The Voleon Group
Senior Member of Research Staff, Voleon Securities
$275K–$300K
New York City, NY +1 · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Apr 17, 2026
- Location
- New York City, NY
Berkeley, CA - Experience
- 5-10+ years of related experience.
- Education
- Ph.D.-level coursework required; a Ph.D. degree in a relevant field is preferred.
About the job
Conduct applied machine-learning research for financial market prediction and portfolio optimization, taking models from research through production and live-trading validation.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize trading-strategy models; prepare and analyze datasets for predictive efficacy.
- Develop, validate, and implement models in production, and design experiments to evaluate them in simulations and live trading.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, mentor researchers, and contribute to research, communication, and recruiting efforts.
What they ask for
- 5-10+ years of related experience directing research projects and mentoring colleagues.
- Expertise in modern statistical methods and machine learning, with applied research experience.
- Proven success solving large-scale computing problems and strong software-development and production-coding skills.
- Ph.D.-level coursework; interest in financial applications is essential.
Nice to have
- Experience in optimal control, deep RL, deep learning, or causal inference.
- Ph.D. in a relevant field; Python and/or R are preferred.
Pay
$275K – $300K USD base salary
Tools
Python, R
AI focus
Apply AI/ML and statistical machine learning to financial market prediction, portfolio optimization, and liquidity-provision strategies.
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