American Century Investments - Kansas City, MO
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American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting research that can improve human health and save lives. Founded in 1958, the firm has grown to employ 1,400 individuals who serve financial professionals, institutions, corporations, and individual investors. The company offers a wide range of investment strategies across various disciplines, including global growth equity, global value equity, disciplined equity, multi-asset strategies, global fixed income, alternatives, and ETFs. As a privately controlled and independent firm, American Century Investments is dedicated solely to investment management, allowing it to align its decisions with client expectations and focus on long-term money management needs. The culture at American Century Investments is characterized by winning behaviors that exemplify the firm's dedication to clients. The firm is proud to distribute over 40% of its dividends—amounting to more than $1.8 billion—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a non-profit organization that conducts basic biomedical research. This financial support aids the Institute in uncovering the causes, treatments, and prevention of life-threatening diseases, such as cancer. As an Investment Research Analyst, you will be responsible for building stock selection models that integrate quantitative methods with fundamental analyst inputs. You will back-test investment strategies, optimize risk/return, and develop innovative approaches to portfolio construction and the investment process. Additionally, you will perform risk and return analysis to understand the drivers of performance and identify opportunities to improve the risk-adjusted returns of the funds managed. Collaboration is key, as you will actively contribute to research, investment ideas, product development, and portfolio management, as well as participate in client communication regarding strategies and the investment process.