QIS Data Strats - Senior Associate - Institutional Equity Division

Department Profile

From global institutions to hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading, and market-making services in almost every type of financial instrument in all the world’s financial markets. Morgan Stanley professionals use our network and technology to provide liquidity and sophisticated analysis, to manage risk and execute reliably in the fast-changing markets.

Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a world leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. Our broad and deep client relationships, market-leading platform and intellectual insights enable us to be a world-class service provider to our clients for their financing, market access and portfolio management needs.

Global Markets Group is the offshoring arm of Morgan Stanley’s Sales & Trading businesses in India. It covers functions across IED ranging from those associated with sales, trading, analytics, strats to risk management.

Primary Responsibilities

The Morgan Stanley Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a global leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. The Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) group within IED, creates rules-based investment strategies that provide our clients with a wide range of exposures.

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist with at least 5 years of experience to join the QIS Strats team in Mumbai. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the Global QIS data platform team, working on innovative projects and leveraging data to drive insights and solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and enhance dashboards for data and index telemetry as well as insights for Sales, Trading and Management
• Work with various data providers (internal and external) to acquire and analyze datasets
• Gain expertise on datasets and help develop intelligent quality checks
• Responsible for maintenance and governance around data quality and index publication
• Partner with the Technology data platform teams to drive scalable and reliable solutions
• Collaborate with the Structuring, QIS Strats and the Technology teams to build Python toolkits and custom data adaptors for the research platform
• Active involvement in the automation and streamlining of data workflows
  
  

Skills Required (essential)

• Minimum of 2-4 years of experience in data science or a related field
• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics/Computer Science/Math/Engineering or related fields
• Proficiency in Python, Pandas, and Numpy. Strong knowledge of SQL, and general development principles, such as unit testing
• Strong interest and demonstrated experience in data science and quantitative domains
• Comfortable with UNIX/Linux
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Drive and desire to work in an intense team-oriented environment.
  
  

In addition, below knowledge is not critical but useful for the role.

• Familiarity with equity or fixed income markets / financial market awareness a plus
• Knowledge of KDB/Q
• Knowledge of Java
• Experience with visualization and dashboards
  
  

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

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