Senior Quantitative Researcher - Macro

Entrix

SHORT FACTS Join us on our journey at Entrix: We are looking for an experienced Quantitative Researcher to shape how we trade flexibility from our customers' battery assets across European power markets. We operate in markets that run 24/7 (DAA, IDC, aFRR, and others), meaning every model decision we make turns into real positions, real risk, and real revenue. In this role you will guide the next generation of algorithmic trading at Entrix to keep us at the forefront of innovation. Sitting at the intersection of quantitative research and applied data science, you will own the alpha generation pipeline behind our algorithms, from signal research and backtesting through to live trading and P&L attribution. This is a staff-level individual contributor role where you will spend your time on the hardest problems in the team: framing ambiguous trading challenges, designing systems that combine machine learning and optimization to deliver impactful results, and mentoring data scientists to raise the bar across the team. As one of the most senior members of the team, you will own the technical vision for our trading algorithms, help drive the team roadmap, and mentor a strong group of individual contributors working on the hardest problems in the European energy transition. * Location: Munich, Germany * Employment Type: Full-Time, indefinite term * Salary Range: € 115.000 - 135.000 per year gross depending on the seniority level * Office-first work setup * Language Requirement: C1 Level English YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES * Shape the technical vision and roadmap for our algorithmic trading stack, breaking that vision into work the team can deliver, communicating trade-offs, and driving alignment on methodology, success metrics, and system design. * Research, develop, and productize forecasts and strategies that generate alpha by trading flexibility in real-time European energy markets (DAA, IDC, aFRR, etc.), combining ML and optimization techniques to make 24/7 trading decisions. * Enhance our the backtesting, simulation, and P&L attribution capabilities that turn research into live strategies, with rigorous overfitting controls, risk-adjusted evaluation, and automated testing. * Foster technical excellence across the team by mentoring data scientists through design and code review, and by championing engineering rigor in code quality, observability, and reproducibility. * Own the delivery of complex, ambiguous projects from research to production. YOUR PROFILE Mandatory Requirements * 7+ years industry experience in quantitative research or applied data science, with significant time developing live trading algorithms in energy or financial markets. * Proven track record of P&L contribution from strategies you researched, backtested, and shipped to live trading. * Deep understanding of trading mechanics: price formation, market microstructure, execution, slippage, risk, and position sizing. * Strong fundamentals in time series modelling under non-stationarity and regime shifts, with disciplined backtesting practice (risk-adjusted metrics, overfitting controls, walk-forward validation). * Strong expertise in python and software engineering practices: testing, code review, CI/CD, monitoring, modular code design, and taking machine learning and/or optimization models from research into production systems. * Track record of mentoring junior team members and raising the technical bar of the team. * University degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field. * Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills. Skills to Set You Apart * Direct experience trading battery storage, flexibility, or other assets in European power markets. * Experience combining machine learning (forecasting, signal generation) with mathematical optimization (LP, MILP, stochastic) in a single production-level system. * Experience with financial derivatives (especially options), market making, or HFT systems. YOUR BENEFITS * Competitive Compensation Package: Including salary, benefits, and potential for growth. * Professional Development: Annual development budget of €3,000 for coaching, training, books, etc. * Health & Sport Subsidy: Company-subsidized sports facility memberships. * Public Transportation Subsidy: Monthly subsidy for your public transport ticket. * Lunch/Dinner Allowance Vouchers: Digital meal vouchers for workdays. * Work Equipment: Your choice of MacBook or Windows Laptop and ergonomic workplace setup. * Regular Team Events: Knowledge sessions, afterwork hangouts, sports events, and company offsites. A SHORT NOTE FROM YOUR FUTURE LEAD I’m Austin Todd, Data Science Manager at Entrix. I lead our team of Data Scientists developing innovative algorithms for energy trading and optimization. In my career I’ve had many exciting challenges and opportunities, with a consistent focus on developing innovative technical solutions in the energy industry and facilitating a transition to green energy solutions. Here’s a quick snapshot of my journey so far: * Data Science Manager @ sonnen (2021–2026): Built and scaled cross-functional data science teams, shaping the company vision for data science and AI development. * Data Scientist IV @ NREL (2019–2021): Led research & development efforts for data science applications in wind and solar energy, transportation, and data center