Over the last decade, Asurion has built an outstanding track record of growth as the industry leader in wireless handset protection. At the heart of this growth has been Asurion’s leading position in risk and fraud management for the wireless insurance space. This function is not only a key competitive advantage, but is also critical to the company’s overall financial performance. As a member of the risk (Program Management) team, this role will be responsible for driving the detailed statistical analysis of subscriber claims behavior. The insight from this analysis will be used to drive decisions on pricing, program design and financial planning. In order to do this, the position will create and statistically analyze large data sets of internal and external data and communicate the results across the organization in a way that drives the organization to action. Given its impact on corporate profitability, this role will have significant exposure to the senior leadership team of Asurion. This role provides tremendous visibility across the company as it requires close work and detailed understanding of Customer Care, Underwriting, and Supply Chain.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop analytic programming and manipulate and analyze large datasets using statistical software packages, SAS and SQL preferred, and advanced analytic features of Access and Excel.
• Work with various business units to build large-scale, multi-variable databases
• Conduct required statistical analysis (e.g. cluster analysis, time series, multi-variable regression, etc.) to deliver insight on key strategic questions
• Support interpretation of statistical data in order to identify significant differences, relationships, and trends in data, as well as factors that could affect the results of research. Report results of statistical analyses in the form of graphs, charts, and tables.
• Develop presentations and present to management
• Summarize written findings, publicize results, and participate and share with senior leadership as appropriate.
• Advance the use of complex analytical techniques and statistical thinking across Program Management
• Provide functional level expertise to cross-functional project teams as assigned, scope ranging from department level to enterprise wide level.
• Execute project plans/ timelines, identify resource requirements and manage project to deliver high quality output
• Own and optimize existing statistical models (e.g., cross-sell model) to drive meaningful increases in revenue and contribution margin
• Serve as an active participant on project teams and provide guidance and training to teams in asking appropriate questions, interpreting data, and translating into action.
• Anticipate data and information needs and integrate into operational programs/plans.
• Provide leadership in the identification and description of data elements and data files/tables required to complete assigned projects and make recommendations regarding the creation of analytical reports to achieve client, program, and business objectives.

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to build complex statistical models needed to understand issues at a detail level and forecast impacts of change
• Ability to communicate complex statistical concepts and output to non-experts in both a written and verbal manner
• Exceptional business insight and strategic orientation.
• Critical thinking skills in formulating hypotheses, interpreting results, and being able to make educated guesses when data may be sparse or unavailable.
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to handle high levels of ambiguity
• Ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines
• Ability to anticipate problems and opportunities and the initiative to pursue solutions
• Attention to detail

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

A Bachelor’s Degree in a mathematical field such as Statistics, Operations Research, Actuarial Science or Applied Mathematics is required for this position. A Masters Degree or PhD is preferred. It is also required to have 3 to 7 years of related experiences.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

This position requires the ability to read, write, analyze and interpret instructions, professional documents, and business publications. This position also requires the ability to write correspondence, reports and/or manuals and effectively present information to clients, employees and management. This position requires proficiency in both oral and written communication.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

This position requires advanced statistical skills and experience with advanced statistical software package like SPSS, SAS, Minitab, etc. Strong SQL skills are required. Basic to intermediate PowerPoint skills are required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

This position applies advanced mathematical-based methodologies to predict or support conclusions or theories. Such applications may include, but are not limited to, statistical analysis, algebra and calculus.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

There are no additional certificates, licenses or registrations required for this position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position requires the ability to sit for up to 6 to 8 hours per day. It also requires eye-hand coordination, the ability to visually adjust focus and the ability to reach and grasp.

TRAVEL: This position requires approximately 5-10% travel.

TO APPLY: email resume to savas.polat@asurion.com

*This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties as requested by his or her supervisor(s). This description is subject to review and modification at any time without notification.

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Data Scientists

We're looking for engineers or applied scientists with experience designing & implementing data mining and/or machine learning systems to help build an innovative online education system that adapts to each individual student.

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The Analysis and Liaison Division is seeking a Senior Analyst (Systems and Methods) who reports directly to the Associate Director of the Analysis and Liaison Division. The Senior Analyst will manage ad hoc teams to plan, coordinate and guide the definition, development, and application of analytical methods to detect and prevent money laundering. The Senior Analyst will define business use cases, models, typologies, and statistical methods, utilizing FinCEN and other data sources to identify potential illicit activities and prioritize investigations from large volumes of data.

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Do you have exceptional analytic skills?

Are you looking for a career that offers personal growth and professional development?

If so, we invite you to explore this opportunity with UPMC Corporate Services.

As Manager, Strategic Planning and Data Analytics you will join the UPMC Corporate & Special Projects department located in downtown Pittsburgh. We are looking for candidates with superb writing, presentation, and communication skills to conduct analysis using data from a wide variety of sources and present it to UPMC senior leadership. In addition, candidates must have the project and people management skills necessary for leading a team of analysts and addressing strategy and planning issues. Activities may include market analysis, market research, strategic planning, community health needs assessment, international and national media analysis, competitive analysis and benchmarking.

Candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

Master level degree in Business Administration, Health Administration or a quantitative field of study (e.g., mathematics, economics, sciences, finance, etc.) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience (e.g., strategy, planning, business development, quantitative decision support, finance)

OR

Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of experience

What prior experience are we looking for?

• project management (developing work plans, tracking progress, coordinating teams composed of individuals from multiple departments, completing deliverables, etc.)
  
• advanced analytics (manipulating complex datasets, probing deeply to interpret data, communicating complex analytical concepts in easy to understand ways, etc.)
  
• research (e.g., identify key dynamics within a market)
  
• presentation with external audiences. Experience as a supervisor is required. Experience in a consulting, corporate or competitive strategy, or service line management environment is preferred; some operational experience is preferred.
  
• Exceptional Excel and PowerPoint skills are required. Experience with SPSS (or other statistical packages), ArcGIS (or other mapping software), COGNOS, market research tools and/or other relevant software packages is preferred.
  

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Responsibilities:

• Implement BI/Analytics solutions for key business/financial initiatives company-wide
• Use real time analytics platform sitting on top of Aster Data * a *big data* parallel analytics DB system
• Use data-mining tools and techniques to provide support and consultancy to internal/external customers for advanced analytics
• Develop end-to-end analytical/KDD solutions: from data analysis, cleansing, and ETL, to modeling, testing, interpretation, and visualization

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science/Statistics/Mathematics/Physics or equivalent
• Solid hands-on quantitative and analytical skills (R, Strata, SPSS)
• Extensive RDBMS/SQL expertise. Understanding of NoSQL alternatives.
• Experience with Aster Data/Hadoop and Map-reduce is a plus
• Solid experience with at least one OO (C++, Java) language and at least one scripting language (Perl, Python, Ruby)
• Previous experience with BI tools is a plus (Microstrategy, SSAS, OBIEE, Tableau, etc.)
• Ability to work in a fast paced, test-driven collaborative and iterative working environment within a small team
• Candidate must be a high-energy self starter. Startup experience is a plus
• Strong interest in large scale data mining, reporting and knowledge discovery
• Previous experience with retail data analytics is a plus

Barnesandnoble.com LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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Within Pearson's Enabling Technologies Group, the Data Analytics Team will be responsible for providing a toolset of sophisticated statistical techniques, data mining algorithms and predictive analytics as well as the expertise in how and when they should be used.

We are looking for a full-stack developer with an understanding of modern data mining techniques: machine learning, information retrieval, collaborative filtering, map-reduce algorithms, and visualization.

Key Activities

• Design, develop and maintain production-ready data analytics services and APIs.
• Turn state-of-the-art algorithms into robust, supportable and reusable libraries.
• Build user-facing tools for querying and visualizing large data sets.
• Administer development servers (upgrades, backups, schema changes etc.).
• Work with the Enterprise Architecture department to understand and agree key data models required to support analytics.
• Work with internal customers and collaborators to identify analytics needs and data sources, and produce end-user documentation.
• Evangelize for the adoption of analytic methods and data-driven business practices throughout Pearson.

• Proven ability to develop fast, scalable and robust data-centric services and applications.
• Strong software engineering skills: unit testing, source control, repeatable builds, continuous integration, load testing and performance monitoring.
• Fluency with both relational and non-relational databases and data models.
• Understanding of data-mining concepts - classification, regression, recommendation, ranking etc - and the ability to choose the right approach for the job.
• Ability to test hypotheses and prototype methodologies interactively, e.g. in R, Matlab, Octave, or NumPy/SciPy.

• Comfortable working in both Linux and Windows-based server environments.
• Hands-on experience with Hadoop, Pig, Hive etc.
• Familiarity with one or more data visualization packages.
• Natural language processing experience.
• Experience working with web-scale data and public-facing websites.

• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Self-directed, adaptable and flexible.
• Good verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent judgment.

Email resume to: andrew.clegg [at] gmail.com

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in motivated and creative individuals who have strong communication skills, who enjoy working in a highly collaborative research environment, and are capable of working on large scale data problems. Successful candidates will be a part of a diverse group of world renowned researchers, and will have an opportunity to apply their research in a variety of domains, including, but not limited to:

• Natural Language Processing
• Computational Advertising
• Social Networks
• Recommender Systems
• Large Scale Learning
• Fraud/Novelty Detection
• Computer Vision

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Essential

• Master's degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, or the physical sciences.
• Experience analyzing data and building analytical models.
• Ability to work from the SAS office located in San Diego, California.
• Excellent programming skills with knowledge of multiple operating systems, scripting languages, and the ability to deal with very large volumes of data.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with people of various technical and business backgrounds, including the ability to explain difficult technical concepts in simple terms to business users.
• Ability to think analytically, write and edit technical material, and relate statistical concepts and applications to statistical and nonstatistical users.
• Ability to work independently and with a team environment.
• Ability to travel as business requirements dictate.

• Ph.D. in applied statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, or the physical sciences.
• Experience with fraud risk, credit risk, and attrition risk modeling, financial services/credit card research, and/or dealing with large-scale transaction data.
• Experience using the SAS System or a comparable analytical software.
• Industry or academic experience in mathematical/statistical modeling, pattern recognition, or data mining/data analysis.
• Extensive experience specifying and building advanced statistical solutions for the financial services and related industries.
• Excellent knowledge of financial services fraud and credit risk issues.
• Thorough knowledge of supervised and unsupervised modeling techniques.
• Good programming skills and knowledge of SAS, Java, or other analytical programming languages.
• Ability to translate model performance to financial benefit for the business by incorporating knowledge of customer business practices.
• Ability to deal with large volumes of transaction data in UNIX-based environments.

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Be the voice of Regence. Now hiring dedicated and caring communicators who make business personal and health insurance a whole lot easier to understand.

Job Requirements:

Combine your degree and analytical experience with the following:

• Expect combination of Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics or related field and/or 7 years' experience demonstrating success within the follow areas is required:

Apply online at http://www.cambiahealth.com/careers.

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Innovation – change the game for us and for our clients around the world
Teamwork – lead and learn from the very best in your field
High Performance – challenge yourself and reap the rewards of delivering results
Opportunity – grow with a global company that develops talent

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Manage the development of a set of broad-based analytic solutions; Establish credibility as an expert in the analytics within this area of focus
• Collaborate with product managers on the roadmap of the solution; Provide analytic perspective on solutions that can be provided to the market
• Address client questions regarding the proper use of our analytic solutions in your area of focus
• Execute to a vision for streamlining downstream processes using internal tools and resources
• Ensure delivery of solutions to clients and internal teams that meets or exceeds quality and timeline expectations
• Maintain a current status of current projects and upcoming project needs in order to anticipate and fulfill resource needs

A bachelors or graduate degree, ideally in mathematics, statistics, computer science or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in a related field
• Proven project management experience
• Strong statistical, data processing and analytic skills
• Proficient programming skills (object-oriented programming is a plus)
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Proven experience in process development and innovation, demonstrating concrete results
• Experience in financial services or healthcare industry

FICO is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace.

FICO is not able to sponsor or transfer H-1B visa petitions or provide “green card” sponsorship for this position at this time.

If you’re ready to make a smart career decision, please go to www.fico.com/careers & apply to job opening #6266

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WaPo Labs is a technology-focused product team that's part of The Washington Post Company, a Fortune 500 Company that includes print, web and education companies across the country. Our mission is to independently produce innovative web products that can change the conversation about the future of news in a digital world. In late September 2011, we launched The Washington Post Social Reader and it's already grown to over 8 million users, but that's not all we're doing. From mobile apps to coupon and deal transaction sites to web properties, we're generating billions of log records. We have lots of fun data challenges that we're looking for someone to help tackle.

This position will focus on creating a solid, scalable data platform on which all of our product reporting will be based. How you go about it is up to you. From table layout to platform, everything is negotiable, and you'll be free to experiment with all the latest in data collection and reporting technology. This isn't about writing ETL and QA jobs; it's about taking disparate data sources and merging them together to form cohesive stories about our 7 million plus users. If you're a creative problem solver and data junkie, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role:

• Build processes capable of transforming URL-level data into report-ready datasets
• Seek out new sources of data from third-party providers and integrate them with existing assets
• Explore, test, and implement the latest technologies and techniques for turning big data into manageable sets for reporting
• Here's what we're looking for:
• Experience working with large (million row plus) datasets
• Passion for learning about social media and technology
• Expert-level SQL skills honed in an analytics-centric environment

• Hadoop/Hive and Amazon AWS experience a big plus
• Python and bash scripting experience a plus
• BI tool experience (e.g. Tableau, Pentaho, Microstrategy) a nice to have

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Allstate Insurance is looking for a creative Senior Data Scientist to use their machine learning, statistics, data mining, and analytic skills to influence the decision making of a Fortune 100 company. The Rating Plan Development team (RPD) is responsible for identifying and developing pricing opportunities that will enable Allstate to generate profitable market-share growth.

