About the role#
As an Investment Associate Intern, you will participate in the core work of generating macro and market insights, building investment systems, and overseeing portfolios. This role is designed for individuals who want to understand how the world works by analyzing cause-and-effect relationships in economies and markets. You will work within an idea meritocracy that values independent thinking and continuous improvement.
What you'll do#
- Research the drivers of economies and markets to develop insights.
- Codify insights into algorithms that process economic data and form market views.
- Develop systematic indicators for trading markets.
- Oversee portfolios and monitor live market activity.
- Form independent macroeconomic and market views and reconcile them with investment-system outputs.
- Identify market dynamics that current systems do not capture to help evolve those systems.
- Drive human-machine investor collaboration and the development of integrated investment systems.
- Partner with institutional investors by writing Bridgewater Daily Observations and conducting custom research projects.
- Build tailored portfolio solutions for clients.
- Complete real investment projects, such as macroeconomic research, trading-concept development, policy research, LLM-based systematic indicators, or AI productivity tools.
What you'll need#
- A drive to understand how the world works and a desire to expand that understanding.
- An independent mindset with the ability to challenge existing thinking.
- The ability to understand abstract concepts and translate them into quantifiable measures.
- The ability to develop repeatable logic for investment systems or direct agents to solve problems at scale.
- Flexibility in thinking and the ability to draw insights from a wide variety of backgrounds, including Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Political Science, History, or Physics.
- Grit, perseverance, and a collaborative nature.
- A determination to grow rapidly and a willingness to be continuously pushed to improve.
Location & details#
- Location: New York City, New York.
- Term: Summer 2028.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Employment Type: Full-time.
- Compensation: This is a paid internship.
About Bridgewater Associates
Bridgewater Associates is an investment management firm that serves institutional investors. It focuses on understanding global markets and economies through research. The company was founded in 1975 and is based in Westport, Connecticut. It employs nearly 1,900 people across offices in the United States, Singapore, and China.
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