Quantitative Researcher

🚨 Quantitative Researcher | Sports Betting Hedge Fund | London 🚨Please note: This role cannot provide visa sponsorship.Want your models to directly impact P&L?We're hiring a Quantitative Researcher to join one of the world's leading sports betting technology firms. You'll work at the intersection of statistics, machine learning, and trading, developing predictive models that drive real-money decisions in horse racing markets.This isn't a back-office research role. You'll have genuine ownership of your models, the freedom to test new ideas, and a direct line between your work and commercial success.💡 What you'll be doing:

• Building and enhancing sports prediction models
• Researching advanced Bayesian techniques to extract signal from noisy data
• Designing and deploying your own modelling approaches
• Partnering with expert traders and developers to optimise performance🎯 We're looking for:
• 1+ years' commercial experience in quantitative modelling, data science, or market data
• Strong grounding in probability, statistics, regression, and model fitting
• Python programming skills
• A 1st-class maths-based degree from a leading university, or a 2:1 from Oxbridge
• Curiosity, creativity, and a passion for solving complex problems
• Interest in sports, betting markets, gaming, or competitive systems🔥 What's on offer:
• Competitive base salary + bonus potential up to 30%
• Work with advanced techniques including GLMs, BMMs, Kalman Filters, MCMC, and TrueSkill
• Learn from some of the brightest quantitative minds in the industry
• Clear progression opportunities within a high-performing quant team
• Real ownership and measurable impact from day oneInterested? Apply now or message me directly for a confidential discussion.