RPD currently has multiple openings, from entry-level to experienced predictive modelers. Key Responsibilities and Knowledge/Skills listed below span the entire predictive modeling career track, and candidates will be considered for the position that best matches their skills and experience.

Key Responsibilities:

The position will be responsible for:

• Creating and/or contributing to best-in-class predictive models taking into account business constraints.
• Helping to shape best practices around application of statistical modeling.
• Leading and/or implementing projects that yield actionable insights the business can use to increase customer satisfaction, policy growth, retention, and loss experience

• Proven ability to build predictive models.
• Solid skills and training in machine learning, statistical modeling, data mining or related field.
• Excellent computer skills, including strong programming skills in any language.
• Experience using machine learning algorithms (for example: Generalized Linear Models, Boosting, Decision Trees, Neural Networks, SVM, Bayesian Methods, Ensemble techniques, etc.)
• Ability to concentrate on loosely defined problems which require application of creative approaches.
• Ability to transfer knowledge to a variety of audiences.
• Understanding of algorithmic complexity and scaling of run time and memory usage with larger datasets
• Solid knowledge of linear algebra and convex optimization techniques.
• Experience tackling large data sets or familiarity with tools such as Hadoop or MapReduce.
• Experience with SAS, SPSS, S, S-Plus, R, RATS, SysStat, or similar statistics package a plus

• 3 – 5 years of experience in a predictive modeling / data scientist role in the insurance industry;
• 4 – 7 years relevant experience outside.

Contact:

Please apply to the Principal Predictive Modeler/Senior Data Scientist requisition by clicking on the following link:
https://allstate.taleo.net/careersection/10200/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=000D7D

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As part of our Machine Learning Lab in San Ramon, CA, you will collaborate with senior machine learning researchers in Niskayuna NY, and Bangalore, India. You will provide technical expertise to address supervised and unsupervised learning problems in an applied research environment.

We will depend on you to develop & deploy modern machine learning and statistical methods (CART and Random Forests, clustering and classification algorithms, Bayesian models, neural nets, SVM etc.) for finding patterns/models from industrial data. Familiarity with large data sets, cloud based development and deployment, open source practices and frameworks and experience in putting an intelligent application in production is desirable.

You must submit your application for employment on the careers page at the links below to be considered.

• Machine Learning Researcher (Entry Level Doctorate Degree): Job #1486856. Apply online.
• Lead Machine Learning Researcher (At least 3 years of experience post Doctorate Degree OR at least 7 years of experience post Master's Degree): Job #1486861. Apply online.
• Senior Machine Learning Researcher (At least 7 years of experience post Doctorate Degree OR at least 10 years of experience post Master's Degree): Job #1486862. Apply online.

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• Financial Services Leader—personal, small business and commercial banking; strong lending businesses in credit cards, auto and mortgage finance
• Analytical, Strategy-Driven Company—utilizes information-based strategy model that integrates information, technology and testing to deliver customized consumer solutions and industry-leading innovations
• Top Talent—committed to working with the best and brightest and fostering a diverse workplace where associates feel valued for who they are and what they bring to the table
• Supportive Culture—challenging work in a collaborative, flexible environment that encourages professional development and healthy work/life balance

Capital One offers exceptional opportunities to develop your abilities. You'll be part of a culture that emphasizes professional development, integrity and work/life balance.

Highly Valued Analyst Responsibilities:

Capital One highly values the role Business Analysts play in our success. That’s why they work in all strategic areas of the company. Along with team-based training, you’ll receive mentoring and ad hoc partnering with colleagues to help you quickly develop the practical knowledge you need in new areas.

As a Senior Business Analyst you could be involved in projects spanning a wide spectrum of business functions and your responsibilities may include:

• Examining marketing channels and exploring innovative business opportunities
• Researching and analyzing demographics, products, and business lines
• Performing ad hoc analysis of business situations, issues and problems
• Evaluating business results to identify improvement opportunities
• Performing analysis and providing recommendations to maximize profitability
• Supporting, developing, and managing analysts in support of business strategies

• Bachelors Degree in any quantitative field (business, math, economics, finance, statistics, science, engineering)
• 1 Year experience in Analysis

• Masters Degree in Business or quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering
• CFA, SQL, SAS, FRM certifications
• 1 Year experience in Statistical model building, market research, SQL querying
• 2 Years experience in Business analyst in a corporate setting
• 1 Year experience in Consulting

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• Financial Services Leader—personal, small business and commercial banking; strong lending businesses in credit cards, auto and mortgage finance
• Analytical, Strategy-Driven Company—utilizes information-based strategy model that integrates information, technology and testing to deliver customized consumer solutions and industry-leading innovations
• Top Talent—committed to working with the best and brightest and fostering a diverse workplace where associates feel valued for who they are and what they bring to the table
• Supportive Culture—challenging work in a collaborative, flexible environment that encourages professional development and healthy work/life balance

Capital One offers exceptional opportunities to develop your abilities. You'll be part of a culture that emphasizes professional development, integrity and work/life balance.

Highly Valued Analyst Responsibilities:

Capital One highly values the role Operations Analysts play in our success. That’s why they work in all strategic areas of the company. Along with team-based training, you’ll receive mentoring and ad hoc partnering with colleagues to help you quickly develop the practical knowledge you need in new areas.

As an Operations Analysis Manager you could be involved in projects spanning a wide spectrum of business functions and your responsibilities may include:

• Managing initiatives that drive process improvements and operational efficiencies
• Serving as an internal consultant focusing on re-engineering analysis
• Conducting research and performing analysis of critical business and operational components
• Performing ad hoc analysis of business situations, issues and problems
• Analyzing marketing channels and exploring new business opportunities
• Formulating actionable, value-adding business solutions and managing project implementation for these solutions
• Developing and shaping operational strategies
• Supporting, developing, and managing analysts in support of business strategies
• Leading cross-functional team to implement process improvements

• Bachelors Degree in a quantitative major (engineering, economics, finance, math, etc.)
• At least 3 years of operations analysis experience (all post-graduate)
• At least 2 years of experience in managing and leading teams

• A Bachelor or Masters Degree in a quantitative major, such as economics, finance, engineering or operations research
• 4-8+ years work experience performing operations analysis
• Strong quantitative, analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects

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• Partner with our Media team business units to identify, define, and inform on key opportunities surrounding SAY’s network, all based on data mining and data insights
• Support KPI definition and reporting – be our first line of defense in ensuring that key metrics needs are met and generating the necessary insights to inform day-to-day operations
• Drive the data mining and development of models to inform strategic KPI improvements as well as other business-critical decisions

• 5+ years experience in business analytics, web analytics, or similar field, ideally with online advertising focus
• Proven track record of tackling complex business questions, mining data, and generating business relevant insights that are communicated in a simple to consume and thorough fashion.
• Strong analytical abilities, experience with statistics and related analytic methodologies
• Substantial experience with Excel including pivot tables, database connections and any manipulation of large data sets. A talent for the visual display of quantitative information is highly desired.
• Working knowledge of SQL. Hive and/or Pig a big plus!
• Experience with Tableau or other BI software.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal, written and especially presentation. The ability to simplify complex analysis into concrete learning and action steps
• Well-organized, with strong attention to detail and willingness to go above and beyond to get the job done
• Flexibility, resourcefulness, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Can independently pursue hypotheses to discoveries
• Bachelor’s degree in a statistics, social sciences, math, or engineering preferred. MBA a plus.

SAY is a global media company that helps passionate, independent content creators publish, build an audience, and earn a living. The power to shape opinion is shifting from established media to individuals with real expertise and enthusiasm. SAY is accelerating this shift by delivering publishing technology and media services to influential creators and passion-based communities across key consumer interest areas such as family, sports, entertainment and technology. Drawing on expertise in social publishing, distribution and authentic digital marketing, the SAY team helps today’s leading online voices and top consumer brands engage with more than 400 million people around the world.

Based in San Francisco, SAY Media is in 11 markets in four countries, and has over 350 employees worldwide. Recently listed at #11 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500, SAY is comprised of an eclectic group of thinkers and doers focused on building the modern media company, bridging technical, creative, and business disciplines. Learn more at www.saymedia.com.

This position is based in San Francisco. Local candidates preferred.

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BACKGROUND

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation's leading media & entertainment companies. Its assets include its cable TV operations, which serve more than 3.5 million households. Our award-winning services include iO TV® digital TV, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice® digital voice, Optimum WiFi® wireless Internet & Optimum Lightpath® integrated business solutions. Cablevision also owns News 12 Networks, a local news leader; MSG Varsity, a suite of TV & online services covering high school activities; and Newsday Media Group which includes Newsday, Long Island's leading daily newspaper. Additionally, the Company also owns & operates Clearview Cinemas.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Manager is responsible for supporting all primary consumer research initiatives and data analytics for the Cable and Communications business including all studies related to the Customer Advisory Panel and proprietary custom research. Specific responsibilities include:

• Demonstrating superior project management, data organization and interpretation analysis skills as well as superior attention to detail.
• Supporting strategic and tactical quantitative and qualitative research initiatives working closely with key constituencies and internal clients within the Company including senior-level research colleagues.
• Executing research data handling and analytics in an effective and efficient manner with high quality control standards and adherence to timelines.
• Performing day-to-day activities related to the usage and maintenance of research panels including monitoring the quality and quantity of active panelists, survey drafting and programming via licensed software, data ! tabulati on and reporting, data cleansing and appends, recruitment, retention, survey programming and deployment.
• Working with external vendors to manage day-to-day research details and ensure timely and effective execution of research projects.

• 5 years experience in primary research, preferably at least 3 years in a custom full service quantitative research supplier environment designing, implementing, and delivering actionable consumer research
• Experience in using basic statistical and research methodologies (e.g., significance testing, sample design, research design) including the ability to manage, manipulate and merge large data files in excel or other spreadsheet application.
• Heavy experience ("supplier side" preferred) in developing survey instruments, sampling plans, weighting schemes, analytic plans, survey programming, statistical packages (e.g., SPSS), reporting tools, prior panel management a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Excel/Powerpoint and Word) as well as experience working with online surveying tools (e.g. Sparq, Insight Express, SurveyMonkey, Zoomerang or other similar tools) and analytic reporting applications (e.g. SAS, SPSS, Confirmit, Marketsight, or other statistical software).
• Ability to demonstrate superior attention to detail, to autonomously manage day-to-day functions related to research execution and focus on flawless research execution.
• Strong communications skills; ability to communicate effectively with research vendors, translating business needs into specific direction for research execution.
• Must be proactive, highly energetic and have the ability to support multiple projects in an uncertain and often changing environment; deadline and end-product driven
• High level of responsiveness in supporting senior level research staff and the research needs of various constituencies around the company.

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BACKGROUND

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation's leading media & entertainment companies. Its assets include its cable TV operations which serve more than 3.5 million households. Our award-winning services include Optimum Online® high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice® digital voice, Optimum WiFi® wireless Internet & Optimum Lightpath® integrated business solutions, and iO TV® digital TV,. Cablevision also owns News 12 Networks, a local news leader; MSG Varsity, a suite of TV & online services covering high school activities; and Newsday Media Group which includes Newsday, Long Island's leading daily newspaper. Additionally, the Company also owns & operates Clearview Cinemas.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Director is responsible for the implementation of new custom primary market research to track customer satisfaction across all facets of the customer’s relationship with the diverse Optimum services. This will include:

• The strategic consolidation of existing data
• Providing analytics that size and profile the customer base into actionable segments for retention and loyalty initiatives
• Objective definition and design methodology
• Vendor evaluation, selection & management
• Panel utilization
• Adherence to timelines
• Report preparation & presentation.
• Participating in business needs analysis !
• Developing questionnaire and/or design focus group guides, and selecting venues for qualitative research,
• Working collaboratively with the Director of Product Management and Panel Research, the Director of Brand Health Tracking, and other internal clients

• Ten plus years experience in primary research, preferably at least five years on the client side with experience translating complex business issues into actionable research results
• Experience using basic statistical and research methodologies (e.g., significance testing, sample design, research design) and developing survey instruments, discussion guides, sampling plans, weighting schemes, and analytic plans
• Ability to demonstrate autonomous management of all research activities—from the translation of business objectives into research objectives through development and communication of final presentation of results
• Strong communications skills; able to communicate complex research processes and findings in a succinct, understandable, and compelling manner to senior-level managers across different organizational areas
• Demonstrated ability to dissect and analyze complex business problems, probe facts, and identify and prove/disprove hypotheses
• Ability to direct multiple projects in an uncertain and often changing environment; deadline and end-product driven
• High level of energy, responsiveness, and commitment in servicing the research needs of various constituencies throughout the Company

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Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Make quality decisions based on thorough analysis, personal experience and effective judgment.
• Make decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure. Effectively focus self and others on what’s important for accomplishing the goal or task at hand.
• Accomplish goals by obtaining resources, coordinating activities and arranging information in a useful manner. Use time efficiently by planning effectively and focusing on priorities.
• Address conflict quickly and effectively by listening and finding common ground between parties.
• Focus on bottom-line results and constantly strive to exceed goals personally and through others.
• Speak comfortably and effectively in front of groups and in a variety of settings.
• Establish and maintain effective employee and customer relationships by building trust and respect and acting proactively to meet customer needs.
• Take a comprehensive approach to issues, focusing on how things interrelate and have an impact both in the present and in the future.
• Focus time, interest and effort on developing others. Establish compelling development plans and provide timely performance and development feedback. Inspire productivity by establishing a clear vision, maintaining two-way communication, and distributing the workload in a planful and organized manner. Establish clear objectives and a sense of ownership among team members and then carefully monitor progress and results.
• Understand and effectively navigate complex relationships and situations throughout the organization.
• Relate effectively with top management.
• Create a climate of engagement and productivity by empowering others and encouraging them to contribute ideas and make decisions.
• Responsible for delivery of analyses and evaluation of all Learning initiatives, including relevant learning metrics and identification of data trends, anomalies and root causes of issues. Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that will provide insight into analyzing the relationships between learning initiatives, employee reaction, and business outcomes.

