The Associate Investment Engineer role at Parametric involves supporting the Investment Strategy department's investment management and client service efforts. The position focuses on developing systematic, rules-based equity portfolios and enhancing proprietary investment strategies. The team emphasizes building long-term partnerships with clients and delivering insightful research and analysis. This role is ideal for a quantitative investment professional who enjoys solving complex problems in a dynamic, client-facing environment.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a quantitative or financial discipline.
• 4+ years of investment industry experience.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate complex quantitative and investment concepts.
• Working knowledge of probability and statistics, matrix algebra, and mean variance optimization.
• Experience with equities and equity factor models.
• Experience with Factset, Bloomberg, or Refinitiv / Eikon.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, preferably including VBA.

• Work with senior team members to answer complex investment questions.
• Contribute to the development of proprietary investment strategies and client-directed mandates, and maintain related documentation.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis such as performance attributions, risk decompositions, and back-tests with limited oversight.
• Contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of proprietary investment strategies and client-directed mandates.
• Contribute research for internal briefs, white papers, and journal articles to demonstrate thought leadership.
• Support direct sales and client service activities by providing research and analysis.
• Generate data and analytics used in Investment Committee meetings and marketing content.
• Utilize and contribute to internal Python and R libraries that support business activities.
• Uphold department reputation through professionalism, accuracy, and responsiveness.
• Participate in process improvement and technology development efforts.
• Develop and maintain specialized knowledge of all relevant Parametric products.

• Morgan Stanley offers extensive benefits that support employees’ careers, health, finances, and families, including top-tier medical coverage, mental health support, generous parental leave, fertility and family-building benefits, and robust retirement and stock purchase plans. Employees also gain access to continuous learning and networking opportunities, volunteer and giving programs aligned with the firm’s values, and hundreds of lifestyle perks like discounted products, cultural and entertainment tickets, and commuter savings.