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Quantitative Research Analyst roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, or a related quantitative field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a straightforward path for Australian professionals targeting U.S. hedge funds, asset managers, and research institutions.
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A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world's leading asset managers with over $3 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will join a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management provides clients around the world with dedicated partnership and a focus on long-term performance. As a primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Central Trading and Market Strategies desk is a high-impact team responsible for the trading of Equities, ETF, Futures, and Options portfolios globally for the Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) and Fundamental Equities investment funds. We sit at the intersection of technology and investment management, leveraging data-driven insights to optimize trade execution performance. Given the scale and high volume of our global trading activity, execution quality and market impact are critical to fund performance and to how the funds operate overall. We are seeking a trading quant to join our systematic trading research team. This role focuses on the rigorous analysis of trading performance, supporting our systematic trading processes, and providing research and execution insights to support alpha retention and execution optimization.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct empirical research on trading performance and execution strategies to optimize the performance of various funds and mandates across Equities, Futures, and Options.
- Enhance and support analytical databases and libraries for Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA). Perform deep-dive venue analysis to evaluate liquidity quality and routing logic.
- Develop and maintain broker-side scorecards; design and execute A/B tests for new trading ideas and broker algorithms to drive continuous improvement.
- Monitor global market structure developments and build tools to automate the production of market structure reports for Portfolio Managers and the trading desk.
- Help build and maintain quantitative tools and libraries used for pre-trade estimation, post-trade evaluation, and market structure research.
- Support and monitor trading done via the trading systems.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or Statistics.
- 5+ years of experience in a quantitative research or trading role, preferably on the buy-side (Asset Management or Hedge Fund) or within a sell-side algorithmic execution team.
- Excellent Python programming skills and strong understanding of software design and principles.
- Experience with KDB+/Q or similar databases and tools for analyzing large data sets such as tick data.
- Strong familiarity with advanced statistical modeling, machine learning, market dynamics modeling, and optimization techniques.
- Familiarity with trading and market microstructure of Equities and at least one Futures or Options markets.
- Good knowledge of various trade execution algorithms (e.g. VWAP/IS/Liquidity Seeking) and Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA).
- Experience using generative AI and agentic AI tools to automate research workflows, code generation, and analytical tasks.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex quantitative findings into clear, actionable insights for various stakeholders, including Portfolio Managers.
SALARY RANGE
The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $125,000-$250,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.
BENEFITS
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident, and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees, we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources, and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation, and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW
CORPORATE TITLE Vice President
OFFICE LOCATION(S) New York
JOB FUNCTION Trading
DIVISION Asset & Wealth Management
SALARY RANGE USD 125,000 - 250,000
INTRODUCTION
A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world's leading asset managers with over $3 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will join a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management provides clients around the world with dedicated partnership and a focus on long-term performance. As a primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Central Trading and Market Strategies desk is a high-impact team responsible for the trading of Equities, ETF, Futures, and Options portfolios globally for the Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) and Fundamental Equities investment funds. We sit at the intersection of technology and investment management, leveraging data-driven insights to optimize trade execution performance. Given the scale and high volume of our global trading activity, execution quality and market impact are critical to fund performance and to how the funds operate overall. We are seeking a trading quant to join our systematic trading research team. This role focuses on the rigorous analysis of trading performance, supporting our systematic trading processes, and providing research and execution insights to support alpha retention and execution optimization.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct empirical research on trading performance and execution strategies to optimize the performance of various funds and mandates across Equities, Futures, and Options.
- Enhance and support analytical databases and libraries for Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA). Perform deep-dive venue analysis to evaluate liquidity quality and routing logic.
- Develop and maintain broker-side scorecards; design and execute A/B tests for new trading ideas and broker algorithms to drive continuous improvement.
- Monitor global market structure developments and build tools to automate the production of market structure reports for Portfolio Managers and the trading desk.
- Help build and maintain quantitative tools and libraries used for pre-trade estimation, post-trade evaluation, and market structure research.
- Support and monitor trading done via the trading systems.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or Statistics.
- 5+ years of experience in a quantitative research or trading role, preferably on the buy-side (Asset Management or Hedge Fund) or within a sell-side algorithmic execution team.
- Excellent Python programming skills and strong understanding of software design and principles.
- Experience with KDB+/Q or similar databases and tools for analyzing large data sets such as tick data.
- Strong familiarity with advanced statistical modeling, machine learning, market dynamics modeling, and optimization techniques.
- Familiarity with trading and market microstructure of Equities and at least one Futures or Options markets.
- Good knowledge of various trade execution algorithms (e.g. VWAP/IS/Liquidity Seeking) and Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA).
- Experience using generative AI and agentic AI tools to automate research workflows, code generation, and analytical tasks.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex quantitative findings into clear, actionable insights for various stakeholders, including Portfolio Managers.
SALARY RANGE
The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $125,000-$250,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.
BENEFITS
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident, and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees, we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources, and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation, and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW
CORPORATE TITLE Vice President
OFFICE LOCATION(S) New York
JOB FUNCTION Trading
DIVISION Asset & Wealth Management
SALARY RANGE USD 125,000 - 250,000
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Quantitative Research Analyst
Translate your Australian credentials for U.S. employers
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, or econometrics satisfies E-3 visa specialty occupation requirements. Bring official transcripts and a credential evaluation letter to confirm equivalency before you start applying.
Target employers with active quantitative research teams
Focus on hedge funds, asset managers, and quantitative trading firms that run dedicated research desks. These employers already understand specialty occupation requirements and are far more likely to file an LCA without needing an explanation of the E-3.
Ask about LCA filing before accepting an offer
The DOL's Labor Condition Application must be certified before your visa interview. Confirm early that your prospective employer is prepared to file it, and clarify whether they use in-house HR or outside counsel to handle the process.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for end-to-end support
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork from start to consulate appointment. This is especially useful if your employer has never sponsored an E-3 before.
Align your job title with DOL specialty occupation definitions
Job titles like 'Data Scientist' or 'Portfolio Analyst' can sometimes blur the specialty occupation line. Make sure your offer letter uses a title that clearly maps to a quantitative research function requiring a specific degree field.
Time your application around consulate appointment availability
E-3 interviews are processed at U.S. consulates in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. Check appointment wait times before signing a start date with your employer, since consulate backlogs can add several weeks to your timeline.
E-3 Visa Quantitative Research Analyst: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Quantitative Research Analyst jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. It surfaces Quantitative Research Analyst positions at employers already familiar with the E-3 process, so you're not starting from scratch with HR teams who have never heard of the visa.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Quantitative Research Analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for E-3 purposes?
Yes. Quantitative Research Analyst positions typically require at least a bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, or a related quantitative discipline, which satisfies the DOL's specialty occupation definition. The key is that your offer letter and job description clearly reflect that specific degree requirement rather than accepting any field.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for Quantitative Research Analyst roles?
Both visas cover the same specialty occupation category, but the E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, meaning Australian applicants can apply at any time of year and aren't subject to the H-1B visa's March registration window. The E-3 is also renewable indefinitely in two-year increments, while H-1B holders face a six-year cap unless they're in a green card queue.
Can I switch employers on an E-3 while working as a Quantitative Research Analyst?
Yes, but each employer change requires a new LCA filing and a new visa stamp if you travel internationally. You can begin working for the new employer once the new LCA is certified and you have a valid E-3 tied to that employer. It's worth scheduling your consulate appointment early if you're mid-cycle and planning a move.