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Radley James

Senior Data Scientist - Systematic Trading

Company: Radley James

Location: New York, NY

Posted on: October 20

Senior Data Scientist Systematic Trading

New York / Chicago


Our client is a leading global market maker using data, technology, and quantitative research to price and manage risk. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join their Systematic Volatility Trading team, driving research, trading growth, and strategy development.


This role sits at the core of systematic trading, with a focus on three key areas:

  • Data Science & Analytics analyse complex options and market data, apply statistical methods, and build reporting to support research and trading.
  • Technical Ownership & Engineering lead data validation builds, develop ETL pipelines, and ensure robust, scalable infrastructure.
  • Impact & Execution deliver mission-critical projects, implement research ideas, integrate new data, and set data quality standards.


Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant experience within a hedge fund, prop trading firm, or leading investment bank.
  • Strong track record delivering production-grade data solutions in high-performance environments.
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with statistical analysis, time series, and regression.
  • Expertise in building ETL pipelines and data validation systems; familiarity with SQL and job scheduling tools (e.g. Airflow) is a plus.
  • Deep understanding of financial market data options experience highly advantageous.


This opportunity offers a competitive compensation package and hybrid working model.

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