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About Us
American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.
Privately owned and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct 40% of our dividends every year—over $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.
All who work here around the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited to
Role Summary
The Quantitative Research Group at American Century Investments is looking for a sharp, critical thinker with a passion for investing, analysis and big datasets. The work you do will directly contribute to enhancing the team’s research capabilities and security selection algorithms.
This program is for currently enrolled graduate students. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2026.
Location: this onsite position will be based out of our New York City or Kansas City office.
Program dates: June 2nd - August 6th (10 weeks)
Work schedule: 40 hours/week - Monday-Friday (8am-5pm)
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.
How You Will Make an Impact
Be mentored by a quantitative researcher and interact closely with a dynamic group of quantitative investment professionals.
Lead a project aimed at improving our existing investment approach and/or analyze new opportunities.
Gain real-world experience by working with a variety of financial datasets.
What You Bring to the Team (Required)
This role is intended for currently enrolled Master’s students studying Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, or other related disciplines.
Understanding of, and interest in, global capital markets and investing.
Coding experience is required.
Ability to communicate technical findings and work within a team environment.
Most of all, we are looking for someone who is curious and eager to learn about data-driven underpinnings of quantitative investing, and all the fun and challenging problems that go along with it.
Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Customer Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.
Additional Assets (Preferred)
Knowledge of Python or R.
Experience with large-scale company financial data.
What We Offer
Our interns receive competitive pay! As well as 401k eligibility for contributions
We offer a Mentor Program: a designated mentor will be assigned to you during your time with us to provide career coaching and mentorship
Access to Business Resource Groups that you can ally and participate with (Accelerate, Charlie Mike, Emerging Professionals, Enable, Pride, Mosaic)
Casual dress code - you can be comfortable and express your unique self
A robust social and philanthropic calendar of events hosted just for interns!
For New York based, the salary for this role is $30/hour. Actual offers are based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s location, skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. This position is eligible for cash incentive providing the potential to earn more.
Additional Requirements
Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.
American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.
We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to HR-Talent_Acquisition@americancentury.com. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.
American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.
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American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved
About Us
American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.
Privately owned and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct 40% of our dividends every year—over $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.
All who work here around the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited to
Role Summary
The Quantitative Research Group at American Century Investments is looking for a sharp, critical thinker with a passion for investing, analysis and big datasets. The work you do will directly contribute to enhancing the team’s research capabilities and security selection algorithms.
This program is for currently enrolled graduate students. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2026.
Location: this onsite position will be based out of our New York City or Kansas City office.
Program dates: June 2nd - August 6th (10 weeks)
Work schedule: 40 hours/week - Monday-Friday (8am-5pm)
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.
How You Will Make an Impact
Be mentored by a quantitative researcher and interact closely with a dynamic group of quantitative investment professionals.
Lead a project aimed at improving our existing investment approach and/or analyze new opportunities.
Gain real-world experience by working with a variety of financial datasets.
What You Bring to the Team (Required)
This role is intended for currently enrolled Master’s students studying Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, or other related disciplines.
Understanding of, and interest in, global capital markets and investing.
Coding experience is required.
Ability to communicate technical findings and work within a team environment.
Most of all, we are looking for someone who is curious and eager to learn about data-driven underpinnings of quantitative investing, and all the fun and challenging problems that go along with it.
Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Customer Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.
Additional Assets (Preferred)
Knowledge of Python or R.
Experience with large-scale company financial data.
What We Offer
Our interns receive competitive pay! As well as 401k eligibility for contributions
We offer a Mentor Program: a designated mentor will be assigned to you during your time with us to provide career coaching and mentorship
Access to Business Resource Groups that you can ally and participate with (Accelerate, Charlie Mike, Emerging Professionals, Enable, Pride, Mosaic)
Casual dress code - you can be comfortable and express your unique self
A robust social and philanthropic calendar of events hosted just for interns!
