Machine Learning Researcher
Chicago, IL · On-site
IMC Trading is seeking quantitative researchers with a proven track record to apply state-of-the-art machine learning & deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role is part of a ...
Machine Learning Researcher
Chicago, IL · On-site
IMC Trading is seeking quantitative researchers with a proven track record to apply state-of-the-art machine learning & deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role is part of a ...
Machine Learning Researcher
Chicago, IL · On-site
IMC Trading is a global trading firm seeking quantitative researchers to apply state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. The role involves designing ...
Machine Learning Researcher
Chicago, IL · On-site
IMC Trading is a global trading firm seeking quantitative researchers to apply state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. The role involves designing ...
Machine Learning Researcher
Chicago, IL · On-site
$250K - $300K/yr
IMC Trading is seeking quantitative researchers with a proven track record to apply state-of-the-art machine learning & deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role is part of a ...
Machine Learning Researcher
Chicago, IL · On-site
$250K - $300K/yr
IMC Trading is seeking quantitative researchers with a proven track record to apply state-of-the-art machine learning & deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role is part of a ...
Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - Chicago
Chicago, IL · On-site
$300K/yr
As a Graduate Machine Learning Researcher at IMC, your work will directly impact our global trading strategies. You will apply advanced machine learning, statistical, and computational techniques to ...
Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - Chicago
Chicago, IL · On-site
$300K/yr
As a Graduate Machine Learning Researcher at IMC, your work will directly impact our global trading strategies. You will apply advanced machine learning, statistical, and computational techniques to ...
Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - Chicago
Chicago, IL · On-site
$300K/yr
As a Graduate Machine Learning Researcher at IMC, your work will directly impact our global trading strategies. You will apply advanced machine learning, statistical, and computational techniques to ...
Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - Chicago
Chicago, IL · On-site
$300K/yr
As a Graduate Machine Learning Researcher at IMC, your work will directly impact our global trading strategies. You will apply advanced machine learning, statistical, and computational techniques to ...
Machine Learning Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$80 - $120/hr
The Machine Learning Researcher should be interested in Financial Markets, and will be directly involved in advancing the company's Data Analysis and Machine Learning capabilities. They'll be working ...
Machine Learning Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$80 - $120/hr
The Machine Learning Researcher should be interested in Financial Markets, and will be directly involved in advancing the company's Data Analysis and Machine Learning capabilities. They'll be working ...
IMC Trading is a global trading firm seeking a Machine Learning Research Lead with proven experience in applying advanced machine learning techniques to enhance trading performance. The role involves ...
IMC Trading is a global trading firm seeking a Machine Learning Research Lead with proven experience in applying advanced machine learning techniques to enhance trading performance. The role involves ...
IMC Trading is seeking a Machine Learning Research Lead with proven experience applying state-of-the-art machine learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role will drive the development ...
IMC Trading is seeking a Machine Learning Research Lead with proven experience applying state-of-the-art machine learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role will drive the development ...
Machine Learning Quantitative Researcher - Work From Home We are currently looking for a Machine Learning Quantitative Researcher for a great opportunity. The company participates in a wide variety ...
Machine Learning Quantitative Researcher - Work From Home We are currently looking for a Machine Learning Quantitative Researcher for a great opportunity. The company participates in a wide variety ...
Machine Learning Research Lead
Chicago, IL · On-site
$250K - $300K/yr
IMC Trading is seeking a Machine Learning Research Lead with proven experience applying state-of-the-art machine learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role will drive the development ...
Machine Learning Research Lead
Chicago, IL · On-site
$250K - $300K/yr
IMC Trading is seeking a Machine Learning Research Lead with proven experience applying state-of-the-art machine learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role will drive the development ...
Our Machine Learning Internship is designed for curious, ambitious researchers who want to apply ... High-performing interns may be considered for a full-time Graduate Researcher position upon ...
Our Machine Learning Internship is designed for curious, ambitious researchers who want to apply ... High-performing interns may be considered for a full-time Graduate Researcher position upon ...
Quantitative Researcher, Machine Learning - Work From Home We are seeking a talented and self-motivated Quantitative Researcher to join our growing data science efforts. You will work in a ...
Quantitative Researcher, Machine Learning - Work From Home We are seeking a talented and self-motivated Quantitative Researcher to join our growing data science efforts. You will work in a ...
