Data Science-Index Quant Specialist

Job Description

OneMSCI RD Quality Architecture is a newly established cross-functional organization within RD, created to drive consistent quality standards (especially from quantitative finance perspective), modular architecture, and AI-first workflows across MSCI's product lines.

As a Senior Associate, you will play a key role in operationalizing this mandate by supporting the implementation of analytical validation frameworks, promoting modular design principles, and enabling the adoption of AI-driven workflows. The role requires close collaboration with research, engineering, and platform teams to ensure scalable, consistent, and high-quality product development.

Responsibilities

• Quality Validation
  • Execute and support cross-product validation frameworks from the business / financial logic perspective.
  • Identify quality gaps and recommend improvements aligned with firm-wide standards
  • Ensure AI-driven workflows meet defined quality thresholds
• Architecture Modularity
  • Support implementation of modular architecture principles across products
  • Identify reuse opportunities across platforms to reduce duplication
  • Contribute to design and architecture reviews for new initiatives
• AI Workflow Enablement
  • Assist in defining and implementing best practices for AI-driven workflows (e.g., agents, automation, pipelines)
  • Evaluate new AI use cases against established standards and governance models
  • Support initiatives to transition manual processes into AI-enabled workflows
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with product, engineering and RD teams
  • Ensure consistent application of standards across business lines

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), quantitative finance, Investment analysis and Index management, or any other highly quantitative subject.
• 5-9 years of experience in quantitative profile in Finance. Knowledge of Indices is a plus.
• Some experience with any of the following languages: Python, C#, Java, C++
• Good analytical and quantitative skills. Willingness to learn about capital markets.
• Detail-oriented approach to daily work.
• Strong written and oral proficiency in English
• Strong sense of ownership with projects. Proactively identify and implement improvements to processes, products or services.
• Exposure to AI/ML workflows, automation frameworks, or agent-based systems .

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