Investments Intern, Quantitative Research

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Boston, MA
Internship
Fintech
The Role
As a Quantitative Research Intern, you will engage in research and development projects, preprocess large datasets, and apply machine learning techniques for investment signal discovery while collaborating with portfolio managers to analyze market dynamics.
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Our 10-week summer intern program provides real-life experience in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Over the course of your internship, you will gain exposure to leaders, cultivate your business knowledge, work on projects that directly impact the business you support, and network in a welcoming atmosphere. Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance offers employees the opportunity to grow and develop personally and professionally in a flexible work environment designed to support individual needs. As you spend the summer with us, learning and growing, you’ll also spend time getting to know your fellow interns during team building exercises. With access to our Business Resource Networks – which includes the Black Employee Network, Young Professionals Network, PRIDE Network – you will increase your own sense of belonging and engage in important networking and development opportunities. Embark as an intern with us this summer and lay the foundation for your future.
Ready to launch your career? The Columbia Threadneedle Investments Internship Program is designed to provide students with first-hand investment management experience. As a Quantitative Research Intern, you will work with researchers and portfolio managers in systematic equity strategies using rigorous analysis, creativity, and technical skills to generate insights that contribute directly to our advancement and success. In this role, by combining theory, practice and technology, you will contribute to our alpha signal discovery, analytics development, and strategy implementation. This position is an excellent opportunity to gain experience and insight into the field of quantitative equity investing as well as exposure to all aspects of the investment process.

Responsibilities: 

  • You will have the opportunity to work independently on impactful research and development projects.
  • Pre-process large data sets for signal processing and model estimation, including validation, cleaning, normalization, dimension reduction and visualization.
  • Apply innovative techniques such as machine learning and generative artificial intelligence to uncover differentiated investment signals and enrich our stock selection models.
  • Contribute to the team’s development of advanced investment analytics.
  • Work with portfolio managers to analyze market dynamics and their impact on factor behavior and portfolio performance. 

Required Qualifications 

  • Current Junior at a 4-year university pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Statistics, or a related field.
  • Graduation date of December 2025 or May/June 2026 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Proficient programming skills in R, Python, SQL, or similar
  • Strong quantitative aptitude, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail
  • Demonstrated interest in financial markets
  • Clear, concise, proactive communication skills
  • High level of self-motivation and ability to multi-task
  • Ability to work and communicate collaboratively and constructively with others

The company does not offer corporate undergraduate internships for students with F-1 visas.

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of 2022. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries, advise and manage assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Non-Exempt

Job Family Group

Human Capital

Line of Business

AMINV US Asset Management

Top Skills

Python
R
SQL
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The Company
Minneapolis, MN
16,649 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1894

What We Do

Ameriprise Financial has helped millions of clients feel confident about their financial futures for more than 125 years. Our network of approximately 10,000 financial advisors* delivers personalized financial advice to help clients reach their goals.

We believe that with the right advisor, the right advice, and the right firm, life can be brilliant.

Ameriprise has corporate locations throughout the U.S. and across the globe, and advisor offices in all 50 states.

Learn how you can build your career at Ameriprise Financial.

*Ameriprise Financial Q2 2020 Statistical Supplement

All content on this page is provided for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for investment decisions. Ameriprise Financial cannot guarantee future financial results. Investment products are not federally or FDIC insured, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any financial institution, and involve investment risks including possible loss of the entire amount invested.

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Investment advisory products and services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC., a registered investment adviser.

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