• Bachelor’s in HR, business, statistics, finance or social/opinion research.
• 5-7 years experience designing and conducting research and evaluation studies, as well as analyzing and reporting data to create actionable insights and recommendations
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment
• Experience with business intelligence and HR data analytics – Microstrategy experience a plus
• Strong analytical skills; able to understand what data is important and how to analyze and synthesize it to be meaningful to stakeholders.
• Strong problem solving and conceptual thinking skills with an acute attention to detail and accuracy.
• Project management skills including planning, execution and follow-through. Ability to work with and hold accountable third-party consultants to meet deliverables. Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills; experience as a leader in an environment where the ability to influence and build productive alliances with stakeholders is critical.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with HR systems such as PeopleSoft, Plateau.

• Master’s degree in HR, business, statistics, finance or social/opinion research
• Strong understanding of statistics, psychometrics and key performance indicators and expertise with statistical or research applications such as SPSS, SAS and online survey platforms.
• Strong knowledge of HR and business metrics, as well as business intelligence strategies.
• Apply online at www.lowes.com/careers
• Job ID: 257588

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• As an Executive Leader of our Data Analytics Business, you will be responsible for building a strategically-important unit, leveraging the large amounts of data we collect to create value-added products for our clients and generate enhancements to our business. This position will serve as the lead in a newly created business area and will have the following responsibilities.
• Provide the strategic vision and leadership required to leverage the organization’s data into new areas of opportunity.
• Drive development of new products and services.
• Hire and manage analyst(s) to ensure product and services are provided to clients that meet their requirements.
• Work to meet revenue and operational goals, develop and track budgets, establish business and product development plans, and lead the execution of those plans.
• Support relationships with current and new customers to achieve business objectives.

• The ideal candidate will have executive experience as a thought leader in the use of data to enhance student recruitment. Must have a combination of strong technical knowledge, leadership experience, AND business understanding and savvy.
• Entrepreneurial drive, high energy level, and can do attitude required to grow this business unit and develop its product and service offerings in an entrepreneurial, profit minded environment.
• Should possess a strong vision of the ways in which data analytics are likely to evolve and be used by our clients over time.
• A strong desire and ability to engage in consultative selling.
• Advanced degree in either econometrics, statistics, applied mathematics, operations research or other related analytical field.
• Years of experience working with advanced analytic techniques: econometric modeling, structural equation modeling, multivariate statistics, predictive modeling, customer response/CRM analytics or other relevant disciplines.
• Advanced knowledge of statistical modeling software (e.g. SAS, SPSS, etc.), database tools (e.g. SQL) and enterprise business intelligence tools.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills.
• Outstanding executive and leadership skills. Ability to maintain a fun, professional and productive team atmosphere.
• Ability to identify creative approaches to enhancing revenues, and provide meaningful input on business and process improvement
• Experience in higher education is a plus.
• Experience in a smaller, entrepreneurial setting is a plus.

All applications will be kept confidential. We appreciate all interest, but will only contact those applicants with whom we wish to proceed further

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Accretive Health
Chicago, IL.

Accretive Health (NYSE: AH) is looking for a Chief Algorithms Officer, PHDs and PHD students from Stanford with a passion for machine learning, algorithms, AI, data mining and bioinformatics to solve a massive problem.

We want to talk with you about tackling one of the most complex and compelling issues in this country: the need to reduce healthcare costs while increasing the quality of patient care. I’m hoping you’re intrigued by this challenge.

We have amassed close to 1B data sets of insurance claims over the last several years and intend to mine them. We think you could play a critical role in leveraging the data to solve this problem. You’ll be working with other brilliant PHDs and PHD students from top schools.

Accretive Health is the leading provider of Revenue Cycle Management expertise in this country. Using our proprietary technology, we help hospital systems reduce their financial "leakage" and increase profitability. We are an 8 year old company that is the market leader in a high growth and dynamic industry. We went public in 2010, in a market that virtually was non-existent, and have secured close to 80% returns for our original investors. Our year over year growth was 35% from 2010 to 2011. Click on the following url to learn more about Accretive Health: http://vimeo.com/34862516.

Please contact me at the address below to discuss your passions and our project in great detail.

Lori Brown, Vice President

Accretive Health, Inc. | 401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2700 | Chicago, IL 60611| M: 312/543/0567| lobrown@accretivehealth.com |http://www.accretivehealth.com

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The sales director, US, is responsible for new client development and sales, as well as account management functions. The focus of the role is to create, manage and cultivate relationships with clients to maximize revenue and profit, while maintaining high level of customer service. The ideal candidate must have experience in a consultative software sales environment; excellent communication and presentation skills; excellent sales and closing skills; and a strong understanding of both the technical solutions and business drivers. This sales director role is a true hunter model, so the candidate must thrive in an independent, self-directed environment, where h/she will build their own book of business. Excellent compensation package for the right candidate.

Requirements:

• MUST have 5-7+ years in a software, solution selling, sales environment
• Proven track record of sales and account management success with a consistent record of meeting and exceeding sales quotas
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent prospecting, relationship building and closing skills
• Experience negotiating business terms and conditions in collaboration with executives and corporate counsel
• Bachelor's degree required, MBA a strong plus
• 50%+ travel
• Ability to operate both a strategic and tactical level

send your resume to careers@mdsuk.com

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Sirius XM Radio Inc. is America's satellite radio company. SiriusXM broadcasts more than 135 channels of commercial free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather to more than 20 million subscribers. We are one of the world's largest pure-play audio entertainment company and we are among the largest subscription media companies in the United States. SiriusXM broadcasts to subscribers everywhere they want to listen in cars, on boats, in the home or office, and through a wide range of mobile devices.

SiriusXM offers an impressive array of content that spans virtually all genres and interests, including Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell, Jamie Foxx, Barbara Walters, Opie & Anthony, Bob Edwards, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Jimmy Buffett, The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, and Bob Dylan, among others. SiriusXM is the leader in sports programming as the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, Major League Baseball®, NASCAR®, NBA, NHL®, and PGA TOUR® and offers major college sports.

We have arrangements with every major automaker for installation of satellite radio in their vehicles. Our products are available through shop.siriusxm.com and at retail locations nationwide. SiriusXM programming is also available at siriusxm.com/whatson, and on Apple iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices using the SiriusXM Premium Online App.

SiriusXM provides premium real-time video, traffic, weather, data and information services for subscribers in cars, trucks, RVs, boats and aircraft through SIRIUS Backseat TV™, XM NavTraffic®, SIRUS Traffic™, XM Nav Weather™, and SIRIUS Marine™, among others.

SiriusXM is committed to integrity, excellence, and diversity among its employees.

Job Description

Position Summary:

Responsible for the creation and the implementation of new online functionality. The ability to be a forward thinker to understand customer challenges online and turn those understandings into tasks and online initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for building and supporting a 2012 roadmap of online initiatives.
• Responsible for understanding Chat features and functionalities along with a grasp of how to identify customer challenges and impact the site based on learnings.
• Experience in mobile features and functions and the ability to translate SiriusXM customer needs to a mobile environment
• An understanding of how “manage my account” sites work including message centers, shopping carts and credentials and the ability to implement such features and functionalities online.
• Work with IT and others across the business to build functionality to support customer identified gaps.
• Have a strong understanding of web analytics with the ability to dig deep into the numbers and translate the learnings into actionable tasks.
• Will work with cross functional teams to develop business requirements, respond to functional requirement build-out/approvals, participate in testing and approve launches.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree
• 5+ years experience

• Must have mobile experience
• Must have chat experience
• Must have a strong attention to detail with the ability to focus on task completion.
• Enthusiastic problem solver that thrives on being engaged at all levels of the projects top down.
• Must have proven web skills and excellent program management skills, clear verbal and written communication abilities, strong attention to detail, be a self starter and independent worker
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work across the business including strong knowledge of IT back end systems
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to pay attention to details and be organized
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with minimal direction
• Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects
• Needs to understand the customers POV at all times and take it into consideration when making business decisions
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/V/D

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion.

Please apply at https://careers-siriusxm.icims.com/jobs/6379/job

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Sirius XM Radio Inc. is America's satellite radio company. SiriusXM broadcasts more than 135 channels of commercial free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather to more than 20 million subscribers. We are one of the world's largest pure-play audio entertainment company and we are among the largest subscription media companies in the United States. SiriusXM broadcasts to subscribers everywhere they want to listen in cars, on boats, in the home or office, and through a wide range of mobile devices.

SiriusXM offers an impressive array of content that spans virtually all genres and interests, including Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell, Jamie Foxx, Barbara Walters, Opie & Anthony, Bob Edwards, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Jimmy Buffett, The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, and Bob Dylan, among others. SiriusXM is the leader in sports programming as the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, Major League Baseball®, NASCAR®, NBA, NHL®, and PGA TOUR® and offers major college sports.

We have arrangements with every major automaker for installation of satellite radio in their vehicles. Our products are available through shop.siriusxm.com and at retail locations nationwide. SiriusXM programming is also available at siriusxm.com/whatson, and on Apple iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices using the SiriusXM Premium Online App.

SiriusXM provides premium real-time video, traffic, weather, data and information services for subscribers in cars, trucks, RVs, boats and aircraft through SIRIUS Backseat TV™, XM NavTraffic®, SIRUS Traffic™, XM Nav Weather™, and SIRIUS Marine™, among others.

SiriusXM is committed to integrity, excellence, and diversity among its employees.

Job Description

Sirius XM Radio is looking for a resourceful and motivated individual to join our Strategic Analytics team. This team leads the initiative to harness customer data in addressing strategic issues that materially impact our business. The primary responsibility for the Manager is monitoring and optimizing the performance of analytical systems and projects. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills in addition to technical ability.

Why is it exciting to work here?

This position will expose you to the challenges of practical business analytics, such as incomplete data, large data sets, unstructured data, high variance and multiple objective functions. You will need to be a creative problem solver with great attention to detail and can work well on teams.

Satellite radio is a young but proven market with high growth potential. This is a great opportunity to get first-hand experience at a fast-moving media company with a rich data set consisting of millions of customers from numerous channels making decisions during their life cycles.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop reports and monitor the performance of predictive models in production
• Diagnose the sources of variances and develop remedies to ensure the stability of analytical systems
• Produce analyses of models identifying opportunities for optimization and improvement in methodology
• Provide regular updates to management and business partners on the performance of predictive models and insights learned from such models
• Manage projects to launch new predictive models
• Work with IT and vendors to plan and execute projects
• Work with analysts to develop improvement strategy and execution plan

• 3-4 years of demonstrated experience in project or program management in an IT setting
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics or related fields
• Prior experience with statistical analysis and modelling
• Familiarity with databases, SAS and SQL
• Desire and ability to collaborate with business and IT partners
• Experience in systems administration or technical support highly valued
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion.

Please apply at https://careers-siriusxm.icims.com/jobs/6986/job

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Sirius XM Radio Inc. is America's satellite radio company. SiriusXM broadcasts more than 135 channels of commercial free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather to more than 20 million subscribers. We are one of the world's largest pure-play audio entertainment company and we are among the largest subscription media companies in the United States. SiriusXM broadcasts to subscribers everywhere they want to listen in cars, on boats, in the home or office, and through a wide range of mobile devices.

SiriusXM offers an impressive array of content that spans virtually all genres and interests, including Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell, Jamie Foxx, Barbara Walters, Opie & Anthony, Bob Edwards, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Jimmy Buffett, The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, and Bob Dylan, among others. SiriusXM is the leader in sports programming as the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, Major League Baseball®, NASCAR®, NBA, NHL®, and PGA TOUR® and offers major college sports.

We have arrangements with every major automaker for installation of satellite radio in their vehicles. Our products are available through shop.siriusxm.com and at retail locations nationwide. SiriusXM programming is also available at siriusxm.com/whatson, and on Apple iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices using the SiriusXM Premium Online App.

SiriusXM provides premium real-time video, traffic, weather, data and information services for subscribers in cars, trucks, RVs, boats and aircraft through SIRIUS Backseat TV™, XM NavTraffic®, SIRUS Traffic™, XM Nav Weather™, and SIRIUS Marine™, among others.

SiriusXM is committed to integrity, excellence, and diversity among its employees.

Job Description

Position Summary

Sirius XM Radio is looking for a resourceful and motivated individual to join our Strategic Analytics team. This team leads the initiative to harness customer data in addressing strategic issues that materially impact our business. The primary responsibility for the Senior Manager role is conducting statistical analyses in support of our marketing and strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will have strong consultative skills in addition to quantitative ability.

The successful candidate will also be exposed to the challenges of using statistics in a business setting, such as incomplete data, biased data, large data sets, low signal-to-noise ratios, high variance and multiple objective functions. Requires being creative and resourceful and we will utilize traditional statistical methodologies as well as newer techniques from computational statistics and data mining.

