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Yes your experience is super relevant Christ, no worries! CFA Institute it states “Your experience should involve evaluating or applying financial, economic, and/or statistical data as part of the investment decision-making process; supervising those who conduct; or teaching such activities.”
You are helping with the investment decision-making process, even indirectly. So that definitely is relevant and counts! Plus a major % of CFA charterholders are in research anyway, so that’s another data point.
Which firm you work in shouldn’t matter.