Investments Intern, Quantitative Research

Our 10-week summer intern program provides real-life experience in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Over the course of your internship, you will gain exposure to leaders, cultivate your business knowledge, work on projects that directly impact the business you support, and network in a welcoming atmosphere. Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance offers employees the opportunity to grow and develop personally and professionally in a flexible work environment designed to support individual needs. As you spend the summer with us, learning and growing, you’ll also spend time getting to know your fellow interns during team building exercises. With access to our Business Resource Networks – which includes the Black Employee Network, Young Professionals Network, PRIDE Network – you will increase your own sense of belonging and engage in important networking and development opportunities. Embark as an intern with us this summer and lay the foundation for your future.

Ready to launch your career? The Columbia Threadneedle Investments Internship Program is designed to provide students with first-hand investment management experience. As a Quantitative Research Intern, you will work with researchers and portfolio managers in systematic equity strategies using rigorous analysis, creativity, and technical skills to generate insights that contribute directly to our advancement and success. In this role, by combining theory, practice and technology, you will contribute to our alpha signal discovery, analytics development, and strategy implementation. This position is an excellent opportunity to gain experience and insight into the field of quantitative equity investing as well as exposure to all aspects of the investment process.

Responsibilities:

• You will have the opportunity to work independently on impactful research and development projects.
• Pre-process large data sets for signal processing and model estimation, including validation, cleaning, normalization, dimension reduction and visualization.
• Apply innovative techniques such as machine learning and generative artificial intelligence to uncover differentiated investment signals and enrich our stock selection models.
• Contribute to the team’s development of advanced investment analytics.
• Work with portfolio managers to analyze market dynamics and their impact on factor behavior and portfolio performance.

Required Qualifications

• Current Junior at a 4-year university pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Statistics, or a related field.
• Graduation date of December 2025 or May/June 2026

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient programming skills in R, Python, SQL, or similar
• Strong quantitative aptitude, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets
• Clear, concise, proactive communication skills
• High level of self-motivation and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work and communicate collaboratively and constructively with others

The company does not offer corporate undergraduate internships for students with F-1 visas.