Satellite radio is a young but proven market with growth potential. This is a great opportunity to get first-hand experience at a fast-moving media company with a rich data set consisting of millions of customers from numerous channels making decisions during their life cycles.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize and execute exploratory analyses to address current business questions, typically requiring manipulation of large amounts of data, linking across multiple databases, writing of complex code, and refining analysis plans over the course of projects
• Develop statistical models to support our marketing efforts, such as customer segmentation, acquisition and retention
• Develop statistical testing programs to measure and improve on-going performance of marketing campaigns
• Apply appropriate techniques, such as exploratory data analysis, regression, bootstrapping, trees, cluster analysis, survival analysis and so on
• Develop and articulate strategic recommendations based on rigorous data analysis
• Partner with Marketing and Finance to understand business problems and marketing strategies
• Partner with IT to implement models and tests

• 6-8 years of general business experience, including 3-4 years of quantitative analysis in a business setting, including building statistical models and using statistical methods
• 3-5 years of computer coding, including SAS and SQL
• MS in Statistics, Data Mining, Econometrics or related fields; MBA helpful

• Exceptional ability to extract strategic insights from large data sets
• Strong ability to build coherent stories and presentations illustrating insights from data
• Ability to work in a dynamic, uncertain environment in which project objectives are refined while data is being analyzed
• Desire and ability to collaborate with business partners
• 1 or more years of experience in retail, entertainment or auto industries a plus
• Occasional travel to Washington, DC may be required.
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

• Proficient in SAS and SQL
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Systems administration skills a plus

Please apply at https://careers-siriusxm.icims.com/jobs/6779/job

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• Financial Services Leader—personal, small business and commercial banking; strong lending businesses in credit cards, auto and mortgage finance
• Analytical, Strategy-Driven Company—utilizes information-based strategy model that integrates information, technology and testing to deliver customized consumer solutions and industry-leading innovations
• Top Talent—committed to working with the best and brightest and fostering a diverse workplace where associates feel valued for who they are and what they bring to the table
• Supportive Culture—challenging work in a collaborative, flexible environment that encourages professional development and healthy work/life balance

You have the skills. You possess the drive. What you need is a place where you’re given immediate responsibility and the opportunity to make real-world impact. We have built a progressive financial services powerhouse and become a leading Fortune 500 company. It’s here that you’ll find a fast-paced, teamwork-oriented environment that values your collaborative and analytical abilities.

Position Highlights:

• Drive strategy by leveraging your analytical skills
• Be part of the full life cycle of projects
• Manage and mentor junior data analysts
• Collaborate across business units
• Work with top talent in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Experience real work life balance, with little travel involved

• Analyze complex data structures to generate business insights
• Manage and perform campaign segmentations for marketing efforts
• Manage a team of data analysts
• Develop reports to monitor business critical results
• Support the leadership team with data consultation, gathering and analysis
• Partner with internal clients on analytical projects

• Bachelors Degree in an analytical filed such as Engineering, Math, Physics, Finance or Information Technology
• 4 years of experience in data analysis
• 1 year of experience in managing or leading teams
• 2 years of experience with SQL, UNIX and/or SAS

• Masters Degree in an analytical filed such as Engineering, Math, Physics, Finance or Information Technology
• Teradata Certification, SAS Certification, UNIX Certification
• 7+ years experience in data analysis
• Experience in banking or financial services is strongly preferred.

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We're looking for highly motivated individuals to help us extract meaning from Twitter's massive dataset. As a Data Scientist for the Analytics team, you'll use statistical analysis and data mining techniques to help us better understand how users engage with Twitter, determine whether new and experimental features should be launched, and measure Twitter's success across the entire organization. You should be passionate about finding insights in data and using quantitative analysis to answer complex questions.

Responsibilities

• Work with large (terabytes of data, billions of daily transactions) structured and unstructured data sets.
• Work closely and iterate quickly with product teams throughout the organization.
• Summarize and report analytical findings in both oral and written form.
• Write and interpret map-reduce style data analyses using Hadoop and Pig.
• Code using a mix of SQL, Pig, R, and scripting languages.

• MS or PhD in Statistics, Math, Operations Research, Computer Science, or another quantitative discipline
• Experience with statistical programming environments like R
• Experience with large datasets and map-reduce architectures like Hadoop
• Experience with scripting languages, regular expressions, etc.
• Previous experience working in team environments with limited supervision
• Ability to map business needs to engineering systems
• Interest in using discrete math, probability, and statistics to answer complex questions

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MDS Lavastorm Analytics (“Lavastorm”) competes in the rapidly growing $10Bn+ market for business intelligence and data analytics. It has received awards from Red Herring and Inc. 500 as one of the fastest growing and most promising private companies in the US. The company has built a successful business by focusing on the media and communications sector. However, in recent years Lavastorm started to experience considerable success in other markets and has recently created a business unit to focus solely on exploiting these new opportunities.

Position Overview

Lavastorm Inside Sales Executives (ISEs) play a central role in exploiting these new opportunities. The company has made major investments in product, sales, and marketing to support a high velocity go-to-market model in which ISEs are where the rubber meets the road. They are responsible for identifying, pursuing, qualifying and closing sales opportunities without traveling onsite except in rare situations. The primary tools of the ISE will be email, the phone, web demos and remote POCs. ISEs will be accountable for a quota by managing a sales funnel and pipeline by identifying potential customers (including a steady stream of leads from marketing programs), pursuing those targets, engaging and qualifying those prospects using a wide variety of sales tools, and driving opportunities to closure.

Responsibilities

• Identify companies and individuals that are good targets for Lavastorm’s products and services
• Engage prospective buyers to understand their business challenges and position Lavastorm as a compelling solution
• Guide qualified prospects through an structured evaluation process, leveraging presales resources as needed
• Ensure that prospects understand the business value and differentiators of Lavastorm
• Create and deliver sales proposals
• Close deals
• Manage a pipeline of business, develop forecasts, meet monthly

• Highly motivated, career-oriented, and ambitious
• Eager to learn and develop full potential
• Strong work ethic, high energy, and self-starter
• Positive attitude that comes through with customers and co-workers
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Organized and thorough

• Prior phone-based sales experience preferred
• Familiarity with Salesforce.com a plus
• Undergraduate degree preferred

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MDS Lavastorm Analytics (“Lavastorm”) competes in the rapidly growing $10Bn+ market for business intelligence and data analytics. It has received awards from Red Herring and Inc. 500 as one of the fastest growing and most promising private companies in the US. The company has built a successful business by focusing on the media and communications sector. However, in recent years Lavastorm started to experience considerable success in other markets and has recently created a business unit to focus solely on exploiting these new opportunities.

Position Overview

Lavastorm’s Head of Partner Development will play a central role in accessing these new opportunities. The company has made major investments to support a high velocity go-to-market model in which partners play a vital role in reaching customers. The Head of Partner Development will design and execute the company partnering strategy, including identifying potential partners that align with the company’s broader go-to-market initiatives, engaging and qualifying those partners, implementing formalized business relationships with them, and ensuring that these partners become productive, growing channels for the company.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize prospective partners that align with Lavastorm's go-to market initiatives
• Engage these partners directly and get them excited about the value of partnering with Lavastorm. Partner categories include SIs, VARs, distributors, and OEMs
• Work with partners to formalize business relationship, including signing contracts and developing joint go-to-market plans with them
• Ensure that partners are on-boarded effectively by collaborating with training teams, sales, and marketing to deliver a coordinated ramp-up program
• Support partners through their initial sales cycles to ensure that they have capabilities to effectively manage sales cycles from start to finish
• Meet with partners regularly to review their sales pipeline and develop reliable forecasts
• Lead selected internal initiatives to improve Lavastorm’s partnering capabilities

• Highly motivated, career-oriented, and ambitious; not afraid of a quota
• Strong work ethic, high energy & integrity, outgoing, self-starter
• A team player able to accomplish goals by mobilizing and aligning cross-functional teams
• Positive attitude that comes through with partners and co-workers; sense of humor required.
• First-rate written and verbal communication abilities and presentation skills
• Organized and thorough; able to be an excellent ambassador for the company

• Expert persuasion skills and a nuanced understanding about how to make partnerships work
• Previous success in a business / partner development and / or sales role(s) required
• Strong performance in an undergraduate degree required, MBA a plus
• Familiarity with business intelligence and analytics a plus

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Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation's leading media & entertainment companies. Its assets include its cable TV operations which serve more than 3.5 million households. Our award-winning services include Optimum Online high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice* digital voice, Optimum WiFi* wireless Internet & Optimum Lightpath* integrated business solutions, and iO TV* digital TV,. Cablevision also owns News 12 Networks, a local news leader; MSG Varsity, a suite of TV & online services covering high school activities; and Newsday Media Group which includes Newsday, Long Island's leading daily newspaper. Additionally, the Company also owns & operates Clearview Cinemas.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Manager of Reporting & Analytics is responsible for providing thought and directional leadership for enterprise-wide reporting solutions, which deepen the use of Analytics & MicroStrategy tools and broaden the use of new technologies for delivery of Cable & Communications STB reporting application.

The manager will lead business use case development and define end-user requirements to support and continue the growth of Cablevision’s use of set-top box data via Analytics & MicroStrategy within the organization. This will be achieved by developing specific business use cases and requirements to deliver strategic intelligence while ensuring exceptional data integrity, navigational ease and enhanced applications of the STB data.

For each activity, the manager will identify the scope of the business requirement and determine the objective and to formulate an Analytics & Metrics reporting framework, identify resource requirements, define and develop testing and acceptance plans, and all other related responsibilities to meet the end-user requirements.

This position requires seasoned ability to provide guidance and coordination of direct and indirect staff based on complexity and timing of assignments. A blend of strategic and tactical management skills are essential to direct resources with varying readiness levels and skill sets such as business analysis, testing and technical development. Effective intra-organizational, management and communication skills are required to manage relationships with all levels of personnel.

To fulfill the requirements defined by organizational areas, the manager will formulate:

• Critical business metrics used for strategic analyses and business use cases with clearly defined end-user requirements, test plans and acceptance criteria.
• Define and maintain a defined distribution channel for presentation to end-users.
• Operational processes or procedural and escalation guidelines to support metrics functions or rectify performance deficiencies tied to metrics results.
• Create thoughtful and innovative analyses in order to best position and distinguish Cablevision in the marketplace .Analyze and interpret television consumer tracking sources for business users and recurring adhoc requests using sample data.

• 5 + years of data analysis or customer/consumer analytics, preferably within cable, media or consumer retail oriented industries.
• Strong project management leadership and change management skills are required, including the ability to drive mid to large size efforts and lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong working knowledge of project life cycle/version control and development activities, with significant involvement in implementing technological change and related procedures.
• Demonstrated involvement with effectuating organizational and process changes to support new business delivery models, with emphasis on measurement, risk management controls, or reporting.
• Strong SQL, Word, Excel, PowerPoint skills necessary, working Knowledge of SAS/SPSS /Microstrategy/Spotlight any other statistical / reporting tools a plus

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Company Overview

A recognized market leader in the field of data mining and predictive analytics, Angoss helps marketing, sales and risk management professionals gain competitive advantage through applied predictive analytics. Angoss offers both technology licensing and cloud-based predictive analytic solutions. Angoss technology and our KnowledgeCLOUD™ solutions help blue-chip Fortune 500 clients across financial services, information and communications technology, healthcare and retailing industries predict customer behaviors with precision and confidence, act on these insights by integrating data driven insight into their day to day decision making and perform by delivering measureable ROI and improved business performance.

Position Mandate

Reporting to the Chief Solutions Officer, you will be responsible for selling, delivering and supporting client implementations of our KnowledgeCLOUD™ predictive analytics solutions across multiple industries.

Our KnowledgeCLOUD™ solutions focus on the application of predictive analytics to address marketing, sales and risk management functions which can be significantly improved through the application of analytically-driven insight. When applied properly, this insight allows clients to significantly improve business outcomes, such as greater returns on marketing investments, improvements in sales productivity, reductions in credit risk, delinquency and fraud. Our solutions are designed to address these unique business challenges in select verticals.

Our target industries include mid-market to enterprise clients in the financial services (retail banking, investment banking, mutual fund and wealth management), insurance (life, P&C and health insurance), information and communications technologies (B2B and B2C technology companies, as well as telecom, media and content carriers and providers), and retail. Angoss has well established credentials with major clients across the US, Canada and UK in these target verticals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business development efforts in key verticals and accounts from opportunity identification, proposal development and review, proof of concept delivery through to contract negotiation
• Engage with new and existing clients across multiple industries to configure and maintain our KnowledgeCLOUD™ solutions in a hosted environment
• Lead and manage predictive analytic solution projects from initiation to closure, working closely with our analytics teams and our technical teams
• Work with 3rd party vendors and partners to design and deliver comprehensive analytically-driven solutions
• Work hands-on using the best-of-breed technology stack that comprises our KnowledgeHUB™ solutions platform
• Provide on-going support and thought leadership within existing client relationships to further extend and enhance the value of our analytic solutions
• Work collaboratively with client and internal teams to identify analytic solutions for critical business issues within existing clients
• Participate in the development and enhancement of our suite of industry-focused KnowledgeCLOUD predictive analytic solutions

• 4 year college graduate degree required
• MBA or equivalent graduate degree required
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience - financial services, high-tech, healthcare or retail
• Domain knowledge in predictive analytics and data mining
• Demonstrated strong worth ethic and drive to take on and execute high levels of responsibility and accountability
• Ability to work with high degree of autonomy, discipline and accountability
• Familiarity with and past use of CRM sales systems
• Strong understanding of business and consumer sales and marketing issues and concepts – CRM or EMM experience a plus
• Proven business development skills
• Ability to manage large, complex account relationships
• Ability to design and develop cross-functional services and offerings
• Ability to recruit, manage and motivate high-performing personnel
• Proven analytic skills
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills
• Strong multi -tasking and organizational skills to meet deadlines
• Detail oriented
• Ability to work in a team environment to accomplish mutual tasks and goals
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
• Strong time management skills
• Experience in highly collaborative environments
• Persistent and upbeat- won't be demoralized by setbacks
• Engaging, enthusiastic personality
• Short stay travel

The role of the Solutions Principal is a critical one at Angoss. We only consider candidates with strong academic and work credentials, strong project management skills, and a track record of innovative and successful applied analytics projects. This position is located in Washington, DC.

