Senior Quantitative Analyst | Upto $125/hr Part-time
Mercor ·
About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: Quantitative Finance Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $115–$125/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 20 hours/week Role Responsibilities Author and review technical tasks for evaluating AI model performance in quantitative finance.
Produce original problem sets using payoff diagrams, risk charts, return distributions, and time-series plots. Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy. Annotate tasks to improve AI model outputs and strengthen reasoning.
Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance training data quality. Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule . Qualifications Must-Have PhD in Finance, Financial Economics, or Mathematical Finance, or MS in Quantitative Finance or Financial Engineering with 3+ years experience, or BA/BS in Finance, Math, or Econ with 5+ years experience.
Working fluency in at least two of: asset pricing, derivatives, stochastic calculus, risk management, portfolio theory. Comfortable with payoff diagrams, risk charts, return distributions, and time-series plots. Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step.
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