operations. * Lead Data Scientist @ MeteoGroup (2017–2018): Drove the development of ML applications to build risk management tools for energy grid transmission operators. * Data Scientist @ Telekom Innovation Labs (2015-2017): Supported new client acquisition for Deutsche Telekom through building of innovative data science solutions. Having spent most of my career building data science applications in the energy industry, I bring both a deep technical knowledge of data science methodology and an understanding of how they can help shape the future of industry like energy. As a manager, I help my teams by fostering innovation and research while driving rapid development that has a meaningful impact. At Entrix, we believe great tech starts with great people. Collaboration, creativity, and an unrelenting focus on delivering results are at the heart of everything we do. If you’re ready to work with a team that’s reshaping industries and tackling some of the toughest challenges, I’d love for you to check out our opportunities. Join us, and let’s build something extraordinary together. Looking forward to seeing what we can create. YOUR CONTACT IN OUR PEOPLE TEAM If you have any questions, feel free to send us an email to talent@entrixenergy.com. We are looking forward to receiving your application!

Strava

ABOUT STRAVA Strava is the app for active people. With over 195 million athletes in more than 185 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where people make progress together, from new habits to new personal bests. No matter your sport or how you track it, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your goals, and make every effort count. Start your journey with Strava today. Our mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward. ABOUT THIS ROLE The Research & Insights team at Strava paves the way towards making confident, user-centered decisions that help our business and product innovation expand. We turn signals into strategy by providing audience understanding, validating opportunities, and shaping experiences that help our users thrive and keep choosing Strava for all their fitness habits, needs and activities. We are looking for a Staff Researcher to lead the end-to-end research program for Route Discovery and Navigation. This is a crucial part of the Strava experience and mission, as the Route Discovery & Navigation team solves one of our community's biggest challenges: finding great places to be active. Whether it's discovering popular local routes, planning the perfect training ride, or exploring somewhere new with confidence, we help our users spend less time planning and more time moving. You will partner with cross-functional partners, driving research that shapes product strategy and ensures decisions are informed by data and meaningful insights. You will be reporting directly to the Director of Research and Insights. We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our Berlin, Germany office — three days per week. WHAT YOU’LL DO: * In partnership with stakeholders and the research team, you will Identify, prioritize, and lead research roadmaps that have a tangible impact on company and product strategy, user satisfaction and business outcomes. * You lead high-visibility research projects, collaborating closely with cross functional partners such as Design, Product Management, Data Science, Engineering, Marketing, etc. * You identify best opportunities and practices for socialization of research insights, and forge high-trust relationships with colleagues, fostering collaboration and innovation. By doing so, you influence cross functional partners to act on research insights by providing clear, actionable recommendations and relevant business context. * A proven record of working in satellite offices and international companies based in the US, and successfully partnering with stakeholders at all levels, with a high degree of flexibility, resourcefulness and independent operation. * You’ll be heading up the Consumer Research function in our Berlin office, supporting three different product areas and representing the European region for our team, while paving the way for a full partnership with cross-functional teams onsite. YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL HERE BECAUSE YOU BRING: * Strong product thinking and leadership: * Able to connect dots across multiple product areas and think about Strava as a holistic product and experience. This is especially important for this role, given the significant product scope and regional + global ways of working. * Ability to inform and influence strategic direction and senior stakeholders, including exec level stakeholders. * Self-direction and initiative, experience and conviction to advocate for rigorous research and show the organization what that looks like and what is needed to achieve it. We need a researcher that can influence and lead, has a clear POV and is able to challenge the status quo when necessary. * Ability to establish the research function in our Berlin office from the ground up, and execute a complete program of research work supporting a large, complex product area and stakeholders across all organizational levels. * A balance of creative and analytical skills with the ability to proactively define research questions, identify appropriate methods, execute studies, and synthesize findings. Experience collaborating with Data Science