For New York based, the salary for this role is $30/hour. Actual offers are based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s location, skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. This position is eligible for cash incentive providing the potential to earn more.
Additional Requirements
Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.
American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.
We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to HR-Talent_Acquisition@americancentury.com. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.
American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.
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American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved
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Who's Hiring
- JPMorganChase23
- Google5
- Meta4
- Millennium Management4
- Chicago Trading Company4
Top Industries Hiring
- Investment & Asset Management22
- Banking & Financial Services7
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior quantitative researcher jobs.
- PhD in mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, or a related quantitative field
- Advanced proficiency in Python or R for statistical modeling and data analysis
- Experience building and validating predictive models in a live or near-production environment
- Strong command of probability theory, stochastic calculus, and time-series analysis
- Familiarity with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex quantitative findings to non-technical stakeholders
Tips for Your Senior Quantitative Researcher Job Search
Tailor your resume to the quant stack
Hiring teams scan for specific tools before reading anything else. List Python, R, C++, or Julia by proficiency level, and name the libraries you use daily, such as NumPy, pandas, or PyTorch, rather than grouping them under a generic 'programming skills' header.
Quantify research impact, not just methods
Describe what your models produced, not just how they worked. A line like 'improved signal-to-noise ratio on a factor model used in live trading' tells a hiring manager far more than 'built predictive models using regression techniques.'
Target openings by research domain, not just title
Senior quant roles split sharply between alpha research, risk modeling, and execution strategy. Filter openings by the domain that matches your publication record or live trading experience, since interviews and expectations differ significantly across each area.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists senior quantitative researcher openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a take-home case before interviews start
Most senior quant interviews include a timed modeling exercise or coding challenge. Rehearse deriving a Sharpe ratio from scratch, writing a backtesting loop under time pressure, or explaining a factor's statistical significance without notes before your first screen.
Negotiate scope and data access, not just compensation
At the senior level, the quality of your research environment matters as much as pay. In offer conversations, ask specifically about proprietary data sets, compute resources, and publication rights, since these directly shape what you can build and publish.
Senior Quantitative Researcher Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior quantitative researchers?
The companies hiring the most senior quantitative researchers right now include JPMorganChase, Google, and Meta, with the largest share of openings in New York, California, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is concentrated at asset managers, systematic hedge funds, and large technology firms with quantitative product teams.
How many senior quantitative researcher jobs are remote?
About 48% of senior quantitative researcher openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, though on-site requirements vary significantly by employer type. Roles focused on statistical research and machine learning tend to offer more location flexibility than those tied to live trading infrastructure or low-latency execution systems, which typically require in-office presence.
How do you become a senior quantitative researcher?
Most senior quantitative researchers start with a doctoral degree in a rigorous quantitative discipline, publish or contribute to original research during their studies, then enter the field through a junior quant or research associate role. Advancing to the senior level typically requires owning a research agenda end to end, demonstrating that your models perform in production, and building a record of presenting findings to investment or product decision-makers.
Can you get hired as a senior quantitative researcher with limited experience?
Breaking in at the senior level without deep industry experience is difficult but not impossible if your academic or open-source work is directly relevant. Candidates who have published in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to widely used quantitative libraries, or completed a postdoctoral fellowship at a research-heavy institution have successfully moved into senior roles without prior industry titles, particularly at firms that value research depth over years of service.
What does the senior quantitative researcher interview process look like?
The process typically opens with a technical phone screen covering probability puzzles, statistics fundamentals, and coding in Python or C++. A take-home modeling exercise or timed coding challenge usually follows. Final rounds include a research presentation where you walk through past work in detail, whiteboard sessions on stochastic processes or optimization problems, and conversations with portfolio managers or senior researchers about how your work would fit into their existing strategy.
Where can I find and apply to senior quantitative researcher jobs?
You can find and apply to senior quantitative researcher jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings for roles that match your research background and specialization, then apply directly to each opening that fits. Every listing links to the application so you can move quickly when you find the right role.
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