Sector Data Associate – 2025 Intern (US)

New York

Job Description

Citadel is focused on acquiring, cleaning, and analyzing large, unstructured data sets to generate new insights. Given the vast amount of data being produced, Citadel is implementing new research methodologies to identify significant trends. The Sector Data Analyst Team is committed to generating sustained alpha using a scientific approach to generate fundamental investment insights.

Key Responsibilities:

• Learn fundamental investor approach and how data can enhance the research process

• Assist investment teams in understanding the key data drivers of companies and sectors

• Analyze data from multiple sources to test complex investment theses

• Quickly digest data, recognize inflection points, and determine data relevancy to the investment question at hand

• Perform research and present to SDAs and investment teams in a clear and digestible manner

• Work with existing and new data sets to push significant ideas and decision support tools to investment teams

Education and Qualifications:

• Pursing a bachelor’s degree in statistics, engineering, economics, business, computer science, or physics

• Intellectual curiosity with a genuine interest in investment

• Professional demeanor, a capability to learn, think, and react quickly, along with exceptional communication and presentation skills as required for interaction with investment teams

• Creativity/ability to innovate, combined with a strong work ethic and organizational skills

• Comfort identifying, analyzing, and presenting

• Interest in finance and working in the investment industry

• Experience with Python, SQL, and Excel

In accordance with New York City’s Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role is $2,400 to $2,400 per week. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.

About Citadel

Citadel is one of the world’s leading alternative investment managers. We manage capital on behalf of many of the world’s preeminent private, public and nonprofit institutions. We seek the highest and best use of investor capital in order to deliver market leading results and contribute to broader economic growth. For over 30 years, Citadel has cultivated a culture of learning and collaboration among some of the most talented and accomplished investment professionals, researchers and engineers in the world. Our colleagues are empowered to test their ideas and develop commercial solutions that accelerate their growth and drive real impact.

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