Comity

energy systems

QuantitativeResearcherforRiskandResearchEngagement

$150–180k Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Quantitative Researcher for Risk and Research Engagement at Comity. Skills: Quantitative research, Risk management, Portfolio analytics, Machine learning. Analyze U.S. power markets. Identify market opportunities”

Industry & Context.

energy systems
Problems you'll solve

Dig into messy problems; Drive problems to resolution

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

quantitative foundations in statistics, quantitative foundations in optimization, quantitative foundations in probability, quantitative foundations in machine learning, quantitative foundations in applied mathematics, experience developing quantitative models, experience with performance attribution, experience with portfolio optimization, experience with systematic trading analytics, Python programmer, experience building analytical tooling, experience with large datasets, intuition for markets, intuition for portfolio behavior, intuition for risk, communicate quantitative insights clearly, intellectually rigorous, operationally dig into messy problems, drive problems to resolution

Nice to Have

Experience in U.S. wholesale electricity markets, Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline

What You'll Do.

Analyze U.S. power markets

Identify market opportunities

Identify portfolio risks

Identify drivers of performance

Support portfolio construction

Support allocation decisions

Support alpha research

Improve backtesting infrastructure

Improve experimentation infrastructure

Improve simulation infrastructure

Drive research outcomes

Develop quantitative models

Analyze portfolio P&L

Track portfolio exposures

Analyze portfolio exposures

Deliver actionable insights

Support investment decision-making

Support risk decision-making

Combine quantitative analysis

Combine sound judgment

Scale trading platform

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Portfolio Managers; Partner with Risk Managers; Collaborate with engineering teams; Collaborate with research teams; Collaborate with leadership teams

Communication Scope

Communicate quantitative insights

Full Job Description

🎯 WHY WE EXIST We’re on a mission to improve the reliability, transparency, and efficiency of our energy systems, fostering a future with sustainable and abundant energy. To accomplish our aims, we’re leveraging state of the art statistical learning and convex optimization methods (AI) to build the financial rails of our future energy systems that will accelerate the deployment of clean energy resources. We envision energy systems that are efficient, autonomous, resilient, and powered by 100% renewable energy. 🧗 WHO WE ARE Our founders (ex-Apple, Bluevine; ex-Affirm, Square, Google) are Stanford alumni with experience in complex systems, machine learning and structured finance. Our world-class investors, Maverick Ventures https://www.maverickventures.com/ and Caffeinated Capital https://caffeinatedcapital.com/, are aligned to our policy objectives and platform vision. We have hubs in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco. THE ROLE This role sits at the intersection of portfolio management, quantitative research, and risk management. You will partner closely with Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers, and senior leadership to develop risk models, analyze power market dynamics, improve portfolio allocation decisions, and build the analytical infrastructure that supports our trading and risk platform. You will work directly with decision-makers across the organization to deepen our understanding of market structure, portfolio behavior, and risk drivers in U.S. power markets. This role is highly collaborative, analytical, and hands-on, with significant opportunity to shape our risk and portfolio analytics capabilities as the platform scales. In this role, you will: - Analyze U.S. power markets to identify market opportunities, portfolio risks, and drivers of performance - Partner directly with Portfolio Managers and Risk Managers to support portfolio construction, allocation decisions, and alpha research - Improve backtesting, experimentation, and simulation infrastru

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