Applicants should apply by submitting their resume and cover letter to careers@angoss.com. In the “Subject” field specify “Angoss Careers: Solutions Principal”

References

Applicants will be expected to provide suitable references from current or former employers upon request.

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CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) is a research center that studies young Americans' civic participation. CIRCLE is the premier source of information-facts, trends, evaluations, and best practices-related to youth civic engagement. CIRCLE disseminates the results of research to policy makers, practitioners, journalists, and scholars in various disciplines. CIRCLE is part of The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, which prepares students in all fields of study for lifetimes of active citizenship, promotes new knowledge in the field, and builds an enduring and broadly shared ethos of citizenship and public service across Tufts University. Tisch College offers opportunities to engage Tufts students in meaningful community building and public service experiences, explore personal commitments to civic participation, and take on active and effective roles in public life and to engage faculty in expanded active citizenship research and teaching. Tisch College also seeks to influence higher education in the US and abroad to embrace active citizenship.

CIRCLE is seeking a Senior Researcher to conduct research and to help to lead some of CIRCLE's research or evaluation projects. The Senior Researcher will be a Tufts University employee and will work in the main CIRCLE office on the Tufts campus in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts. Responsibilities include:

• serving as a researcher on a range of research projects that may include secondary data-analysis, literature reviews, field experiments, program evaluations and original surveys;
• producing reports, fact sheets and press releases on timely and relevant topics, often in close collaboration with CIRCLE colleagues;
• providing guidance to other CIRCLE staff and students who produce research (quantita! tive and qualitative);
• contributing to research grant proposals;
• representing CIRCLE at a wide range of events including research conferences, practitioner forums, press events and other public events;
• answering queries from reporters about CIRCLE research.

Although the Senior Researcher position does not come with regular teaching responsibilities, there may be opportunities to teach undergraduate courses on civic engagement and leadership periodically.

Job Requirements:

Basic Requirements:

• Master's degree
• Five (5) years of related experience
• Experience with statistical software packages, databases, and Microsoft Office
• Strong research skills, including a good working knowledge of at least one statistical package, such as STATA, SAS, or SPSS, and some experience using large public datasets. Experience with multivariate statistical techniques or qualitative methods and evaluation methods
• Ability to communicate effectively with practitioners, reporters, scholars, and young people through writing, speech, and graphs
• Ability to produce reliable, accurate, and readable evaluations and research products on short deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively with CIRCLE colleagues from varied backgrounds and to interact with practitioners
• Ability to teach research methods to colleagues and student/workers

Preferred Qualifications:
PhD in a social science discipline. Enthusiasm for youth civic engagement desired; however, prior research in this specific area is not required.

Tufts University is an AA/EO employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds.

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RPD currently has multiple openings, from entry-level to experienced predictive modelers. Key Responsibilities and Knowledge/Skills listed below span the entire predictive modeling career track, and candidates will be considered for the position that best matches their skills and experience.

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

In alignment with corporate goals, specific responsibilities for the Predictive Modeler/Data Scientist will include:

• Creating and/or contributing to best-in-class predictive models taking into account business constraints.
• Helping to shape best practices around application of statistical modeling.
• Leading and/or implementing projects that yield actionable insights the business can use to increase customer satisfaction, policy growth, retention, and loss experience

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in a predictive modeling / data scientist role in the insurance industry or 4 to 7 years relevant experience outside of insurance.

The candidate must of demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility in:

• Proven ability to build predictive models.
• Solid skills and training in machine learning, statistical modeling, data mining or related field.
• Excellent computer skills, including strong programming skills in any language.
• Experience using machine learning algorithms (for example: Generalized Linear Models, Boosting, Decision Trees, Neural Networks, SVM, Bayesian Methods, Ensemble techniques, etc.)
• Ability to concentrate on loosely defined problems which require application of creative approaches.
• Ability to transfer knowledge to a variety of audiences.
• Understanding of algorithmic complexity and scaling of run time and memory usage with larger datasets
• Solid knowledge of linear algebra and convex optimization techniques.
• Experience tackling large data sets or familiarity with tools such as Hadoop or MapReduce.

A graduate degree strongly preferred; Actuarial designation (ACAS/FCAS) a plus but not required. Major preference(s) include Machine Learning, Statistics/Applied Statistics, Computer Science, or related field.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested and qualified applicants must apply via Allstate.jobs at the link below:
https://allstate.taleo.net/careersection/10200/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=000D7D

Requisition: 000D7D

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What inspires you? At Kaiser Permanente, we want to know. Because within our marketing, sales, service, and administration group, we have strong convictions too—like believing that our work directly benefits the total health of our 8.6 million members. We’re 100 percent dedicated to providing them with options that suit their individual needs and giving them all the information they require to make the right decisions. It’s an exceptional approach to doing business. And it’s just part of what has made us the nation’s largest nonprofit health care organization. Find out more about us, and learn how you can put your beliefs to good work in Burbank, California.

Senior Database Marketing Analyst

In this, role you will bring scientific rigor to marketing, fostering a test-and-learn approach with the end goal of maximizing the effectiveness of marketing efforts. You will need to have extensive training and experience in direct response marketing analytics, in order to provide the analysis, metrics, and reporting that will drive key decisions for customer acquisition and retention marketing. You will be assigned to the Small Group Insurance line of business and will be responsible for all aspects of direct marketing analysis, including analysis planning, defining data requirements, extracting and managing data, conducting the analyses, and communicating conclusions/recommendations to stakeholders. To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate a thirst for knowledge and a natural curiosity that facilitates rapid learning of Kaiser Permanente’s Small Group business model and the data infrastructure in order to produce relevant analyses that have a positive impact on marketing results. In addition, you must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, with the ability to work with limited supervision, as well as the ability to work well as part of a small-team.

Qualifications include:

• A bachelor’s degree or related professional experience (at least four years) in lieu of education; a master’s degree is preferred in business, public health, etc.
• At least four years of related experience or a master’s degree and one to three years of experience; five years of related experience is preferred
• A thorough knowledge of direct marketing analytics and reporting
• A complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, market strategy practices, and standards
• Experience/knowledge in the health care industry preferred
• Excellent analytic and problem solving skills
• Formal training and experience in statistics, mathematics, and quantitative analysis preferred
• Excellent data management skills coupled with extensive experience in relational databases and data quality
• A broad application of principles, theories, and concepts of database marketing/direct marketing
• Skilled in MS Excel, SQL, SAS, or SPSS and other databases/analytics tools with the ability to manipulate, extract, analyze, and report data
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to produce Microsoft PowerPoint presentations

If you would like to hear the Kaiser Permanente story as told by our employees, watch the videos at kp.org/jobs/video. Follow us on twitter.com/KPCareers or visit the KP Careers tab on facebook.com/KPThrive.

This position supports Kaiser Permanente’s code of conduct and compliance by adhering to all laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements, and internal policies and procedures.

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KAISER PERMANENTE

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• Do you love solving difficult problems?
• Can you work with large data sets?
• Do you have experience building models to predict real-world outcomes?
• Interested in working at an early-stage company utilizing your talents to deliver world-class solutions in an emerging field?

• Perform statistical analysis that deals with extracting information from data and using it to predict future trends and behavior patterns.
• Explore and analyze customer behavioral data, provide actionable insights and identify business opportunities.
• Create and optimize highly scalable predictive models and rulesets in order to analyze large-scale and complex data sets to uncover new trends and patterns
• Recommend and implement best practices around application of statistical modeling.
• Lead and/or implement projects that yield actionable business insights

• Graduate degree strongly preferred; major in Machine Learning, Statistical/Applied Statistics, Computer Science or related field
• 3-5 years experience in a predictive modeling / data scientist role within the commercial / pharmaceutical market area
• Proven ability to build predictive models that yield actionable insights
• Solid skills and training in machine learning, statistical modeling, data mining or related field.
• Excellent computer skills, including strong programming skills in Python, Java, C++ in a Unix/Linux environment
• Experience using machine learning algorithms (for example: Generalized Linear Models, Boosting, Decision Trees, Neural Networks, SVM, Bayesian Methods, time series models, etc.)
• Experience tackling large data sets or familiarity with tools such as CouchDB, Hadoop or MapReduce.
• Experience working with some or all of the following tools and techniques: Mathmatica, Matlab, SAS, R, SPSS, CART, PMML and convex optimization techniques
• Understanding of algorithmic complexity and scaling of run time and memory usage with larger datasets
• Ability to concentrate on loosely defined problems which require application of creative approaches.
• Ability to transfer knowledge to a variety of audiences.

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PrecisionDemand aims to change the face of TV advertising by introducing a range of new algorithms and technologies that will make TV trackable and targetable like online. TV is an area of significant untapped potential. Hours watched on TV are at their highest ever measured according to Nielsen - even with the increase in time spent on the internet and mobile devices. In addition over $60 billion dollars is spent annually on TV advertising - far greater than $20 billion on internet search. However targeting and tracking is antiquated, and the internet revolution seems to have left TV by the wayside. Well, not if we have something to do about it. Think of an ad-server running on TV and you'll start seeing the potential. Think of lifts in the 20x range and you'll start to realize the incredible untapped value. You should be a part of the new revolution in TV.

The successful candidate should expect to engage in a variety of roles in our innovative startup including

• High-end Analytic Consulting for Fortune 500 companies in order to optimize their performance on TV.
• Work with the client account management team to present proposals, update results, and provide conclusions directly to clients.
• Conduct presentations, lead client meetings, and explain complex concepts.
• Create new analyses and prototypes
• Perform detailed analysis in SQL, C# and other programmatic environments
• Create rapid analyses and models in Excel in support of solving client problems
• The ideal candidate will have a PhD, MSc or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics or another quantitative or numerical field. Programmer-level knowledge of machine learning algorithms including AdaBoost, C4.5, Gaussian mixtures, A Priori association rule mining, Radial basis function neural nets, optimization methods, curve fitting. Experience in experiment design and statistical hypothesis testing (parametric and non-parametric) is also useful.
• Expert abilities with Excel will be important as many of our models are presented using this tool. Expert-level knowledge of SQL will also enable you to mine gigabytes of data from our SQLServer databases. Familiarity with scientific programming languages such as Matlab, scripting languages such as Perl, and 3GLs such as C would also be beneficial as many analyses will be new and will need to be manipulated.

Communication and presentation skills need to be excellent. The candidate should be able to conduct presentations, meet with clients and explain difficult concepts to them. They will also need to work closely as a team with others in the company in order to solve some of the hardest problems in the industry.

Email resume to bkitts [at] precisiondemand.com

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Accretive Health
Chicago, IL.

Accretive Health (NYSE: AH) is looking for PHDs and PHD students from top schools with a passion for machine learning, algorithms, AI, data mining and bioinformatics to solve a massive problem.

We want to talk with you about tackling one of the most complex and compelling issues in this country: the need to reduce healthcare costs while increasing the quality of patient care. I'm hoping you're intrigued by this challenge.

We have amassed close to 1B data sets of insurance claims over the last several years and intend to mine them. We think you could play a critical role in leveraging the data to solve this problem. You'll be working with other brilliant PHDs and PHD students from top schools.

Accretive Health is the leading provider of Revenue Cycle Management expertise in this country. Using our proprietary technology, we help hospital systems reduce their financial "leakage" and increase profitability. We are an 8 year old company that is the market leader in a high growth and dynamic industry. We went public in 2010, in a market that virtually was non-existent, and have secured close to 80% returns for our original investors. Our year over year growth was 35% from 2010 to 2011. Click on the following url to learn more about Accretive Health: http://vimeo.com/34862516.

Please contact me at the address below to discuss your passions and our project in great detail.

Email resume to lobrown [at] accretivehealth.com

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Our Client

Our client is one of the leading professional services organizations in the United States. They provide powerful business solutions to some of the world's most well-known and respected companies, including more than 75 percent of the Fortune 100.

Job Summary

Our client is looking for Data Analytics Consulting Partners/Directors to take leadership roles in New York, Washington D.C. and other major metropolitan locations. A partner/director will have significant responsibility to provide technical data analytics leadership in the Forensics and Dispute practice. Industry expertise is desirable, such as financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, etc. In addition a partner will be responsible for growing business, managing client relationships and project teams, and ensuring that quality services are provided.

Job Responsibilities

Candidates will utilize investigative skills, advanced technology and analytics to consult for clients and legal counsel in litigation readiness, forensic investigations, records management, technology planning, risk management, corporate inquiries and/or remediation analysis. Candidates will lead projects involving data testing and analyses pertaining to detecting fraud schemes (stock options backdating), corruption (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, bribery), anti-money laundering, healthcare fraud and other investigations for regulatory matters.

Qualifications and Experience

Partner/Director candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in engineering, CIS, MIS or related field. Advanced degrees in one of these fields is desirable. They will have 10 to 15 years of experience in the field with significant project and client leadership roles. Technical experience should include data mining, analysis of complex datasets, designing optimized queries, functions, stored procedures, detecting patterns in translational datasets, identifying anomalies, examining financial data and filtering for targeted information. Candidates should always stay abreast of emerging analytics techniques and tools. Candidates should be able to apply this technical experience to fraud and forensics. Depth of experience is a specific industry is desirable.

Compensation: Exceptional compensation packages are available.

Contact: Steve Wuest, swuest@baldwingilman.com

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Key Responsibilities:

The Enrollment Research Analyst will be responsible for performing custom research, building institutional specific predictive models, and creating automated reporting processes to support client information requirements. This position will also be expected to assist with the development, growth and management of the analytics team at Target Enrollment.

