Senior Quantitative Analyst (Multiple Positions)

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Chicago, IL
Hybrid
83K-110K Annually
Mid level
Enterprise Web • Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
The role involves analyzing data, generating investment research, supporting risk models, and acting as a subject-matter expert in investment topics.
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Job Duties:
Analyze large data sets and condense complex information into concise, relevant, and easy to communicate results (10%). Generate original investment research with the goal of improving outcomes for our clients (30%). Responsible for research supporting the company's Risk Model (25%). Represent the work of the quantitative research team to internal stakeholders and external clients (25%). Act as a subject-matter expert in multiple investment topics such as equities, fixed income, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, etc., as well as company's proprietary methodology and data points (10%).
Job Requirements:
This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science or other relevant quantitative or financial discipline, or foreign equivalent and 3 years of relevant experience in software engineering, finance in quantitative analyst, or related role. Alternatively, we will accept a Master's degree in Finance, Computer Science or other relevant quantitative or financial discipline, or foreign equivalent and 1 year of relevant experience in software engineering, finance in quantitative analyst, or related role. Additionally, this position requires: experience with Python and SQL within both software development and analytics environment; experience with big data framework and use of pyspark for software development; experience with mutual fund, fixed income, and equity databases, including Morningstar, FactSet, Barra, Bloomberg, or Aladdin; experience with statistical methods and classic econometric methods used in finance literature; experience with Agile software engineering practices; experience in conducting high quality research on the financial markets; experience with appraising journal articles in finance (or accounting and macroeconomics); and experience with monitoring the latest developments in the literature, particularly among equity and crypto asset classes. Will accept any suitable combination of education, training, and experience.
Must possess unrestricted right to work in the U.S. in this position
This positions offers a base salary range of $83,283 - 110,000 USD.
Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.
Compensation and Benefits
At Morningstar we believe people are at their best when they are at their healthiest. That's why we champion your wellness through a wide-range of programs that support all stages of your personal and professional life. Here are some examples of the offerings we provide:

  • Financial Health
    • 75% 401k match up to 7%
    • Stock Ownership Potential
    • Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
  • Physical Health
    • Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
    • Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
    • Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
  • Emotional Health
    • Trust-Based Time Off
    • 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
    • 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
    • Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Bonding Leave
    • Adoption Assistance
    • Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
    • Annual Education Stipend
    • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Social Health
    • Charitable Matching Gifts program
    • Dollars for Doers volunteer program
    • Paid volunteering days
    • 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups


If you receive and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, typically three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
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HQ: Chicago, IL
12,700 Employees
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Year Founded: 1984

What We Do

At Morningstar, we believe in building great products in-house in a highly collaborative, agile environment where we focus on technical excellence, the user experience, and continuous improvement. Our technologists represent a range of skills and experience levels, but they all view their work as a craft and push technology’s boundaries.

Why Work With Us

Imagining big things is in our blood -- it's transformed us from a company with just a few employees in 1984 to a leading independent investment research company with a worldwide presence today. As of April 2020, we acquired Sustainalytics to drive long-term meaningful outcomes for investors in the ESG space. Join us on this exciting journey!

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