# Applied scientist role in a quantitative investment firm

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**Created:** [January 5, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/applied-scientist-role-in-a-quantitative-investment-firm/134892 "2026-01-05T16:49:22Z")\
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Evovest is a quantitative investment firm in global equities based in Montreal, Canada.

We primarily use Julia and are looking to expand our team with an Applied Research Scientist.

Key responsabilities:

- Development of predictive models for equity price movements using advanced statistical and machine learning techniques.
- Design and implementation of the data acquisition and consumption pipelines needed by the production models
- Development of portfolio optimization routines to maximize risk-adjusted returns and enforce sound risk management.
- Write clean, efficient, and documented code, adhering to good software practices.
- Continuously improve models and strategies based on market feedback and monitoring of performance metrics.

Details of the role can be found here: [Evovest hiring Senior Applied Research Scientist in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4354337828/?refId=jkWDovG7Tc%2BGXDodm5d3PQ%3D%3D&trackingId=jkWDovG7Tc%2BGXDodm5d3PQ%3D%3D)