J.P. Morgan Chase Institute Markets Research Analyst - NY-150106247

Our Technology organization is a strong team with over 40,000 infrastructure engineers and software developers around the globe. Our technologists identify new opportunities in the Financial Services, using cutting-edge technologies and developing new mobile and digital platforms for consumers.

The JPMorgan Chase Institute seeks a Research Analyst who will help conduct original research on Global Financial Markets topics using proprietary big data within JPMorgan Chase. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in economics and statistics; be knowledgeable about financial markets, the current economic policy debate, and general economic trends; and have an entrepreneurial and proactive mindset.

• Conduct original data analysis using anonymized records of investor transactions from various lines of business.

• Draft and edit papers, slide decks, and blog posts for internal and external audiences.

• Work alongside PhD fellows, academic advisors, and internal thought-leaders to create cutting-edge analyses, using Institute data alone or in combination with existing publicly-available data that add to both the public and academic discourse.

• Identify promising potential topics for the Institute’s research agenda.

• Assist with coordinating the work of outside academics and policy analysts.

• Contribute to efforts to strengthen the Institute as an organization, including developing and refining protocols, establishing strategic partnerships, and building the team

• Candidates with quantitative social sciences research experience are strongly preferred, especially those with experience in R, Stata, Python or SQL.

• Strong background in econometrics

• Experience working with big data (e.g. 1,000,000 data points and more)

• Demonstrated strong understanding of financial markets, services and business issues is a plus

• Strong writing and oral communication skills

• Ability to work in a high-performance professional environment, with quick turnaround and changing priorities

• Experience working in a fast, paced changing environment; comfort with uncertainty and an entrepreneurial working context

• Creativity, discretion, and a commitment to intellectual rigor.

• Must be able to take initiative to explore promising research areas and absorb and synthesize large amounts of information and data quickly.

• Must be team-player and able to work in small, collaborative environment, often at a fast pace and under time constraints.

• Must have the flexibility to take on new roles and responsibilities as this initiative evolves.

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field required.

• Master’s degree, PhD, or one-year related job experience preferred.