Quant Researcher, Investments, Vice President Job in Blackrock

Position: Natural Language Processing (NLP) Engineer - Fundamental Fixed Income Team

About the Role:

BlackRock's active fixed income portfolio strategies span across a wide range of investment styles and segments, with a focus on alpha generation and risk management. The team uses a combination of top-down insights from lead portfolio managers and bottom-up expertise from sector specialists to deliver attractive returns in various market conditions. Join the Fundamental Fixed Income team and make a significant impact by using advanced data science techniques to solve complex problems in finance.

Your Responsibilities:

• Work with advanced natural language processing (NLP) tools like SpaCy, NLTK, or Hugging Face, with an understanding of implementing Vector Databases.
• Follow best programming practices such as unit tests, code organization, and basics of CI/CD to create well-maintainable and tested codebases.
• Develop prototypes for individual components of software or data science solutions, leveraging basic data structures and algorithms.
• Collaborate with peers within PMG and iHub India (MASS Labs, RQA Labs, AI Labs) to continue research on use cases developed within firm-wide initiatives.

Education and Qualifications/Skills:

• 7-12 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Motivated team player with the ability to work independently and flexibly.
• Proficiency in Python, including experience with machine learning libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras.
• Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms, linear algebra, probability theory, statistics, and optimization theory.
• Knowledge of at least one domain such as generative AI, statistical learning, optimization, NLP, deep learning, or time series analysis.
• A passion for solving real-world finance problems using data science and machine learning approaches.
• Strong analytical thinking skills and ability to creatively solve business problems.
• Experience with data exploration, analysis, and creating visualizations, and implementing algorithmic solutions in ML.
• Self-driven, results-oriented, and able to collaborate effectively across time zones and geographies.

Our Benefits:

To help you stay energized, engaged, and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• A strong retirement plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Comprehensive healthcare options.
• Support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) to recharge.

Our Hybrid Work Model:

BlackRock s hybrid work model supports collaboration while offering flexibility. Employees are required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the option to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities.

About BlackRock:

At BlackRock, we are united by one mission: helping more people experience financial well-being. Our clients use their investments to save for retirement, pay for education, buy homes, and start businesses. These investments strengthen the global economy, supporting businesses large and small, financing infrastructure projects, and fueling innovations. Our mission would not be possible without our greatest investment our people. We re committed to fostering an environment where employees feel welcomed, valued, and supported with benefits, networks, and opportunities for growth.