Investment Research Analyst

Investment Research Analyst

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

WHO YOU ARE

• You are pursuing a bachelor's degree with a concentration in mathematics, statistics, computer science, computer engineering, finance, or economics at an accredited college / university, with an expected graduation date between December 2025 and Summer 2026 preferred.
• You have a preferred minimum GPA of 3.5
• Prior experience in a related capacity or obtained through rigorous academic coursework.
• You have proven analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills through course work, projects, and / or previous internship experience
• You have demonstrated use and application of coding languages to perform data analysis including back-testing.
• You have demonstrated use and application of artificial intelligence toolsets to perform data analysis, visualization and written output.
• You have experience using statistical models.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills
• You have demonstrated leadership and teamwork through projects and / or extracurricular involvement

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Investment Research Analyst role will provide quantitative analysis for use in investment selection, portfolio construction, product development, or asset allocation decisions. Use of coding skills to integrate various data sets to perform financial and statistical modeling will be frequent. The same skills will be used to evaluate and attribute the investment outcomes of those decisions against targets and peers. The analyst will collaborate with senior members to obtain guidance and will independently apply data analysis and modeling skills to generate theoretical outputs that can be employed in production processes. Successful candidates will understand financial markets, macroeconomics, risk metrics and investment objectives at the product and client level. The role will require continuous learning to build company and client knowledge, in addition to various technical applications.

Major Duties :

Located in Chicago, IL

Program Opportunities :

Salary Range : 58,000 - $65,000 USD

Working with Us :

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.