Data Scientist – Long/Short Equity

About the role

Verition Fund Management is seeking a technically strong Data Scientist to join its centralized Long/Short Equity team. The role works closely with portfolio managers and analysts to turn alternative and traditional data into actionable investment insights that drive alpha generation.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze large structured and unstructured datasets to uncover predictive signals for equity portfolios.
• Source, evaluate, and onboard alternative datasets such as consumer, transactional, web, geolocation, sentiment, and fundamentals.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers, analysts, and sector teams to design data‑driven solutions tailored to investment processes.
• Apply statistical and machine learning techniques to improve signal generation and portfolio analysis.
• Build dashboards, visualizations, and reporting tools that enable rapid data consumption and decision‑making.

Required profile

• 2+ years of experience in data science, quantitative research, or data analytics within a hedge fund, asset manager, investment bank, or technology‑focused environment.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities and a proven track record of extracting actionable insights from complex data.
• Excellent communication skills to convey findings to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Required skills

• Python programming
• Pandas, NumPy, scikit‑learn libraries
• SQL and experience with large datasets
• API integration and modern data processing frameworks
• Version control (e.g., Git) and CI/CD workflows