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Senior Quantitative Analyst
A Senior Quantitative Analyst builds and refines statistical and machine learning models to inform trading strategies, risk management, or investment decisions at financial institutions or hedge funds. They write production-grade code in Python or R, query large datasets with SQL, and construct financial models to back-test and validate strategies. This role is typically held by someone with an advanced degree in a quantitative field like mathematics, physics, or financial engineering, and often mentors junior quants.
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