and Analytics and conducting international research is a plus. * Solid research toolkit and tools, as well as best practices that help us build and evolve a best-in-class research team in an organization that is hungry for a user-centered development approach, and is very supportive of the impact that research can have. * Self initiative, clear POV, bias to action, and excitement and love for the Strava product, business and most importantly, our mission. * Ability to pivot and be flexible, finding a balance between highly rigorous research with the realities of working in a late stage startup that requires scrapiness and fast pace approaches when necessary. WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE TEAM: * 6+ yrs of experience in product research and/or user experience (UX) research roles, with particular expertise and hands-on experience leading end-to-end research studies both in house and with external agencies. * An advanced degree in psychology, social sciences, human-computer interaction, cognitive science, statistics, or a related field. * A full range of a methodological toolkit that includes both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and solid research expertise. * Exceptional communication skills, adept at translating data into actionable insights both verbally and in writing and expertise in data-driven storytelling, transforming raw data into compelling narratives and visualizations. For more information on benefits, please click here. WHY JOIN US? Movement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals. Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact. When you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together. Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together. Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. California Consumer Protection Act Applicant Notice

Research Partnership

About Inizio Ignite: Inizio Ignite is the global advisory partner for health and life sciences, encompassing connected expertise across Research Partnership, Putnam, Vynamic, and STEM. Guided by purpose, passion, and precision, we collaborate with clients to ignite impact, accelerate performance, and deliver lasting change for patients. By uniting strategy, insights, and innovation with a unique depth and breadth of expertise, we drive transformation and shape the future of health. Company Descriptor Inizio Ignite is the global advisory partner for health and life sciences, encompassing connected expertise across Research Partnership, Putnam, Vynamic, and STEM. Guided by purpose, passion, and precision, we collaborate with clients to ignite impact, accelerate performance, and deliver lasting change for patients. By uniting strategy, insights, and innovation with a unique depth and breadth of expertise, we drive transformation and shape the future of health. Our Research Partnership healthcare market research team provides research and insights to inform and power healthcare decisions. Serving a variety of clients across the lifecycle, our expertise includes data, research & insights (proprietary syndicated and custom research) and brand tracking (ATU). Proudly part of Inizio – the market-leading commercialization partner for health and life sciences. From early-stage development to loss of exclusivity, we simplify complexity, unlock value, and make collaboration seamless at every pivotal moment – supporting confident, insight-driven decisions that move innovation forward. About the team: We have recently established a new Scripting Team in India, based in Gurgaon. This hub is part of the global Operations team and sits within the Data Management & Dashboard Delivery (DMD) capability. The team supports ad hoc, tracking and syndicated quantitative studies as the business transitions from an outsourced vendor model to a stronger blended / in-house delivery model. The team scripts and maintains online questionnaires for healthcare professionals, patients and other key stakeholders. By integrating complex logic, customized routing, validation checks and robust testing, the team ensures high-quality data capture and supports downstream data processing, analytics, dashboarding, reporting and insight generation. As the team scales, the priority is to strengthen scripting quality, technical governance, capability-building and readiness for more complex programming requirements. Your primary role: The Scripting Senior Manager - SME is a senior Subject Matter Expert role within the Scripting department, reporting to the Associate Director, Data Management & Dashboard Delivery (DMD). The role provides the highest level of in-house scripting expertise for India DMD and acts as the technical authority, escalation point and quality owner for complex survey programming. This role is critical to scaling the scripting function and de-risking the transition from outsourced delivery to a blended / in-house model. It combines hands-on complex scripting with technical governance, quality ownership, team coaching, process development, capability-building and stakeholder advisory. The successful candidate will help build confidence that the India team can deliver increasingly complex scripting requirements to the required quality standard while reducing dependency on external vendors. This will include: * Acting as the senior technical SME for the Scripting department, providing expert oversight across complex