Responsibilities include:

• Establishing project data requirements based upon client’s recruitment or retention objectives.
• Converting, cleansing, manipulating, and managing large, historic data files.
• Developing predictive models and designing scoring databases and processes.
• Performing custom and standard analysis and delivering results written and verbally.
• Proofreading and editing reports written by peer research analysts.
• Designing new and managing existing applications used to deliver analytics services to campus clients.
• Constantly enhancing the predictive modeling service offering through invesigating new data sources, statistical techniques and delivery methods.
• Designing customized reports/dashboards and managing their delivery.
• Actively participating in the development of marketing content promoting TEG services

Applicants should possess strong qualitative and quantitative research skills with an ability to execute and deliver high quality, on-time research for clients. Applicants should also be able to effectively communicate (written and verbal) technical/analytical information to a variety of interested parties at all levels.  

Additional Requirements include:

• Advanced Degree (M.S., PHD) required in a highly technical/mathematical discipline (ie; statistics, mathematics, quantitative analysis, computer science, etc.).
• A minimum 3 years experience developing statistical models and data analysis with extensive knowledge of statistical theory (regression and multivariate statistics) and Data Mining techniques, preferably in a marketing environment. Prior experience in a higher education setting is preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience with regression methods, decision trees, neural networks and rules-based decision modeling. The ideal candidate will be required to personally use data mining, predictive modeling and various other descriptive and inferential statistical techniques to solve business problems.
• Demonstrated expertise in statistical programming. Advanced SQL programming (e.g. MySQL, MSSQL, PL/SQL) is a plus. PC skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access is required.  
• A business-oriented mindset with a comfort working in a highly entrepreneurial environment and an interest in growing a service line focused on enrollment analytics.

• All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States. No visa sponsorship available at this time.

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CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) is a research center that studies young Americans’ civic participation.  CIRCLE is the premier source of information—facts, trends, evaluations, and best practices—related to youth civic engagement.  CIRCLE disseminates the results of research to policy makers, practitioners, journalists, and scholars in various disciplines. CIRCLE is part of The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, which prepares students in all fields of study for lifetimes of active citizenship, promotes new knowledge in the field, and builds an enduring and broadly shared ethos of citizenship and public service across Tufts University. Tisch College offers opportunities to engage Tufts students in meaningful community building and public service experiences, explore personal commitments to civic participation, and take on active and effective roles in public life and to engage faculty in expanded active citizenship research and teaching.  Tisch College also seeks to influence higher education in the US and abroad to embrace active citizenship.

CIRCLE is seeking a Researcher to conduct research, perform data analysis, participate in program evaluations, help with project administration, and help communicate our findings to audiences that include academics, educators, policymakers, and the press. Responsibilities include conducting quantitative research for CIRCLE’s in-house research program; drafting fact sheets, web pages, and other research products for various audiences; participating in research and evaluation projects that may use a mix of methods, including qualitative research and field experiments; and answering queries from the general public, reporters, policy makers and academics.&! amp;nbsp ;

Job Requirements:

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Three (3) years of related experience.
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of at least one statistical package, such as STATA, SASS, or SPSS.
  Strong quantitative research (social science methods) and writing skills required. Familiarity with analyzing large public datasets such as those provided by the US Census. Excellent good writing skills. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a social science field. Knowledge of youth civic engagement programs (such as service-learning, youth media-production, or youth voting) is desirable.

Tufts University is an AA/EO employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Apply online at http://www.Click2Apply.net/vwxtmw6

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Skype is software that enables the world's conversations. Hundreds of millions of individuals and businesses actively use Skype to make over 300 million minutes of video / voice calls per day, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Skype is building a Data Analytics platform and this is an opportunity to be part of a new team that will shape the big data strategy of one of the world's most recognized internet brands. If you have a keen desire to stretch yourself to support the delivery of great products and features then Skype's the perfect place for you.

The Brief

Skype is looking for creative, highly motivated software engineers to play a key role in the definition, design, implementation and delivery of Skype's data analytics platform. With your considerable technical expertise, you will be part of a team that will be making the hard decisions around tools, technologies, architecture, implementation and delivery of the platform; impacting how Skype does business now and in the future. We are looking for people that have experience implementing distributed, highly-available, flexible and secure back-end software systems and designing / implementing automated test infrastructures.

Pre-requisite Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Very high level of proficiency in C++ and either C# or Java
• Experience and expertise implementing systems that can handle PB of data, thousands of TPS and millions of sockets
• Knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL data base technologies such as Cassandra, MongoDB, CouchDB etc. as it pertains to replication and distribution
• Experience working with common elastic cloud solutions such as EC2, Google App Engine, Azure, etc.
• High level of proficiency in at least one scripting language such as python, ruby, bash, JavaScript, PHP, etc. Several scripting languages and JS in particular is a plus
• Experience building and shipping software within an Agile software development environments
• Knowledge of cloud/web services in general, and the Hadoop distributed system in particular
• B.Sc. in Computer Science or related field

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Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Hundreds of millions of individuals and businesses actively use Skype to make over 300 million minutes of video / voice calls per day, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Skype is building a Data Analytics platform in order to gain greater insight and value from all of our data than ever before possible.

The Brief

Skype is looking for a creative, hands-on architect to lead and take ownership in the definition, design, implementation and delivery of Skype’s data analytics platform. This is an opportunity to be part of a new team that is shaping the big data strategy of one of the world’s most recognized internet brands.

Key Responsibilities

You are the driving individual for Skype’s data analytics platform. With your technical leadership, you and your team will be making the hard decisions around tools, technologies, architecture, implementation and delivery of the platform; impacting how Skype does business now and in the future. You responsibilities include:

• Cooperation with Product Engineering Manager and Product Manager to define Skype’s big data strategy and approach
• Translating the strategy into a prioritized backlog of functional and technical requirements in partnership with key stakeholders across Skype and its partners and help drive that backlog to delivery
• Architectural and technical leadership of Skype’s big data platform
• Hands-on participation in the implementation of core components of the architecture
• Technical mentoring and education of the development and test teams
• Development of tools to automate testing, deployment, administration and performance monitoring
• Act as a technical ambassador for the data platform team within Skype and Microsoft
• Coordination and cooperation with various stake holders across Skype
• Travel to and interact with Skype’s globally distributed work force

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or related field; M.Sc. preferred
• Proven experience and expertise architecting and implementing systems that can handle PB of data, thousands of TPS and millions of sockets
• In-depth experience working with common elastic cloud solutions such as EC2, Google App Engine, Azure, etc.
• Broad knowledge of cloud/web services in general, and the Hadoop distributed system in particular
• Broad knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL data base technologies such as Cassandra, MongoDB, CouchDB etc. as it pertains to replication and distribution
• Expert level proficiency in C++ and C# or Java
• Expert level proficiency in at least one scripting language such as python, ruby, bash, JavaScript, PHP, etc.
• Broad experience implementing distributed, highly-available, flexible and secure back-end software systems
• Broad experience designing and implementing automated test infrastructures for said systems
• Broad knowledge of operating systems and their tuning for clustered and distributed environments
• Proven track record of work in a distributed team
• Demonstrated skill working in, contributing to, and technically leading high performing teams
• Proven record in stretching oneself to support the delivery of great products and features as well as to drive high standards of achievement and delivery
• Demonstrated experience building and shipping software via Agile software development methodologies

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• Analyze and mitigate fraud risk by identifying the risks associated with online customer originations, online/mobile banking, brokerage, cross-channel, authentication, and product usage
• Provide insightful, actionable, and analytic based recommendations that consider fraud exposure, customer service, and operational impacts
• Provide analytic and process support on operating losses, fraud risk assessments, and other product strategies to ensure goals and objectives are met; review and analyze fraud trends and scenarios, and be able to communicate the process to others
• Partner with and help support Fraud Operations, Product Management, and Technology Teams
• Communicate effectively with internal and external clients

• 5+ years of prior banking experience in risk analysis
• 5+ years of eCommerce experience
• 5+ years of experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Demonstrated ability of working with multiple business groups at multiple levels of management with experience of communicating process flows and structuring the communication appropriately to all levels of the organization
• Excellent time management skills; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, determine priorities, meet deadlines, and work in a fast-paced environment
• Creative problem solving skills with positive, action-oriented attitude and independent thinking
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams, and a large complex organization
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience

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The Apple Data Mining Lab is looking for an outstanding data mining scientist who is interested in designing, developing, and fielding data mining solutions that have direct and measurable impact to Apple. This person will work with various business managers and executives to help identify viable data mining opportunities and then implement end to end analytical solutions. The role requires both a broad knowledge of existing data mining algorithms and creativity to invent and customize when necessary.

The job is located in Austin, Texas.

Apple has a tremendous amount of data, and we have just scratched the surface in pattern detection, anomaly detection, predictive modeling, and optimization. There are many exciting problems to be discovered and solved and many business owners eager to leverage data mining. The Apple Data Mining Lab encourages scientists to stay abreast of data mining research by attending conferences and working with academic faculty and students. We foster a collaborative work environment, but allow solution autonomy on projects.

Responsibilities:

• Conceive and design end to end data mining solutions to support Apple's business units and initiatives.
• Work with business owners to map business requirements into technical solutions.
• Develop and implement data mining solutions to fit business problem, which may include applying algorithms from a standard tool or custom algorithm development.
• Work closely with data warehouse architects and software developers to generate seamless business intelligence solutions for end users.
• Support production data mining solutions.
• Perform ad hoc statistical and data mining analyses.
• Present results of analyses to business units.

• Either Ph.D. in Data Mining, Machine Learning, Statistics, Operations Research or related field or M.S. in related field with 5+ years experience applying data mining techniques to real business problems.
• Strong working knowledge of data mining algorithms including decision trees, probability networks, association rules, clustering, regression, and neural networks.
• Familiarity with database modeling and data warehousing principles with a working knowledge of SQL.
• Creativity to go beyond current tools to deliver best solution to the problem
• Strong programming skills in Java, C++, or similar language
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability and comfort working independently and making key decisions on projects

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A cover letter is required for consideration.

CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) is a research center that studies young Americans' civic participation. CIRCLE is the premier source of information-facts, trends, evaluations, and best practices-related to youth civic engagement. CIRCLE disseminates the results of research to policy makers, practitioners, journalists, and scholars in various disciplines. CIRCLE is part of The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, which prepares students in all fields of study for lifetimes of active citizenship, promotes new knowledge in the field, and builds an enduring and broadly shared ethos of citizenship and public service across Tufts University. Tisch College offers opportunities to engage Tufts students in meaningful community building and public service experiences, explore personal commitments to civic participation, and take on active and effective roles in public life and to engage faculty in expanded active citizenship research and teaching. Tisch College also seeks to influence higher education in the US and abroad to embrace active citizenship.

CIRCLE is seeking a Senior Researcher to conduct research and to help to lead some of CIRCLE's research or evaluation projects. The Senior Researcher will be a Tufts University employee and will work in the main CIRCLE office on the Tufts campus in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts. Responsibilities include:

• serving as a researcher on a range of research projects that may include secondary data-analysis, literature reviews, field experiments, program evaluations and original surveys;
• producing reports, fact sheets and press releases on timely and relevant topics, often in close collaboration with CIRCLE colleagues;
• providing guidance to other CIRCLE staff and students who produce research (quantitative and qualitative);
• contributing to research grant proposals;
• representing CIRCLE at a wide range of events including research conferences, practitioner forums, press events and other public events;
• answering queries from reporters about CIRCLE research.

Although the Senior Researcher position does not come with regular teaching responsibilities, there may be opportunities to teach undergraduate courses on civic engagement and leadership periodically.

Job Requirements:

Basic Requirements:

• Master's degree or equivalent, OR ABD, OR PhD

• Five (5) years of related experience
• Experience with statistical software packages, databases, and Microsoft Office
• Strong research skills, including a good working knowledge of at least one statistical package, such as STATA, SAS, or SPSS, and some experience using large public datasets. Experience with multivariate statistical techniques or qualitative methods and evaluation methods
• Ability to communicate effectively with practitioners, reporters, scholars, and young people through writing, speech, and graphs
• Ability to produce reliable, accurate, and readable evaluations and research products on short deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively with CIRCLE colleagues from varied backgrounds and to interact with practitioners
• Ability to teach research methods to colleagues and student/workers

Preferred Qualifications:
PhD in a social science discipline. Enthusiasm for youth civic engagement desired; however, prior research in this specific area is not required.

Tufts University is an AA/EO employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds.

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Angoss is looking for a strong Senior Product Manager to lead our predictive analytics software roadmap. Reporting to the head of R&D, you will be responsible for the prioritization of all development efforts, as well as defining the detailed requirements for improvements to our software. We are looking for a visionary who understands the market and is an authority on analytics software.

In order to be successful in this role you will need to have hands-on experience using a variety of predictive analytics and data mining tools, as well as a solid foundation in product management within a software development organization. You will need to coordinate and prioritize input from many different internal and external stakeholders with conflicting priorities, and build consensus on a product roadmap. You will need to work well with all levels of the organization, from communicating your vision to the executive team, to working with the developers who will implement your designs.

As the Senior Product Manager, you will have the authority and accountability for defining the future of Angoss’ software products. Angoss has built a robust data mining platform with many industry leading capabilities. Your job will be to continue to extend and expand the software to increase market share.

