Research Data Expert

In this role you optimize and deliver fully featurized datasets to support statistical modeling and automated trading at HRT. You will own a data domain, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with researchers to drive data-driven alpha and risk insights. You manage the full data pipeline from vendor ingestion to trading-ready features and implement robust quality checks. This position sits at the crossroads of data, research, and execution in a culture that values rigorous, cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement. You will shape data delivery that underpins research and trading at scale.

• base salary 200,000 to 300,000 USD per year
• discretionary performance-based bonuses
• competitive benefits package

• Develop and maintain fully featurized datasets for statistical modeling research
• Serve as the subject matter expert for a designated data domain
• Provide technical support and guidance to researchers on vendor data and derived datasets
• Mentor and direct junior data engineers, including code and data output validation
• Partner with the sourcing team to identify and evaluate new data procurement opportunities
• Analyze data to identify and improve alpha
• Manage the full end-to-end data pipeline, from raw vendor ingestion to refined feature sets
• Provide on-call support for data issues during normal business hours
• Design and implement automated data quality checks and monitoring alerts

• Strong programming skills (Python/R preferred)
• 5+ years of professional experience in a specific data domain (e.g., alternative data, fundamentals, security reference, or economic data)
• Proven track record of building alpha through detailed data analysis
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Undergraduate degree in a STEM field

• Attention to detail
• Mentoring and guidance
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Python
• R
• data science methodologies