A Career with Point72’s proprietary research team
On our proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with our investment professionals and Compliance team to work with alternative data to uncover insights about companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental research and applying data science and engineering techniques. You’ll work alongside a talented team with diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. Our sector data analysts, data scientists, data managers, and engineers work together to build compliant research products that are incorporated into the research process of our investment professionals. We look for other bright, motivated, and collaborative people to join our team and grow with us—a majority of the leaders in our group were promoted from within.
What You’ll Do
As a Market Intelligence and AI Product Intern, you will support the development of compliance approved AI-enabled tools, workflows, and research insights that help investment professionals generate differentiated ideas. You will sit at the intersection of fundamental research, data analysis, and AI product development.
During the 10-week program based in our Singapore office, you will gain exposure to:
- Combining sector expertise, alternative data, and AI methods to support discretionary investing.
- Working with researchers, product managers, data scientists, engineers, Compliance professionals, and investment teams to help identify AI use cases, evaluate research workflows, analyze data, and synthesize findings into clear, actionable outputs
- Working on research and workflow projects and synthesizing your findings into clear, actionable deliverables, gaining experience of what it is like to work as an International MI Analyst.
- Learning about the discretionary investment process through guided exercises, hands-on research assignments, and mentorship from experienced professionals
- Collaborating with our proprietary research teams, including product, data sourcing, data science, and engineering, to source, evaluate, and extract the most value from new and existing data assets
- Applying your AI-enabled mindset to research and workflow execution, identifying opportunities to use AI tools, automation, and data-driven methods to improve research efficiency, enhance insight generation, and scale repeatable analytical processes
- Supporting the evaluation and testing of compliance approved AI-enabled research tools and workflows, helping assess whether outputs are accurate, relevant, explainable, and useful for investment research
- Translating sector research questions into structured workflows, datasets, prompts, or analytical approaches that can support faster and more consistent insight generation.
WHAT EXCITES YOU
- Staying current on the industry trends impacting businesses around the world
- Gaining deep expertise in industries, business models, and supply chains
- Synthesizing clear takeaways from complex information derived from both qualitative and quantitative methods
- Understanding the use of alternative data and its role in discretionary investing
- Multi-tasking and switching gears frequently to address the needs of the business
- Taking an experiment-based research approach with freedom to innovate
- Working as part of a cross-functional team made up of investment, research, and compliance professionals
WHAT EXCITES US
- Superb business intuition and a solution-oriented, methodological approach to problem solving
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to collaborate with and build strong client relationships
- Intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to find out if your conclusions are right or wrong
- People who “elevate the room” through their work ethic, curiosity, and attitude
- Adherence to the highest ethical standards working with the firm’s Compliance team
WHAT’S REQUIRED
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills
- Elevated business intuition and an innate ability to structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- An understanding of and passion for how companies, industries, and sectors operate
- Proficiency with Excel and/or data processing and programming
- Experience leveraging data analysis as part of fundamental research process for business, public policy, finance, engineering, applied sciences, or other quantitative fields
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
- Integrity—You demonstrate 100% commitment to the highest ethical standards
- Ownership—You take charge of your work, uphold your commitments, and always do your best
- Commerciality—You focus on what matters, ask necessary questions, and are diligent about not wasting time
- Humility—You welcome and are receptive to feedback and learn from past mistakes
- Adaptability—You can triage business needs and context switch quickly and efficiently
- Admirability—You elevate the room through your work ethic, domain knowledge, and work product
THE POINT72 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
In addition to the learning and development you’ll receive in your day-to-day role with your team, as part of our summer internship program you will:
- Work alongside your fellow interns and be mentored by experienced professionals
- Meet your peers through designated intern programming, volunteer opportunities, and social events
- Attend sessions with senior leaders discussing their expertise and career paths
- Get hands-on access to the wealth of tools and resources that Point72 employees use everyday
- Interact with groups and functions with unique responsibilities and perspectives on our industry
- Develop technical, writing, and presentation skills
- Participate in networking opportunities across the firm
About Point72
Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com/.
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Project management skills
- Business intuition and ability to structure ambiguous problems and solve them
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of and passion for how companies, industries, and sectors operate
- Proficiency with Excel and/or data processing and programming
- Experience leveraging data analysis in fundamental research for business, public policy, finance, engineering, applied sciences, or another quantitative field
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
Point72 Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Point72 and has not been reviewed or approved by Point72.
-
Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as exceptional with comprehensive options and low out-of-pocket costs. Medical, dental, and vision are characterized as fully covered or no-premium for U.S. employees.
-
Retirement Support — The 401(k) program features a generous employer match and access to after-tax contributions with in-plan Roth conversions. Value accrues through a multi-year vesting schedule that rewards tenure.
-
Parental & Family Support — Parental and family leave is highlighted as generous and has strengthened over time. Clear primary and secondary caregiver policies are in place and seen as competitive.
Point72 Insights
What We Do
Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.
.png){kind=logo}
