# Quantitative Researcher, PhD

Aquatic was founded with a shared passion for tackling some of the most complex challenges in one of the world’s most competitive arenas-global financial markets. From the very beginning, we have been driven by a deep commitment to applying cutting-edge scientific research and technological innovation to deliver unparalleled performance. Our journey is one of continuous growth and exploration, marked by a spirit of curiosity and relentless drive for excellence. As a Quantitative Researcher, you will work with a team to develop a variety of signals, models, and strategies for trading financial markets. As part of the role, you will be responsible for the design and implementation of various components of our research system, and you will evaluate their effectiveness by using rigorous statistical methods. As part of a small team with exposure to multiple areas of research, you will have the opportunity to rapidly grow your knowledge of quantitative finance. Candidate requirements: Active PhD graduates or Postdocs pursuing a degree in mathematics, statistics, machine learning, physics, computer science, or other scientific discipline Exceptional mathematical, analytical, and problem

- **Id**: 823283
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aquatic-quantitative-researcher-phd>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Chicago, United States, New York, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-01-22T22:40:37Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-04-30
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T16:17:25Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 290
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3603
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Company events, Wellness
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Research Institutes

## Company

- **Id**: 669533
- **Name**: Aquatic
- **Domain**: aquatic.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aquatic-2>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: C
- **Score**: 65
- **Open postings**: 12
- **Ghost share**: 0.583
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 150000
- **Max**: 200000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 200000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ghost
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale, company_stale
- **Days open**: 290

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-12T13:36:42Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 10 · green card filings: 2; Filings 12m: 10

## Liveness

- **Score**: 3
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.123
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 290
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, ghost, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 200000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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