment analysis, building and testing machine learning models for the purposes of sector allocation, securities selection and portfolio construction.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled in math, statistics, data science, engineering or quantitative finance program with a strong understanding of software development and an interest in finance and investment analysis, postgraduate students preferred
- Strong coding skills and experience in Python, good knowledge in Excel/VBA, SQL, R
- Solid knowledge and project experience in Machine Learning/Deep Learning/NLP/LLM preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain complex issues
- Professional work ethic, ability to manage tasks and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment
COMPENSATION:
Commensurate with experience