This role pays less than
65%
of similar roles. Most pay
$152,450–$237,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$168k
versus about
$195k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Blackrock
BlackRock is the world''s largest asset management firm, providing investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional and retail clients through its Aladdin technology platform. Industry: Asset Management & Financial Services
Blackrock currently has
33 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$162,000–$215,000
across 31 roles with salary data.
The BlackRock Investment Institute, AI Solutions, Research Associate joins the investment research team to drive the transition toward an AI-first operating model. This role serves as a bridge between investment professionals and technology partners to design, prototype, and deploy agentic systems, workflow automation, and AI infrastructure for research, content production, and forecasting. The individual will build solutions for capital market assumptions, tactical asset allocation, and macro research while managing the transition from manual tasks to automated processes. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, and prompt engineering. Candidates must also navigate complex investment workflows involving asset allocation and macroeconomic analysis. The role requires translating business needs into technical specifications while evaluating emerging AI tools and frameworks to enhance the scalability of research operations within the financial markets domain.
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