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About the Role:Grade Level (for internal use):11 About the Role: Senior Analyst, Global R&D The Team: Work with other senior analysts within Research and Design to design new S&P Dow Jones Indices across asset classes and derivatives. Experience in index construction techniques, derivative strategies and financial theories is desired in delivering innovative index solutions and analysis to clients. Responsibilities and Impact:A high level of numeracy, expertise in programming, and the ability to handle large data sets will be critical to the role. Effective communication of the work and its conclusions is also essential. The role would benefit from someone with an awareness of topical market trends and a desire to translate investment objectives into systematic and actionable index strategies. The role will encompass all elements of the index design lifecycle; including background research, client-engagement, data gathering, back-testing and finalizing index methodologies. The role may also require contribution on our thought leadership program by contributing to presentations and research and product papers. Finally, the role may also involve support in the construction of new platforms, data onboarding and processes to enable a more effective and efficient environment for the team. Support in the research and design of new indicesAccess, clean and transform complex datasetsBuild a comprehensive understanding of the process behind and availability of data from our providersBack-test the performance of index concepts to assess fulfilment of investment objectivesUtilize programming skills in a proficient manner to: ensure robust and efficient index designbuild internal platforms and tools to improve capabilities and resolve repeatable processes Write fina