Analyst - Research

This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.
As Barclays Research Analyst, you will be a part of Cross-asset Research department producing in-depth, medium to long-term research on trends or events in financial markets by using quantitative, data-driven approach to answer relevant research questions. In this role you will have the opportunity to work on projects that vary across asset classes (e.g., fixed income, equities, etc.) and geographies (e.g., the US, Europe, Asia).
Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity - helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

Working Flexibly
We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.

Hybrid Working
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We're flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances
Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

What will you be doing?
• Building and interpreting quantitative state-of-the art financial models
• Contributing to written research notes and publications on a regular basis
• Maintaining existing financial models
• Analysing, collecting, and combining data from traditional and alternative data sources
• Working with Big Data

What we're looking for:
• Master's Degree in Finance/ Economics/ Data Science or equivalent
• Beginner to intermediate-level experience with open-source software such as Python/ R
• Familiarity with standard Python/ R packages
• Experience/ Coursework in Mathematics/ Econometrics/ Statistics with a solid academic track record

Skills that will help you in the role:
• Organised with superior attention to detail
• Machine Learning experience
• Familiarity with SQL

Where will you be working?
In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links. With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.