Statistician / Modeler -- Housing Price Analyst (NYC, NY)

Contact: Arlyn Young YOUNG & CO. 203-762-3997 youngandcompany@optonline.net Top Investment Bank is seeking a Housing Price Analyst to join the Securitized Products Desk. Candidates must have demonstrated excellence in Statistics, Economics and Modeling languages. Successful candidates will have a proven track record of developing models that have predicted housing prices in different markets. Models also include various long-term and short-term house-price models from a variety of relevant data sources. Responsibilities include focusing on housing market outlook and using specific views to generate trade ideas. Skills Required 1) ANALYTICAL - Econometric, statistical, or mathematical finance background - Ability to apply risk-neutral pricing techniques and historical pricing information to project very granular future house prices 2) COMPUTER SCIENCE/DATA PROCESSING - Ability to work with and manage the processing of millions of rows of (often messy) transaction data - Experience with C++, and SAS or Matlab 3) CAREER GOALS - Desire to apply rigorous mathematical techniques to develop trade ideas and hedging strategies - Ability to present internally and to select clients