Research Analyst

$76,600 - $122,500/Yr

Intercontinental Exchange - Boston, MA

posted about 1 month ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Remote - Boston, MA
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Research Analyst position at Intercontinental Exchange's Sustainable Finance Team focuses on providing analytics and insights to address climate change and socioeconomic inequality. The role requires a multi-skilled candidate with a quantitative background to transform qualitative datasets into objective quantitative solutions, supporting social impact initiatives and conducting in-house research.

Responsibilities

  • Sourcing and analyzing U.S. census and other government data (e.g., Department of Education, EPA, CDC)
  • Analyzing spatial data using mapping software
  • Discovering patterns and trends in both time and space
  • Developing applications and tools for data cleaning/preparation
  • Programming and writing scripts to perform geospatial analyses
  • Producing reports on geographic data utilizing data visualizations
  • Creating geospatial boundaries in QGIS and linking them to municipal bond securities
  • Coordinating across multiple internal teams, including product management, business development and general client services

Requirements

  • Bachelors or master's degree in environmental science, data science, or related field
  • Proficiency with database programming languages such as SQL, R or Python
  • Interest or experience in public policy, climate policy, or social justice
  • Outstanding quantitative skill set and analytical mindset
  • Attention to detail and good problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge in Municipal bonds, mortgage-backed securities, sovereign debt, and corporate bonds & equities, especially through the Environmental-Social-Governance (ESG) paradigm of finance
  • Understanding of social and political sciences as they relate to the financial services sector
  • Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Compute, Google Cloud Storage)

Benefits

  • Work from home flexibility of one day per week
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