Research Analyst, Asset Allocation Research

Job Description:
Research Analyst, Fidelity Asset Management Solutions
The Department
With over $625 billion in assets under management, Fidelity Asset Management Solutions (FAMS) is a leading provider of Asset Allocation solutions for institutional and retail clients. The range of investment solutions includes target date funds, target allocation funds, income and real return strategies, managed volatility strategies, alternative investment, and custom institutional solutions.
The Team
The Asset Allocation Research Team (AART) consists of 13 members in Boston, Massachusetts under the leadership of the Managing Director of Research. The team leverages quantitative, qualitative, economic, and market insights to provide robust, research-based recommendations to investment teams across the Asset Management division of Fidelity Investments. With diverse backgrounds in economics, finance, political science, engineering and math disciplines, the primary focus of the research team is providing strategic and dynamic Asset Allocation insights for Fidelity Asset Management Solutions (FAMS) and Strategic Advisers (SAI). The team also produces thought leadership and broad asset-class positioning and insights to the broader Fidelity asset management community and to Fidelity's clients and distribution channels.
The Role
Reporting to Managing Director of Research, the Research Analyst will work closely with analysts on the Asset Allocation Research Team and other colleagues to support day-to-day research needs. You will play a role in developing and communicating key conclusions to the investment staff. The position is located at the company's headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Value You Deliver

• Through the application of fundamental economic and investment analytical tools, develop research insights across a wide variety of both macro and investment-related topics. This includes self-initiated independent work, as well as collaborative on team projects.
• Contribute to AART's analysis of global macroeconomic trends including timely business-cycle developments as well as longer-term themes. Be a critical thinker who can work with large databases, econometric modeling, and programming to extract and support meaningful conclusions.
• Provide updates, both written and verbal, that communicate key economic and financial-market trends and their investment implications. This includes regular interaction with investment teams across Fidelity asset management and may also include thought-leadership activities for the distribution channels.
• Translate analytical approaches into actionable Asset Allocation conclusions, with an emphasis on empirical economics and multi-disciplinary tools.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Proven understanding of economics and finance. Preferred Masters degree in Economics and/or 2-4 years of equivalent applied experience; CBE/CFA preferred
• Strong fundamental understanding of economic data and experience in econometrics required
• Deep understanding of business cycle dynamics, with experience in economic strategy, Asset Allocation, or business-cycle modeling preferred
• Team player with excellent interpersonal and project management skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
• Ability and confidence to work effectively in both independent and group settings
• Familiarity with relevant tools including programming, econometrics, and other market and economic data programs
• Strong intellectual curiosity and interest in global events, history, economics, and finance
• Strong personal and professional integrity
• Dedication to building a career at Fidelity

Values
The following values are fundamental to the way in which our company operates:

• Accountability
• Enthusiasm
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Respect

Company Overview
At Fidelity Investments, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. As a privately held company with a rich 75-year history, our mission has remained the same since our founding: to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.
At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning and growth so you can build the career you've always imagined. We welcome associates from different backgrounds and with different perspectives to help us innovate and make a difference for our customers and our communities.
We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2.
Fidelity will continue to keep the safety of associates and customers as our top priority and this will never change. As the pandemic evolves and Federal, State, and Local regulations emerge, it has become clear that knowing the vaccination status of all associates is critical to our safety efforts.
Therefore, Fidelity will require all candidates to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status during the hiring process, and if vaccinated, provide proof of vaccine.
This is not a requirement to be vaccinated. It is a requirement to report vaccination status and, if vaccinated, provide proof.
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