online survey programming, advanced logic, routing, validation, quotas and respondent experience. * Providing hands-on scripting and programming of high-complexity online surveys using the Confirmit platform, including custom logic, advanced routing, validations, quality controls and troubleshooting. * Exploring emerging survey technology, AI-enabled research tools and automation opportunities, with the ability to assess which solutions can practically improve scripting quality, speed and scalability. * Acting as the escalation point for complex scripting issues, technical risks and quality concerns across ad hoc, tracking, Pathfinder, Ignite, syndicated and other quantitative study types. * Providing upfront technical review of complex questionnaires to identify scripting risks, confirm feasibility and recommend efficient survey design solutions * Supporting the transition from an outsourced model to a blended / in-house model by assessing scripting complexity, identifying readiness gaps, highlighting capability or resourcing risks and capturing lessons learned as work moves in-house. * Building and delivering an upskilling plan for the scripting team, with particular focus on complex programming requirements such as conjoint exercises, segmentations, advanced routing, trackers and syndicated study complexity. * Providing technical guidance, mentoring and quality feedback to Scripting Senior Managers, Managers and Executives; line management may be included where required as the team scales. * Partnering closely with Research, Project Management, Data Processing, Dashboarding and Analytics teams to ensure scripting design supports accurate downstream data flow, tabulation, dashboarding and reporting. * Advising internal stakeholders on scripting best practice, feasibility, risks, options and solutions, translating technical considerations clearly for non-technical audiences. Your skills and experience: * More than 11 years of experience in a senior scripting role within a market research agency, with evidence of operating at SME / technical lead level; healthcare / life sciences market research experience is strongly preferred. * Deep proficiency in Confirmit's scripting platform, including authoring, complex logic implementation, deployment, testing, troubleshooting and quality control. * Strong practical knowledge of JavaScript, HTML and CSS for customizing survey functionality, layout and respondent experience. * Experience using AI or automation tools to improve survey scripting, QC, documentation, code review or workflow efficiency. * Proven experience scripting complex quantitative research studies, ideally including trackers, syndicated studies, conjoint exercises, segmentations, complex routing, quotas and validation requirements. * Strong understanding of quantitative research methodologies, questionnaire structures, healthcare market research standards and the downstream implications of scripting decisions for data processing, analytics, dashboarding and reporting. * Experience establishing, maturing or improving an in-house scripting function, ideally including process design, quality frameworks, documentation, training plans and transition from outsourced delivery. * Demonstrable experience mentoring, coaching and developing scripting team members, including quality feedback, capability-building and support for complex technical problem solving. * Strong analytical judgement, problem-solving ability and the confidence to identify, escalate and resolve quality, feasibility or delivery risks. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues, options and implications to non-technical stakeholders in an international environment. Ideal profile: * You are a hands-on technical expert who can operate as the senior SME, quality owner, escalation point, coach and trusted advisor to senior stakeholders. * You are comfortable sitting above the standard Senior Manager role, providing expert challenge, guidance and technical assurance without losing the ability to get hands-on when needed. * You are proactive, dedicated and enthusiastic, with a can-do attitude and a strong ownership mindset. * You demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as strong organisation and prioritization skills. * You are comfortable working in a scaling team where processes are still being built and where ambiguity needs to be turned into clear ways of working. * You are collaborative and able to build effective relationships across Research, Project Management, DMD, Data Processing, Dashboarding, Analytics and UK stakeholder groups. * You communicate ideas, risks and issues in a clear, practical and solution-focused way. * You are motivated by the opportunity to build a new scripting capability, strengthen in-house delivery and develop others. * Experience developing reusable scripting templates, code libraries, macros, checklists, QC frameworks or automation tools that reduce manual effort and improve the TAT Life at Research Partnership: We love what we do and continuously strive for innovation and creativity. We believe everyone should continuously be learning and provide: - A comprehensive training and development programme for all staff, from entry level apprentice to senior management. - Opportunities for international travel and collaboration. - A relaxed and friendly working environment.   Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.