Responsabilities:

• Be the product owner for the KnowledgeSTUDIO suite of products, defining the feature roadmap and prioritizing the backlog of potential enhancements,
• Lead product design processes, collaborating with users and internal stakeholders to design industry leading predictive analytics and data mining software
• Create detailed use cases, product concepts and functional specifications
• Support sales and marketing by leading the development and maintenance of technical marketing collateral as well as providing pre-sales support as necessary
• Maintain current, hands-on, in-depth knowledge of competitive products and maintain technical analysis of competitive strengths and weaknesses

• 10+ years of related experience as a data mining analyst, with experience in a software development organization.
• Strong problem solving skills along with excellent verbal and written communication skills which will be used in documenting use cases, detailed product requirements and product positioning.
• Proven ability to effectively interface with customers and internal users to build consensus on product roadmap priorities.
• Experience with various data mining, predictive analytics and statistical packages.
• Ability to work with R&D to design robust and intuitive graphical user interfaces

Applicants should apply by submitting the following to careers@angoss.com. In the “Subject” field specify “Angoss Careers: Senior Product Manager”

• Cover Letter
• Resume

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Intern positions:

We are interested in hiring a data science or statistics graduate student to (1) identify great or popular analytic postings on our internal network, (2) identify and join great analytic groups across multiple external networks, and (3) leverage these two skills to efficiently deliver highly targeted computational marketing campaigns on social networks to grow our membership. We will provide training to succeed in this mission. No programming / coding skills required, although a slight preference will be given to candidates familiar with writing web crawlers in Perl, or willing to learn this technology from us with minimum training, when working with us. Telecommute is OK. You must be familiar with Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and maybe Quora. This is a paid position, with earnings based on quality and quantity of contributions. The successful candidate will learn, during the course of this internship, how to build a profitable social network: this is a great opportunity to learn how to become a successful social network entrepreneur. The mentor, for this position, is Dr. Vincent Granville, founder, entrepreneur, executive director and chief architect at Analyticbridge. We will provide great recommendations to successful interns.

PhD Data Scientist:

How could you help us grow our traffic, both in volume and quality? Or maybe contribute as a blogger or perform statistical analyses for us, such as the production of our list of top 1,000 analytic websites with trends. Let us know, and convince us to create this position for you. Graduates from top schools (Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia, Caltech, MIT, NorthWestern, Carnegie Mellon, Texas A&M, Havard, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Wharton, etc.) are encouraged to contact us.

Contact information: The CEO's email address is listed on the original posting, at analyticbridge.com/group/analyticjobs/forum/topics/data-scientist-intern-and-phd-positions-analyticbridge-us-europe-. Email me directly.

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The Predictive Analytics team develops modern analytical solutions for business problems across the organization. The team is comprised of talented professionals from different backgrounds who perform quantitative research as well as solution development for production applications. As a Project Director you will develop, interpret, and implement statistical modeling and data mining techniques for product lines.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement federally compliant monitoring plans for credit scoring and statistical models.
• Engages in the development, interpretation, implementation and support of several different types of statistical modeling and data mining techniques.
• Evaluation and supervision of model development from origination to delivery and implementation.
• Serves as a skilled consultant/researcher on important operationtal and tactical issues.
• Consults with clients on the use of mathematical statistics, assessing modeling needs and defining project scope.
• Applies programming skills to make use of computer intensive analysis techniques.
• Uses knowledge of business areas and research skills to address a diverse range of real-world business issues and to solve business problems.
• Uses knowledge and experience with statistical techniques to specify parameters of modeling project or analysis.
• Accumulates and develops databases to be used for analytic development.
• Develops strategies and methodologies to validate model performance following implementation.

• M.S. or above in a quantitative discipline with experience in Data Mining, Mathematical Statistics, & Statistical Modeling.
• Experience in creating statistical models.
• Knowledge of and experience with at least one major computer programming language, or advanced syntax in a major statistical package.

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Support Customer Insight Department through automation and process improvement

Responsibilities:

• Automate existing manual data query and report process
• Develop new reports as needed that can run efficiently and with minimal manually involvement
• Run and distribute analytical reports
• Help to maintain customer insight’s SAS database and associated production processes

• 1-3 years experience in using SAS to automate process or code original reports
• Extensive knowledge of SAS including:
  • Macros
  • Data step
  • ETL processes (importing flat data from various sources)
• Understanding of relational databases
• Strong quantitative skills
• Experience using SQL, Business Objects, Oracle, and other query tools on large databases
• Retail Experience is a plus
• Experience using FTP’s and UNIX is a plus

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• Leverage industry leading Business Intelligence and data warehouse technology and processes to analyze the business and maximize data-driven decision making.
• Comfortable with database schemas and capable of standardizing, cleaning, and aggregating data in SQL Server, Oracle, and Netezza
• Create simplistic models to solve complex problems, as well as tackle the complicated
• Proactive, self-starter who is happy working both independently and with a team of intelligent and driven professionals
• Build knowledge in the following technical areas:
  • SQL - multi-pass ROLAP, analytical functions, nested set, and hierarchies; ability to understand and leverage the differences between various database implementations, specifically Netezza, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server and MS Access.
  • Data Warehouses - patterns for time variance and generic vs. explicit data structures, a standards-based approach for object names and data types, the ability to document and explain business objectives through logical data models.
  • Data Science - Obtain, scrub, explore, model, interpret data; communicate related insights.
  • Report generation - automate creation and distribution of SQL based reports through Excel, web, or other interfaces
• Collaborate with management, project managers, and IT to evaluate required data and reporting functionality, communicate tradeoffs and alternative solutions, and plan out, prioritize, and lead related development efforts.
• Work with cross-functional project teams to incorporate new data sources into the data warehouse, expose related attributes and metrics in MicroStrategy, and utilize BI tools to develop reports, visualizations, dashboards, and other solutions that allow data to be analyzed and acted upon.

• Bachelor's Degree in mathematics, economics, engineering, computer science, or similar.
• 4 years of experience using databases and SQL.
• Strong analytical skills and a clear understanding of data warehouse and business concepts.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, presentation skills, and the ability to build relationships required.
• Experience applying technology to business programs - ability to quantitatively describe problems and engineer solutions.
• Methodical, organized approach to work.
• Curious, creative approach to challenges.
• Experience in LTL, transportation, or logistics industries a plus.
• Strong MS Excel and MS Access skills is a plus
• Knowledge of PLSQL and Java is a strong plus

Email your resume to:

Roberta Niedson
Recruiter
Con-way Freight
2211 Old Earhart Road
Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
niedson.roberta@con-way.com

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Barnes & Noble is looking for people with vision and energy to help us in our quest to change the future of reading. We are the world’s largest bookseller and one of the world’s fastest growing digital media and consumer technology companies with annual revenues near $7 billion.

We are headquartered in New York City with our NOOK design and development offices located in Palo Alto, California. In the last several years we have transformed ourselves to the only content retailer with a fully operational multi-channel strategy.

Our businesses include the nation’s highest rated and most heavily trafficked specialty retail stores, digital content and hardware sales through our exploding NOOK™ brand, college bookstores, and online retailing through BN.com.

We are investing in all of our business initiatives, so the opportunities to make an impact have never been greater.

Pricing Analyst

What You Do:

• Evaluate and recommend strategies for pricing merchandise in store and online.
• Provide extensive analytical support focused on the company’s pricing market competitiveness.
• Identify and leverage average unit retail opportunities based on market conditions including initial pricing strategies, discounts, and clearance.
• Recommend optimal product pricing strategies designed to increase sales and margin.
• Initiate tests to analyze customer price elasticity.

• Bachelors Degree
• Two to three years experience with statistical and/or financial modeling and analysis
• Academic training in a quantitative discipline including probability and statistics
• Knowledge of statistical modeling and its application to pricing optimization
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office

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We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

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Barnes & Noble is looking for people with vision and energy to help us in our quest to change the future of reading. We are the world’s largest bookseller and one of the world’s fastest growing digital media and consumer technology companies with annual revenues near $7 billion.

We are headquartered in New York City with our NOOK design and development offices located in Palo Alto, California. In the last several years we have transformed ourselves to the only content retailer with a fully operational multi-channel strategy.

Our businesses include the nation’s highest rated and most heavily trafficked specialty retail stores, digital content and hardware sales through our exploding NOOK™ brand, college bookstores, and online retailing through BN.com.

We are investing in all of our business initiatives, so the opportunities to make an impact have never been greater.

Director, Retail Analytics

What You Do:

In this position you will lead the strategy of competitive pricing analysis and should be well versed in current trends in Databases and Business Intelligence. The role will be reporting directly into the Chief Merchandising Officer and will partner with Finance, Business Intelligence Reporting, and all of Merchandising including Merchandise Planning and Supply Chain.

As the Director of Retail Analytics you will be tasked with developing pricing options that optimize profit, drive sales, and increase market share. You will play a key role in the day-to-day proactive and in depth analysis of the impact of pricing, changes of pricing and price sensitivity on the consumer.

This role is based in New York.

What’s Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math, Engineering, Computer Science or Physics.
• PhD preferred.
• 10+ years relevant work experience
• Ability to manage a team of people and collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive results.
• Experience in reviewing and analyzing retail data (such as Nielsen, IRI, etc).
• Experience in identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.

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Travelocity® is committed to being the traveler's champion -- before, during and after the trip - and provides the most comprehensive and proactive guarantee in the industry (http://www.travelocity.com/guarantee). This customer-driven focus, backed by 24/7 live phone support, competitive prices and powerful shopping technology has made Travelocity one of the largest travel companies in the world with annual gross bookings of more than U.S. $10 billion. Travelocity also owns and operates: Travelocity Business® for corporate travel; igougo.com, a leading online travel community; lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel; and ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation, a world leader in travel marketing and distribution.

SABRE HOLDINGS

Sabre Holdings connects people with the world's greatest travel possibilities by retailing industry-leading travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry through our three companies: Travelocity Global, Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, Sabre Holdings has approximately 9,000 employees in more than 55 countries. Our teams around the world work together to support travelers, travel agents, corporations, government agencies and travel suppliers. Our team members are people who take initiative, are resourceful and innovative, and are passionate about what they do. In return for their hard work and dedication, Sabre Holdings provides our employees with countless learning and growth opportunities, a healthy work-life balance and a fun, yet productive, work environment.

Description:

Analyzes complex data structures to generate useful business insights. Develops reporting to monitor business critical results. Works with internal partners on statistics-related projects. Supports leadership team with data consultation, data gathering, and data analysis. Assist with scripting and data structures.

Responsibilities:

• Quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Communicate with business customers to establish data requirements
• Create tools or queries to obtain data from central data repository for the purposes of reporting and analysis
• Present final analysis to customers
• Participate on project teams

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• 3 years of experience in Data analysis
• 3 years experience with SQL required
• Experience with Visual Sciences/Insight as a plus
• Teradata Certification, SAS Certification preferred

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Travelocity® is committed to being the traveler's champion -- before, during and after the trip - and provides the most comprehensive and proactive guarantee in the industry (http://www.travelocity.com/guarantee). This customer-driven focus, backed by 24/7 live phone support, competitive prices and powerful shopping technology has made Travelocity one of the largest travel companies in the world with annual gross bookings of more than U.S. $10 billion. Travelocity also owns and operates: Travelocity Business® for corporate travel; igougo.com, a leading online travel community; lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel; and ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation, a world leader in travel marketing and distribution.

SABRE HOLDINGS

Sabre Holdings connects people with the world's greatest travel possibilities by retailing industry-leading travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry through our three companies: Travelocity Global, Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, Sabre Holdings has approximately 9,000 employees in more than 55 countries. Our teams around the world work together to support travelers, travel agents, corporations, government agencies and travel suppliers. Our team members are people who take initiative, are resourceful and innovative, and are passionate about what they do. In return for their hard work and dedication, Sabre Holdings provides our employees with countless learning and growth opportunities, a healthy work-life balance and a fun, yet productive, work environment.

Description:

Analyzes complex data structures to generate useful business insights. Develops reporting to monitor business critical results. Works with internal partners on statistics-related projects. Supports leadership team with data consultation, data gathering, and data analysis. Assist with scripting and data structures.

Responsibilities:

• Quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Communicate with business customers to establish data requirements
• Create tools or queries to obtain data from central data repository for the purposes of reporting and analysis
• Present final analysis to customers
• Participate on project teams

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• 8 years of experience in Data analysis
• 8 years experience with SQL required
• Experience with Visual Sciences/Insight as a plus
• Teradata Certification, SAS Certification preferred

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Barnes & Noble is looking for people with vision and energy to help us in our quest to change the future of reading. We are the world’s largest bookseller and one of the world’s fastest growing digital media and consumer technology companies with annual revenues near $7 billion.

We are headquartered in New York City with our NOOK design and development offices located in Palo Alto, California. In the last several years we have transformed ourselves to the only content retailer with a fully operational multi-channel strategy.

Our businesses include the nation’s highest rated and most heavily trafficked specialty retail stores, digital content and hardware sales through our exploding NOOK™ brand, college bookstores, and online retailing through BN.com.

We are investing in all of our business initiatives, so the opportunities to make an impact have never been greater.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for a strategic business analyst that will play a key role in understanding our customers and business drivers. Your focus will be in helping business owners make optimal strategic decisions, both for lines of business and the enterprise. This position will provide business leadership and analysis across multiple types of on- and off-line shopping and media consumption. We are looking for a business professional who thrives on making an impact, quick decision making, continuous optimization, and driving an analysis from problem identification to analysis to recommendation.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic and analytic support to executive leadership for P&L management, modeling the impact of pricing, merchandising, and marketing to the organization.
• Drive strategic customer insight around customer lifecycle, profitable customer behaviors, churn reduction, etc.
• Development of forecasts and analysis across multiple areas of the Barnes & Noble online business, including eBooks, digital readers, new product line introductions, etc.
• Model and forecast revenue and profit across multiple scenarios for strategic planning.
• Analyze the data and make recommendations to upper management.
• Development of key drivers and metrics which later roll up into standardized reporting and dashboards.

