About the role#
The Investment Management Fixed Income Co-op Program offers students a chance to apply technical and analytical skills to real-world investment challenges. You will work alongside portfolio managers, researchers, and analysts to build tools, automate processes, and support investment decisions. This role provides exposure to the intersection of finance, technology, and data.
What you'll do#
- Conduct quantitative research to support investment strategies.
- Develop and test models using financial and market data.
- Build automated workflows and analytical tools using Python, SQL, or similar technologies.
- Manage, cleanse, and analyze large datasets.
- Create dashboards and reports for investment professionals.
- Develop infrastructure for market, holdings, and alternative data.
- Integrate new data sources into existing reporting processes.
- Build tools to monitor performance differences between modeled and live strategies.
- Automate trading and financial analysis workflows.
- Assist in the development of risk and portfolio analytics tools.
- Complete ad-hoc technology and quantitative projects.
What you'll need#
- Ability to commit to six months of full-time employment from January 2027 to June 2027.
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or a related field.
- Expected graduation date after December 2028.
- Strong academic record with demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience programming in Python, SQL, R, or similar languages.
- Experience working with structured datasets.
- Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Interest in quantitative research, data analytics, automation, machine learning, or financial technology.
- Experience with data visualization or quantitative modeling is preferred.
- Familiarity with Tableau, Power BI, Dataiku, Bloomberg, or Git is a plus.
Location & details#
- Location: New York, New York.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Term: Winter 2027.
- Employment Type: Full-time co-op.
- Compensation: Paid position, hourly rate between 30.00 and 40.00.
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley provides investment banking, securities, wealth management, and investment management services. The firm operates in 42 countries and serves corporations, governments, institutions, families, and individuals. It maintains a global presence with over 100,000 employees. The company focuses on helping clients raise, manage, and allocate capital.
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