Job Specifications
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.
Vancouver, BC
We are looking for a Quantitative Research Intern to join our fast-paced and entrepreneurial Quantitative Equity team for 4-8 months starting in May or September 2026! We are a high-performance team embedded in a top-performing quant fund that manages over 58 billion in financial assets. We combine leading edge quantitative research with state-of-the-art technology to develop our unique algorithmic investment strategies. A culture of innovation, growth and success through collaboration has enabled us to deliver top tier performance for over two decades.
What You Will Do
As an intern on the quantitative research team, you will help tackle a broad array of challenges at the Intersection of finance, data science, and technology. We seek to identify novel predictors of business outcomes and model complex inefficiencies in constantly evolving financial markets. Our focus is on developing cutting edge and uniquely powerful investment insights.
Responsibilities
This is an exciting role for an individual who is passionate about quantitative research and wants to apply a disciplined and scientific approach to investing. You will work with key decision makers on the team and have a broad range of responsibilities, including:
Research and development of new investment models
Generating ideas for new investment insights
Apply a variety of skills and techniques in finance, data science and statistics
Collaborate with our technology, portfolio management and investment process teams to deliver exceptional investment performance
What You Bring
Domain Expertise – You have a deep understanding of the drivers of business success, securities valuation, and markets. You can effectively apply both creativity and discipline to sourcing and evaluating novel data sets that are useful for predicting the performance of companies and securities.
Analytical Mindset – You have experience with producing rigorous quantitative research, particularly in finance, and are adept at balancing intuition with statistical validation.
Academic Training – Working towards an undergraduate degree in finance, mathematics, statistics, computer science or a related discipline. Exceptional achievements and recognition (e.g., research or awards) are helpful in demonstrating your abilities.
Collaborative Approach – You thrive in a collaborative environment and value shared success. You proactively solicit and provide input and excel at communicating complex and technical concepts.
About Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management is a global institutional asset management firm established in 1982 and based in Vancouver, Canada. Our strong, stable team of investment professionals manages a broad range of investment solutions that includes traditional mandates such as developed and emerging market equities and fixed income, as well as alternative strategies such as portable alpha, market neutral and absolute return. As of August 2025, we manage $58B in client assets.
CPP Investments recently published a case study highlighting CC&L Investment Management’s innovative and collaborative approach to quantitative investing in Canada. Read the full article here: Pioneering the Quant Frontier .
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. is part of the Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. (CC&L Financial Group), a multi-boutique investment management company whose affiliates collectively manage over $167 billion in financial assets. Our affiliation with the CC&L Financial Group allows us to best deliver on the mission to provide superior performance and service to our clients.
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.
We welcome applications from candidates with different academic disciplines, including but not exclusive to Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Physics. Students in their final internship term are preferred and the monthly salary for this position is $11,000.
To apply for this position, please submit your resume, cover letter and transcript. Please note, this posting is specifically for the quantitative research group and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.7 or experience in academic research is required.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, but only those candidates shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls or recruitment agencies will be accepted.
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About the Company
We are a privately-owned investment management organization with a unique culture dedicated to its people and delivering outstanding client service and a wide range of attractive investment solutions to a diverse client base. We focus on our culture and the development of our professional resources, recognizing that it’s our people that drives success. We understand the investment challenges faced by individuals, pension plans, corporations, foundations, mutual funds, Indigenous groups and other organizations, and focus our ...
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