• 2+ years work experience (experience in consulting/strategy/analytics preferred).
• Experience with managerial finance, direct/database marketing, and business forecasting.
• Experience coding in SQL and experience with large data sets is highly preferred.
• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a quantitative discipline/ MBA a plus.
• Web analytics experience preferred.
• Some experience with econometric forecasting/regression/modeling preferred.
• Previous experience with e-Commerce or retail preferred.

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Travelocity® is committed to being the traveler's champion -- before, during and after the trip - and provides the most comprehensive and proactive guarantee in the industry (http://www.travelocity.com/guarantee). This customer-driven focus, backed by 24/7 live phone support, competitive prices and powerful shopping technology has made Travelocity one of the largest travel companies in the world with annual gross bookings of more than U.S. $10 billion. Travelocity also owns and operates: Travelocity Business® for corporate travel; igougo.com, a leading online travel community; lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel; and ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation, a world leader in travel marketing and distribution.

SABRE HOLDINGS

Sabre Holdings connects people with the world's greatest travel possibilities by retailing industry-leading travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry through our three companies: Travelocity Global, Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, Sabre Holdings has approximately 9,000 employees in more than 55 countries. Our teams around the world work together to support travelers, travel agents, corporations, government agencies and travel suppliers. Our team members are people who take initiative, are resourceful and innovative, and are passionate about what they do. In return for their hard work and dedication, Sabre Holdings provides our employees with countless learning and growth opportunities, a healthy work-life balance and a fun, yet productive, work environment.

Description:

Analyzes complex data structures to generate useful business insights. Develops reporting to monitor business critical results. Works with internal partners on statistics-related projects. Supports leadership team with data consultation, data gathering, and data analysis. Assist with scripting and data structures.

Responsibilities:

• Quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Communicate with business customers to establish data requirements
• Create tools or queries to obtain data from central data repository for the purposes of reporting and analysis
• Present final analysis to customers
• Participate on project teams

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years of experience in Data analysis
• 5 years experience with SQL required
• Experience with Visual Sciences/Insight as a plus
• Teradata Certification, SAS Certification preferred

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About the QuantStrat Team

The award-winning Quantitative Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (QuantStrat) team leverages the power of data and analytics to shape strategic decisions at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).

Over the past eight years, QuantStrat has used information from MSKCC’s centralized database (containing records on the longitudinal care of almost half a million patients) and a wide variety of analytical methods to deeply understand the current state of hospital operations; anticipate changes in the fields of healthcare, science/technology, and policy; and develop strategies that strengthen MSKCC’s position at the forefront of cancer care and research.

QuantStrat’s projects include resource planning and optimization; performance measurement and forecasting; market and strategic analysis; and clinical analytics. We work closely with hospital administrators, physician leadership, and front-line staff to make the results of our analyses practical and usable.

Strategic Analyst I Responsibilities

As part of the Quantitative Analysis and Strategic Initiatives team, the Strategic Analyst designs and executes analyses that provide insight on decisions and trends (clinical, operational, and strategic) that impact the hospital. The Strategic Analyst also interprets these results and presents them to diverse audiences, including clinicians and senior leadership. In addition, the Strategic Analyst assists in the tracking of emerging trends and opportunities, within healthcare as well as other fields, and helps formulate options for understanding and addressing them.

Strategic Analyst I Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field (economics, mathematics, operations research, management science, etc.) and two years of related experience or Master’s degree in a related field and one year of related experience.

This position requires excellent analytical, reasoning, and problem solving skills. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with a broad range of methodologies and tools, including data visualization, statistical analysis, mathematical modeling, forecasting, simulation (system dynamics/agent-based/discrete-event), and optimization.

In addition to the ability to conduct thorough and insightful analyses, the Strategic Analyst must be able to clearly and effectively communicate results to a diverse audience, including clinicians and senior leadership: excellent written, visual, and oral communication skills are imperative. Knowledge of programming (e.g. SQL, C++, Java, VBA) is a plus.

We offer an excellent salary and comprehensive benefits, including tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.mskcc.org/jobs and apply on-line.

MSKCC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

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Location: San Francisco, CA

KXEN is a leading provider of predictive analytics software with over 400 customers across the globe, including Fortune 500 Telecoms, Financial Services and Retail companies such as Barclays, Wells Fargo, Shutterfly, Sears, Rogers, and Vodafone. KXEN is viewed as a disruptor in the predictive analytics market by leading analysts such as Gartner and Forrester. The predictive analytics market is poised for massive growth thanks to the explosion in Big Data and the data driven decisions.

KXEN is currently recruiting a Technical and Presales Architect to work out of its headquarters in downtown San Francisco, CA. This is a great opportunity to join an exciting, dynamic young company with a strong and seasoned leadership team. A Technical and Presales Architect works as a pre-sales consultant to show how KXEN products best fit prospects’ needs, and as a post-sales architect to ensure KXEN’s products are live and operational in our customers’ environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand customer goals and challenges and establish KXEN’s product as the best solution available
• Participate in all product, sales, and process training and certification to acquire and maintain the knowledge necessary to be effective
• Attain quarterly and annual objectives assigned by management
• Respond effectively to RFPs
• Travel domestically

Job skills and preferred experience include:

• A deep knowledge of statistics or data mining
• Knowledge of other data mining packages (e.g. Enterprise Miner, SPSS, Portrait Software)
• A working knowledge of standard IT technologies (Windows administration, ODBC database connections, SQL, Java, Linux)
• Demonstrated passion for delivering and exceeding service targets
• Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships
• Ability and drive to perform in a fast-paced start-up environment with multiple tasks, deadlines and changing priorities
• Availability to work flexible hours
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Ability to develop detailed product knowledge quickly
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Resourceful and creative troubleshooting skills
• Prior presales experience is considered an asset
• Experience with CRM considered a strong plus

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Location: San Francisco, CA

KXEN is a leading provider of predictive analytics software with over 400 customers across the globe, including Fortune 500 Telecoms, Financial Services and Retail companies such as Barclays, Wells Fargo, Shutterfly, Sears, Rogers, and Vodafone. KXEN is viewed as a disruptor in the predictive analytics market by leading analysts such as Gartner and Forrester. The predictive analytics market is poised for massive growth thanks to the explosion in Big Data and the data driven decisions.

We are currently recruiting an Enterprise Sales Executive for the western region with a particular focus on Online and Internet related businesses. This is a great opportunity to join an exciting, dynamic young company with a strong and seasoned leadership team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate pipeline and awareness in coordination with the marketing and inside sales teams.
• Manage complex sales cycles and presenting to C-Level executives the value of our predictive analytics solutions.
• Understand customer goals and challenges to establish KXEN’s products as the best solution available.
• Drive new and add-on sales within the region with a particular focus on Online and Internet related businesses (e.g. Real networks, Shutterfly, ebay, Zynga etc.)

• 7-10 years of quota carrying software or technology sales and account management experience is required.
• Experience selling mid to high 6 figure deals is required.
• Track record of achieving quota in a “hunting” environment in past positions
• 4 year University Degree required
• Ability to work in a fast pace, team environment and a successful track record of selling to Online or Internet related accounts is a plus
• Previous CRM industry experience and knowledge is a plus
• Familiarity with advanced analytics software (predictive, data mining, optimization, data warehousing) is a strong plus
• Strong and demonstrated written and verbal communications skills.

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Altius University has a position for YOU!

We offer stock options, challenging work, opportunities for career growth, a relaxing and fun work environment, and most of all the chance to be part of the team who will change higher education. If this sounds like what you’re looking for then we ARE the right organization for you!

We believe that in order to keep growing as individuals and as an organization we must continuously collect, process and share data that informs our decisions on how we improve ourselves and the work that we do. As DIRECTOR OF ANALYTICS, you will play an integral part in driving our culture of objective assessment and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for building our competency in analytics and driving analytics as a product. Success in this role means being involved in and improving the entire lifecycle of our organization and having significant exposure across all departments and with our executive team and Board of Directors.

Your mission is to:

• Champion a culture of analytical excellence within Altius.
• Lead the development of model-based strategies designed to objectively assess and refine the entire lifecycle of the student experience as well as all operating units within the Altius ecosystem including marketing, recruitment, admissions, retention and faculty and staff accountability strategies.
• Utilize data mining techniques to discover and analyze unknown data patterns to the University to help produce future trends.
• Use advanced research techniques to profile constituents of the University community to optimize data collection.
• Integrate knowledge of business and industry with expertise in analytical and statistical methodologies and data.
• Work closely with the information technology team on ongoing development of a data warehouse to support production reporting and ad hoc analysis.
• Work closely with the operations team to build analytical process improvement capabilities (e.g. process A/B testing).
• Apply advanced analysis techniques to identify drivers and trends within the University.
• Lead a high-performance analytical team comprised of individuals with advanced analytical, statistical and data skills by recruiting, training, coaching and developing effective leaders, staff and vendor relationships.
• Synthesize data, interpret and present results with appropriate business insight / context in writing and orally to senior management and key stakeholders.

• 5+ years experience working with advanced analytic techniques.
• Educational background in Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science.
• Data mining and market research experience including experience with statistical analysis software packages.
• Significant experience in predictive modeling, forecasting and regression techniques and developing intelligent information for business use.
• Proven presentation skills, ability to work independently, and as a member of a team with common objectives.
• Must be a team player, with demonstrated experience working across functional boundaries.
• High achievement orientation coupled with strong learning commitment.
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills. Able to communicate knowledge and ideas in a consultative matter to a variety of audiences, including senior leadership experience.

REPORTS TO: Vice President of Institutional Planning & Effectiveness

WORK SCHEDULE: 40 Hours Monday through Friday, Willingness to work evenings and occasional weekends is also required.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree or Ph.D. preferred.

LOCATION: San Francisco, CA.

Who are we?

Altius University is a leader in the delivery of online education. Our Online programs in Business, Criminal Justice, Accounting, General Studies and Health Care Administration are taught by instructors with proven experience in their fields. Our mission is to maintain a thriving educational ecosystem that provides access for a diverse student population and empowers them to succeed. Through our innovations in personalized virtual learning design, student services and educational pathways, we prepare our learners to achieve their academic goals, excel in their careers and contribute to their communities around the world. Altius University seeks to provide the most effective and personalized pathway for learners to achieve a quality university education. Students have direct access to dozens of first-rate, domestic and international 4-year colleges and universities. We're currently seeking bright, energetic and motivated people with a desire to make a difference and change lives.

Our Vision: We provide the most effective and personalized pathway for learners to achieve a quality university education.

Our Mission: to maintain a thriving educational ecosystem that provides access for a diverse student population and empowers them to succeed. Through our innovations in personalized virtual learning design, student services and educational pathways, we prepare our learners to achieve their academic goals, excel in their careers and contribute to their communities around the world.

Principles of Action:

1. Never forget why we’re here
2. Exemplify openness and honesty
3. Be curious, be daring, and take action
4. Ignite our collective genius
5. Relentlessly pursue ways to improve
6. Try, fail, try again, fail better
7. Laugh. Play. Work hard because you love it.

To learn more about Altius Education and our mission, vision and guiding principles, visit our website at: http://altiused.com/about.

Applicant should send resume and cover letter to: Resume@AltiusEd.com

Altius University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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This position is part of a Big Data Platform team at PayPal - focused on Risk Management. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a core team of machine learning engineers and scientist; an opportunity to build solutions for managing and mining big data. We work very closely with the statisticians and analysts to apply advance analytics techniques to solve fraud detection business problems.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Investigate various technologies and tools used to manage and mine large data (data in the Petabytes size )
• Apply analytics on large data sets to design/prototype data mining algorithms that add intelligence to raw data.
• Utilize cutting edge distributed computing technologies to manipulate large data sets, apply data transformations and extract pertinent information.
• Provide thought leadership to the team, evangelize the technology usage and drive adoption and final delivery of these technologies.
• Work closely with users (business analysts and statisticians) as well as engineers to ensure production deployment of Big data platform components.

• Experienced engineer/scientist with a broad understanding of technology stacks used in data mining.
• Experience with SQL and exposure to analytical processing.
• Experience with HADOOP, Map/Reduce and PIG.
• Strong hands-on experience with a programming language like Java and/ or scripting language (Perl / Python/ Shell scripts etc.)
• The ideal candidate is someone with strong software engineering skills and a basic understanding of statistical modeling.
• Education: Masters Degree or Equivalent

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The Strategic Analytics group supports the US Firm across a range of projects related to the firm's strategy, operations, and financial performance. The Manager is responsible for structuring and executing strategic projects and analyses across the firm. The individual will be responsible for leading projects, interacting with senior leaders, shaping and executing analyses, and preparing clear, concise and compelling presentations for leadership.

This position will be focused on developing and managing complex analytical modeling exercises. This will involve working with senior leaders to identify new and existing analytical needs, and managing analyses using advanced statistics and data mining techniques to enable better decision making. The manager should be able to present analytical findings to leadership.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Statistical/Applied Statistics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science or other technical discipline
• Requires a strong knowledge of statistics, statistical analysis and data modeling techniques.
• 5+ years' experience performing and overseeing data mining, data analytics and predictive modeling initiatives using SAS, SPSS, or an equivalent analytics package.
• Ability to develop analytical approaches to answer high-level questions and develop insightful recommendations.
• Must have advanced computer skills with experience in standard software applications, statistical programming and data mining tools, as well as machine learning algorithms.
• Must possess a client-service mindset and a desire to take on tough and challenging projects.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• Should be able to work effectively with minimal oversight and within a team environment
• The ideal candidate must also possess a flexible work style. Similar to a client service position, the scope and variety of work will frequently change depending on the current portfolio of projects. Some moderate travel (up to 20%) will be required given the expected business interactions. A US-based office location is required to enable this flexibility.

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ResponsibilitiesWork closely with a product engineering team to identify and answer important product questions