At Potomac, we’re not for everyone—and that’s by design. We attract people who think critically, communicate clearly, and execute with urgency. People who care deeply about their work and don’t need handholding to make things happen.
We’re a boutique tactical asset manager with a differentiated product that serves the independent broker-dealer and RIA channel
Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, we combine institutional-grade investment expertise with a quantitative process that is Built to Conquer Risk®.
Potomac is seeking an experienced quantitative investment professional to support the development and enhancement of systematic investment strategies, portfolio construction, and risk management across our investment platform.
This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in quantitative investment research who is ready to take on meaningful responsibility for research, analysis, and model development while continuing to grow their investment judgment and portfolio management experience.
The Research Analyst will work closely with senior members of the investment team to evaluate investment ideas, improve our research capabilities, and help translate data-driven insights into better outcomes for advisors and investors.
Research & Investments
- Conduct quantitative research to support the development, testing, and enhancement of systematic investment strategies
- Analyze equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, ETFs, and other liquid investment markets
- Build, test, and maintain factor, trend, momentum, and risk-based models
- Research market regimes, portfolio construction techniques, and risk-management approaches
- Perform backtesting, sensitivity analysis, and ongoing evaluation of investment models and strategies
- Help improve data quality, research processes, and the efficiency of the investment research platform
- Prepare research and recommendations for review by senior investment leadership and the Investment Committee
- Support portfolio allocation and strategy evaluation through quantitative analysis
- Assist in evaluating potential new investment strategies, products, and vehicles
Portfolio Analytics
- Support portfolio managers with performance, risk, exposure, and attribution analysis
- Develop and maintain tools for portfolio analytics, scenario analysis, and ongoing monitoring
- Monitor portfolio characteristics and identify trends, risks, or areas requiring further research
- Analyze the potential portfolio impact of new strategies, products, and investment vehicles
- Help improve the tools and analytical frameworks used to monitor investment portfolios
Investment Communication
- Translate quantitative research into clear, practical investment insights
- Contribute research and analysis to investment commentary, white papers, presentations, and advisor-facing materials
- Present research findings internally and, as appropriate, to advisors and clients
- Partner with senior investment professionals to explain portfolio positioning, investment methodology, and quantitative research
Required
- 4–8 years of relevant investment, quantitative research, asset management, or portfolio analytics experience
- Strong understanding of portfolio construction, investment research, and risk management
- Strong Python skills and experience working with financial and market datasets
- Experience conducting quantitative investment research, including model development and backtesting
- Ability to analyze investment results and communicate findings clearly to both quantitative and non-quantitative audiences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with careful attention to research quality and detail
- Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and genuine interest in financial markets
- Ability to work independently on research projects while collaborating effectively with senior investment professionals
Preferred
- Experience in systematic investing, quantitative asset management, or quantitative portfolio research
- Experience working with futures, options, ETFs, or other liquid investment vehicles
- Experience building investment research tools, dashboards, data pipelines, or analytical platforms
- Familiarity with factor research, trend following, tactical asset allocation, or other systematic investment approaches
- CFA designation or progress toward the CFA charter, or an advanced degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science, or a related quantitative field
Salary range: $60,000-$115,000 + discretionary bonus based on experience
Potomac is not your typical asset manager. We cut through the industry BS with brutal transparency and an obsession with execution. If you’re looking for a slow pace and low volume, this isn’t for you.
If you want to drive, build, and scale, this is your shot.
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Health savings account option
- 401(k) & other retirement benefits
- Paid maternity leave
- Paid paternity leave
- Commuter benefits
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
Skills Required
- 4–8 years of relevant investment, quantitative research, asset management, or portfolio analytics experience
- Strong understanding of portfolio construction, investment research, and risk management
- Strong Python skills and experience working with financial and market datasets
- Experience conducting quantitative investment research, including model development and backtesting
- Ability to analyze investment results and communicate findings clearly to quantitative and non-quantitative audiences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with careful attention to research quality and detail
- Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and genuine interest in financial markets
- Ability to work independently on research projects while collaborating effectively with senior investment professionals
- Experience in systematic investing, quantitative asset management, or quantitative portfolio research
- Experience working with futures, options, ETFs, or other liquid investment vehicles
- Experience building investment research tools, dashboards, data pipelines, or analytical platforms
- Familiarity with factor research, trend following, tactical asset allocation, or other systematic investment approaches
- CFA designation or progress toward the CFA charter
- Advanced degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science, or a related quantitative field
Potomac Fund Management, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is positioned as strong, with the employer having highlighted full individual‑premium coverage previously and public listings indicating standard medical, dental, and vision options.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Employer‑paid personal financial advice and a tax‑prep stipend are offered, and company social events and professional development are featured.
Potomac Fund Management, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Our mission is to give Financial Advisors like you, the confidence to reach higher. Grow Faster. Explore further. UNION UMA TAMP Run your whole business from one platform—and get unique, personalized guidance to help your clients control risk. INVESTMENT STRATEGIES Select from a range of tactical strategies built to manage risk in a variety of market environments. RESEARCH Master the markets with a direct line to the same research that drives our own investment decisions. Disclosure: http://bit.ly/2l3OvaL