Machine Learning Research Intern - Summer 2027 - Chicago
Chicago, IL · On-site
$300K/yr
Our Machine Learning Internship is designed for curious, ambitious researchers who want to apply ... High-performing interns may be considered for a full-time Graduate Researcher position upon ...
Machine Learning Research Intern - Summer 2027 - Chicago
Chicago, IL · On-site
$300K/yr
Our Machine Learning Internship is designed for curious, ambitious researchers who want to apply ... High-performing interns may be considered for a full-time Graduate Researcher position upon ...
Machine Learning Engineer
Manteno, IL · On-site
You will collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary R&D teams to develop and deploy machine learning solutions that address real-world challenges in advanced materials, electrochemical systems, and ...
Machine Learning Engineer
Manteno, IL · On-site
You will collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary R&D teams to develop and deploy machine learning solutions that address real-world challenges in advanced materials, electrochemical systems, and ...
Assistant Member Tenure-earning in the Department of Machine Learning at Moffitt Cancer Center
Chicago, IL · On-site
$17.50 - $20.50/hr
The faculty member will support his/her research primarily through extramural grants and publish ... We currently have faculty initiating a wide range of machine learning research and its application ...
Assistant Member Tenure-earning in the Department of Machine Learning at Moffitt Cancer Center
Chicago, IL · On-site
$17.50 - $20.50/hr
The faculty member will support his/her research primarily through extramural grants and publish ... We currently have faculty initiating a wide range of machine learning research and its application ...
Machine Learning Engineer
Manteno, IL · On-site
You will collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary R&D teams to develop and deploy machine ... Design and implement novel machine learning and deep learning models tailored to internal research ...
Machine Learning Engineer
Manteno, IL · On-site
You will collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary R&D teams to develop and deploy machine ... Design and implement novel machine learning and deep learning models tailored to internal research ...
Machine Learning Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site +1
$95 - $105/hr
... writing research papers. - Cloud engineering experience is required. - Thinks systematically ... Applying the latest techniques and approaches across the domains of data science, machine learning ...
Machine Learning Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site +1
$95 - $105/hr
... writing research papers. - Cloud engineering experience is required. - Thinks systematically ... Applying the latest techniques and approaches across the domains of data science, machine learning ...
Research at Optiver is highly applied and end-to-end. You'll frame research questions, test ... Develop predictive models and machine learning systems to better understand market behavior and ...
Research at Optiver is highly applied and end-to-end. You'll frame research questions, test ... Develop predictive models and machine learning systems to better understand market behavior and ...
Actively participates in deploying, monitoring, and scaling machine learning models in production and big data research. * Evaluate data sets to determine suitability for applying machine learning ...
Actively participates in deploying, monitoring, and scaling machine learning models in production and big data research. * Evaluate data sets to determine suitability for applying machine learning ...
Research at Optiver is highly applied and end-to-end. You'll frame research questions, test ... Develop predictive models and machine learning systems to better understand market behavior and ...
Research at Optiver is highly applied and end-to-end. You'll frame research questions, test ... Develop predictive models and machine learning systems to better understand market behavior and ...
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Job description
IMC Trading is seeking quantitative researchers with a proven track record to apply state-of-the-art machine learning & deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role is part of a central ML research team that collaborates across trading teams at IMC. The ideal candidate will have experience working with other researchers and engineers to build and continuously improve models, systems, and research tooling. We firmly believe that success for research-driven efforts lies in bringing together skills in ML, statistics, and trading intuition as well as a problem-solving mindset and pragmatism. This is an opportunity to dive deep into feature engineering and alpha research, and focus on applying a wide range of ML models as well as to perform research on building custom models.
Your Core Responsibilities:
- Design and deploy machine learning models to enhance trading performance across various asset classes
- Research, test and prototype new algorithmic ideas; deploy advanced ML techniques applicable to market prediction, signal generation, and portfolio optimization
- Collaborate with quantitative traders, researchers, and developers to translate market insights into data-driven features and models
- Manage data acquisition, preprocessing, and feature engineering for structured and unstructured data sources
Your Skills and Experience:
- PhD or Master's in Engineering, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field
- 2+ years of experience building applied ML models; previous experience in trading environment preferred
- Proven expertise in developing and deploying predictive models
- Strong programming skills in Python; proficiency in ML libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or high-performance libraries like Jax
- Strong understanding of theoretical foundations of state-of-the-art ML models
- Strong publication track record at ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, or equivalent
- Ability and desire to work in a collaborative team environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills