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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

DataShaping Job Alert - December 2008

Many new job ads have been posted on our DataShaping LinkedIn group. See www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=35222 for details (click on "See all discussions" to check the new job offers). If you are currently looking for a new analytic career opportunity, we encourage you to join LinkedIn and become a member of our DataShaping LinkedIn group. You can grow your LinkedIn network by inviting highly respected analytic experts listed in our open network group. Also, by joining our open network group on LinkedIn, you will receive invitations from other analytic experts, hiring managers and recruiters. This is one way to be exposed to new job opportunities that are not advertised.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Statistician and Mathematician, 2 positions - Visual Numerics (Houston, TX)

Visual Numerics, Inc. is currently seeking a Statistician and Mathematician to complete their staff in the Corporate office located in Houston, Texas.

Visual Numerics provides leading technical solutions for numerical analysis and visual data analysis to users in a broad range of industries including High Performance Computing and predictive analytics. Established in 1970, the company has a proven track record of delivering innovative products, The IMSL® Numerical Libraries and The PV-WAVE®Family. The IMSL Numerical Libraries provide a comprehensive set of embeddable mathematical and statistical algorithms, written in C, C#, Java, and FORTRAN and recently we had added Python to our lineup. The PV-WAVE Family of products delivers easy to use software that allows users to quickly understand and visualize data with broad visualization functionality.

Candidates for both positions must possess the ability to read, interpret, and perform software development activities including research, programming (C/C++ or FORTRAN or Java on UNIX and/or Windows environments), consulting, and documentation.

Degree requirements for the Statistician candidate carry a minimum of a Masters degree in Statistics with a PhD preferred. We are looking for people with experience in Bayesian Statistics, CART, Genetic Algorithms, Neural Network, Modeling, and Simulation. The successful candidate will design, develop, debug, and test statistical analysis functions utilized in our software products. This position is also responsible for reviewing current product statistical capabilities and making recommendations to enhance program performance.

A Masters degree in Computer Science is the basis for our Mathematician position. Experience in Parallel Computing and Numerical Analysis is necessary with Statistics and Financial Analysis experience a definite plus. One of the primary responsibilities of the Mathematician position is to develop, debug, and test mathematical and statistical analysis functions used in Visual Numerics’ products. In addition, providing technical leadership and training, writing and reviewing documentation is another main focus of this position.

For consideration please send your cover letter with resume and contact information for three references to:

Human Resources
Visual Numerics, Inc.
2500 Wilcrest Dr., Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77042
Or
E-mail to vnijobs@vni.com

Applications will be considered until the positions are filled. Visual Numerics, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

URL: www.datashaping.com/jobs17428x.shtml
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Monday, December 15, 2008

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst (Chicago, IL)

Leading software solutions company seeks top statistician for a highly visible role with many opportunities for growth!

CCC Information Services is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst who has both a passion for data and strong business acumen. This individual will work with one of the largest data warehouses in the industry to help our customers streamline and improve their business.

The role requires a highly technical person with strong analytical skills. The ideal candidate possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others. If you are self-motivated and committed to results, you will find this an exciting opportunity. In addition, this role requires excellent project planning/management skills, creativity, and the ability to think strategically.

Job Summary

The Senior Business Intelligence Analyst works closely with our product management organization to productize predictive models solutions on all aspect of product life cycle – create, plans, design, development and implement. This individual will work collaboratively with clients to understand and define their objectives and goals and to design and lead program strategy based on nature of client data, processes and needs. He/she will work with our client staff to extract available data; devise creative solutions to accommodate partial data sets.

Accountabilities

  • Develop predictive models solutions for customers on all aspects of product life cycle - create, plan, design, development and implementation
  • Work collaboratively with clients to understand and define objectives and goals.
  • Define client objectives and goals and design and lead program strategy based on nature of client datea, processes and needs.
  • Monitor, track and understand industry trends and the factors that drive them.
  • Troubleshoot technical and non-technical challenges
  • Proactively analyze data to identify immediate improvement opportunities.
  • Report results to Product Manager, Sales or Customer (depending on relationship) the recommendations from the analysis.
  • Develop and present deliverables for a assigned customers
  • Provide benchmarking and other comparative analyses of similar companies utilizing data mining tools and other data technology tools

Requirements:
  • Advanced degree in statistics, economics or math
  • MBA or another business degree (finance, marketing, accounting)
  • 6-8 years of research, statistical analysis and business experience required.
  • Proficiency in statistical software packages (SAS or SPSS) required.
  • Proficiency in SQL and Access required.
  • Excellent skills demonstrating high proficiency in statistical analysis
  • Excellent communication skills and high profile presentations preferred.
  • Business consulting experience in Business Intelligence preferred.
  • Automotive and Insurance Industry experience is plus.

About CCC

Founded in 1980, CCC is a well-established software development company characterized by our innovative technology products as well as our dedication to both our customers and our employees. Over time, we have grown from a company helping a handful of insurers value totaled vehicles, to providing our customers with industry-leading software solutions, analytical tools, and comprehensive data. Our solutions help our customers make better business decisions, ultimately getting people back into their cars faster after a collision.

Why Choose CCC

CCC has been recognized as one of the “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago,” 2007 & 2008!

Innovative and revolutionary, we believe that our success depends on people making the difference. We pride ourselves on working with goal-oriented, ambitious individuals, people who share our vision of leadership, innovation and commitment to others. It’s hard not to be successful when you recruit and retain the most talented people!

We know that our employees are our greatest assets and want each one to have a long, successful career with us. Therefore, we offer a variety of training programs and career development opportunities, and promote a healthy work-life balance. We offer paid time off, vacation, and holidays. Additional company benefits include an onsite workout facility, medical, dental, and vision insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) plan!

Last, but certainly not least, we’re located in the Merchandise Mart in the heart of beautiful downtown Chicago! What’s not to love?!


Email your resume to Jennifer: JCoursey [at] cccis.com
Company Website: www.cccis.com

URL: www.datashaping.com/jobs17427x.shtml
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Head of Data & User Insights (San Francisco, CA)

Head of Data & User Insights

About ShareThis

ShareThis is a service in the emerging social media space. ShareThis enables site publishers to provide a simple one-button option to users to share site content with others through email, social networks, and social bookmarking. ShareThis promotes sharing of interesting content among users connected by a social graph and shared interests. Publisher’s benefit from insights on how their content is shared and disseminated among the user community. Through the share gesture, ShareThis accumulates significant data on sharing behavior, providing insights on interests, and influence circle of users.

ShareThis has experienced significant growth both in adoption by site publishers and share actions by users. Over 60,000 publishers have incorporated the ShareThis widget driving 1 billion+ page views monthly. The business end of ShareThis involves developing informational insights from data that can be used in marketing of products and services.

The company is a group of talented individuals and venture investors with experience bringing world-class solutions to the Web for companies such as Advertising.com, AOL, IAC, Nielsen Buzzmetrics and Yahoo. Investors are Draper Fisher & Jurvetson, Blue Chip Venture Company, DFJ Mercury, Reservoir Partners, Illinois Ventures, Queen City Angels and RPM Ventures.

The ideal profile

The ideal candidate is likely to be a hybrid: part visionary leader/part architect/and part builder. This needs to be an individual who is passionate about the large opportunity associated with online advertising, and social media. As such, it demands a person that is extremely attracted to the opportunity and is never satisfied with the results.

The ability to apply innovative technology to business problems and execution comes first for this candidate. It is essential for the candidate to have outstanding technical and product sense. From a technical perspective, the ideal candidate must have direct domain experience in data mining of unstructured content, machine learning techniques, deep understanding of algorithms in information retrieval, pattern analysis, and statistical techniques that is unique to processing web content. The candidate must demonstrate first hand experience in building and deploying systems that process large data sets.

The ideal candidate is likely to come from a company involved in search and online advertising.

The job

As the Head of Data & User Insights you will be responsible for building and leading a team of computer scientists and engineers responsible for developing a new platform that captures, analyzes, models various insights from sharing behavior of users. This is a key strategic initiative for the company and means you will have significant visibility at senior levels.

This position reports to the Chief Technology Officer.

Responsibilities of this position include:

  • Innovative Product Development: The successful candidate will be responsible for innovating and shaping a new product that benefits users, publishers, and advertisers. You will lead a team to conceptualize product components, technology architecture, implementation and integration between various systems within the company that will collectively work together to deliver a solution. Much of this involves significant innovation and “breaking new ground”.
  • Technology Architecture: As the senior technology leader you will own the platform architecture and insure that it is highly scalable, extensible, and adaptive as it evolves through the next 12-18 months.
  • Product Rollout: The current plan is to test launch in US in 1H’09. You will work with Product Management and other technology groups in defining the roadmap, scope, deliverables. You will be responsible to drive an iterative approach to rollout in testing, refining, and improving features based on audience response.
  • Business Integration: There are a number of ways to develop and grow the Data/User Insight product such as influencing content viewed by users through partnerships with publishers and advertisers. You will develop collaborative relationships with our Business Development & Sales teams to help analyze and scope solutions that impact our customers.

Professional traits necessary for all ShareThis team members:
  • Is right a lot.
  • Helps hire and develop great technical talent.
  • Has relentlessly high standards
  • No task is beneath this person.
  • Expects and requires innovation of her/his team.
  • Has conviction.
  • Results oriented.
  • Thinks big.

Educational Requirements

M.S/Ph.D in computer science from a leading school and an undergraduate degree in mathematics, computer science, or other technical discipline is preferred.

Contact

Please send your email cover letter and resume with the subject “Your name – Head of Data & User Insights – via ” to jobs@sharethis.com. All communication and correspondence is held in the strictest confidence to ensure that you can connect and learn more without exposure.


URL: www.datashaping.com/jobs17426x.shtml
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Friday, December 05, 2008

Sr. Home Price Index Analyst - First American (San Francisco, CA)

First American is the nation's largest data provider, supplying information resources and services that impact the major economic events of people's lives. We serve mortgage, real estate, and consumer-related businesses, as well as consumers themselves, with the data to help them make decisions, operate their businesses, and advance their lives. Tracing our history to 1889, The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) is based in Santa Ana, California. Today, with revenues exceeding $6 billion, our company has 31,000 employees and 2,000 offices throughout the United States and abroad. For more detailed information about First American, please visit our Web site at: www.firstam.com.

LoanPerformance, a division of First American CoreLogic (FACL), the nation's largest provider of property and ownership information, analytics and services is the leader in mortgage finance, securitization, servicing and real estate information and analytics. We created and maintain the industry's largest and most robust mortgage securities and servicing databases and provide state-of-the-art analytical tools that our banking, investor and regulator clients use to analyze and manage their loan portfolios.

LoanPerformance uses collected data to be the 'voice' of the mortgage industry. Since our inception in 1983 LoanPerformance has become the "brain trust", the definitive source of expert information about the state of the mortgage securities and mortgage servicing marketplaces. As a member of The First American Corporation family of companies, LoanPerformance has access to an unrivaled set of data assets, including real estate information representing 99.1% of the population of the United States.

For more information, please visit our website http://www.loanperformance.com. Join us as a Senior Home Price Index Analyst working among the smartest and most often-quoted real estate analytics professionals in the business. You will develop ZIP code-level, econometric-driven home price models for inclusion in LoanPerformance's industry-leading Home Price Index (HPI) and RiskModel products. You will also perform regular validation and surveillance to track and analyze home price model performance. The position also provides analytical support to our product management, sales and client services teams. Note: This position can be located in San Francisco, Sacramento or Santa Ana, CA.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • An advanced degree (Ph.D. or ABD preferred) in Economics, Econometrics, Finance, Mathematics or Statistics
  • Minimum of 2-3 years' exposure/experience in housing and real estate economics including home price analytics, valuation and forecasting
  • Knowledge of statistical/econometric modeling techniques (e.g., time series analysis, survival analysis and Monte Carlo simulation methods)
  • Experience in spreadsheet applications and advanced use of statistical applications/databases
  • Experience in working with MS Office (especially MS Excel) and business intelligence tools (preferably MicroStrategy)
  • Advanced programming ability in SAS
  • Ability to write customized programs for meaningful data analysis
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral), team driven, client-focused and strong innovation/creativity
  • Authorship of technical papers, whitepapers, or published analytical studies
  • Experience in preparing and delivering presentations both to clients and at conferences Preferred:
  • Advanced knowledge of home price index methodologies, including the use of Fast Fourier Transform-based techniques
  • Experience in the application of home price models to mortgage portfolios
  • Expert-level skills in systems design - to design flexible, scalable, production-ready modules and interfaces for use across multiple platforms
  • Programming ability in SQL, C++ or Java
  • Programming ability in a matrix-oriented language such as Matlab, Gauss, SAS IML or S-Plus

Note: Position can be located in San Francisco, Sacramento or Santa Ana, CA.

Benefits:

First American offers an empowered work environment that encourages creativity, initiative and professional growth.

Our salary and benefits package is competitive including:

  • Health, dental and vision care
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan including a company match tied to profitability
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Discount stock purchase program
  • Tuition assistance program
  • Title and escrow fee reimbursement program
  • Company credit union E.O.E. M/F/V/D

The First American Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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Sr. Clinical Analyst I - St. Jude Hospital (Memphis, TN)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is a premier center for research and treatment of potentially fatal childhood diseases, including cancer and certain blood, genetic, and immunodeficiency disorders. The hospital's mission is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. St. Jude is dedicated to providing unsurpassed patient care and to advancing the health of children through biomedical research.

Currently, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has openings for a Sr. Clinical Analyst I (Job Number 13484).

The Sr. Clinical Analyst I in the Clinical Informatics Department is responsible for day-to-day coordination and development of assigned clinical/patient care applications. The selected candidate will participate and/or lead in the design, development, implementation, evaluation and maintenance of new and legacy systems. This position will have increasing responsibility for the design, development and management of the educational programs for the user departments.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems or in a Patient Care or Clinically Related Specialty such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Laboratory Medicine/Pathology, Respiratory Therapy, etc. is required.
  • Registration, certification (or equivalent) in area of specialty preferred.
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in a patient care or clinically related specialty such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Laboratory Medicine/Pathology, Respiratory Therapy, etc.
  • Minimum of 2 additional years of clinical system application support and/or development experience required.

St. Jude offers a positive working culture, professional advancement, & competitive compensation. Qualified applicants may apply for this position or others via our online process at www.stjude.org/jobs.

www.stjude.org

An Equal Opportunity Employer

URL: www.datashaping.com/jobs17424x.shtml
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

DataShaping Job Email Alert - November 2008

DataShaping Job Email Alert - November 2008

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Director, Marketing Science and Innovation Group - OTX (Los Angeles, CA)

Reports to the Chief Research Officer
OTX – Los Angeles

Mission statement for the MSI group

  • Provide realizable and sustainable methodological foundations for all OTX products and project insights
  • Maximize profit by balancing investment in analytics with in-house capabilities and high quality outside partners
  • Implement cutting edge innovative methods for insight
  • Develop optimization methods for our clients’ business issues
  • Use the MSI group as a point of differentiation for OTX in the marketplace
  • Expand our role as industry thought leaders
  • Continue introduction of best practices in science to market research

Scope and responsibilities

This is a key function within the Marketing Science & Innovation Group and the Director, Marketing Science will contribute across all elements of the MSI mission statement.

Specifically this individual will be a primary contact internally for new product development and the execution of project analysis for clients.

Duties include research study design, statistical and modeling analysis, creation of cutting edge methods for new products, and implementation/development of standards for tracking data and other continuous research projects.

The Director, MS will stay abreast of new data analysis techniques and applications from related scientific disciplines and consider how these approaches can improve OTX deliverables.

Experience / skills required

Qualifications must include:

  • Undergraduate degree with work in mathematics; science; quantitative business analysis - Advanced degree preferred
  • Minimum 1 - 2 years of related MR experience
  • Extensive knowledge of research computing
  • tools (Perl, Java, SQL, R, C++, etc.)
  • tasks (large data set manipulation, distributed computing, system engineering)
  • Comprehensive knowledge of multivariate statistical techniques
  • Familiarity with or interest in advanced methods such as:
    • neural networks
    • genetic algorithms
    • agent based models
    • Bayesian belief systems
  • Technical knowledge/understanding/background in SQL, Database Design, and Data Processes
  • Strong communication and follow-up skills; including clearly communicating with management, customers and vendors
  • Capable of working independently and with multiple departments
  • Complex database and data management experience

Compensation Commensurate with Experience

OTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications are encouraged from all persons regardless of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, marital status, religious creed, medical/physical/mental condition, sexual orientation, Veteran status, or age.

Email your resume with cover letter to: lsproul [at] otxresearch.com (Lisa Sprout)

URL: www.datashaping.com/jobs17421x.shtml
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Subject Matter Expert / IT Storage - BP (Houston, TX)

The post holder is a ‘link’ between architecture, standards, operations and customers, and as such will be accountable for the integrity of US Hosting Operations existing storage and backup systems as well as operational continuity during introduction of new components across our data centres in Houston, Chicago and Tulsa. Taking a lead in evolving the storage infrastructure into a more efficient and cost effective solution is a key expectation.

The individual in this position will understand how storage and backup systems interface and interact with applications, and with other parts of the infrastructure. A key accountability will be the integration of application solutions into the storage and backup infrastructure with the ability to articulate clearly the benefits of a tiered environment allowing service differentiation.
The Storage SME will:

- Liaise with IT&S, GOI and the Data Centre Global Services and Standards team to understand standards and stay abreast of relevant technology roadmaps.
- Provide guidance to new systems development and projects teams on storage standards and deployment process.
- Work with project teams to directly integrate and coordinate implementation of storage (SAN/NAS) and backup technologies in production environments.
- Manage work requests and coordinate multiple implementation projects.
- Work with SDOs to develop end-to-end technical solutions, installation, configuration and operating plans.
- When required, provide day to day oversight to third party vendors supporting storage components.
- Guide third party vendors in the creation of DR / BCP plans pertaining to the storage and backup systems.
- Provide expert consulting and solutions to business units to meet specific storage and backup needs.
- Contribute to and develop best practices, strategies, methodologies and documentation/templates.
- Develop strategies and propose solutions to manage the growing volumes of storage and backup needs to reduce the overall cost of operations and investment.

This role involves interaction across the US Hosting Operations organisation, Regional Infrastructure teams and segment/function IT&S teams.

Description

The post holder is a ‘link’ between architecture, standards, operations and customers, and as such will be accountable for the integrity of US Hosting Operations existing storage and backup systems as well as operational continuity during introduction of new components across our data centres in Houston, Chicago and Tulsa. Taking a lead in evolving the storage infrastructure into a more efficient and cost effective solution is a key expectation.

The individual in this position will understand how storage and backup systems interface and interact with applications, and with other parts of the infrastructure. A key accountability will be the integration of application solutions into the storage and backup infrastructure with the ability to articulate clearly the benefits of a tiered environment allowing service differentiation.
The Storage SME will:

- Liaise with IT&S, GOI and the Data Centre Global Services and Standards team to understand standards and stay abreast of relevant technology roadmaps.
- Provide guidance to new systems development and projects teams on storage standards and deployment process.
- Work with project teams to directly integrate and coordinate implementation of storage (SAN/NAS) and backup technologies in production environments.
- Manage work requests and coordinate multiple implementation projects.
- Work with SDOs to develop end-to-end technical solutions, installation, configuration and operating plans.
- When required, provide day to day oversight to third party vendors supporting storage components.
- Guide third party vendors in the creation of DR / BCP plans pertaining to the storage and backup systems.
- Provide expert consulting and solutions to business units to meet specific storage and backup needs.
- Contribute to and develop best practices, strategies, methodologies and documentation/templates.
- Develop strategies and propose solutions to manage the growing volumes of storage and backup needs to reduce the overall cost of operations and investment.

This role involves interaction across the US Hosting Operations organisation, Regional Infrastructure teams and segment/function IT&S teams.

Requirements

a. Educational background
- Graduate level or demonstrable equivalent.
b. Experience (years and nature)
- Minimum 7 - 10 years post graduate business experience.
- Proven track record and expertise in the area of storage solutions.
- Background and experience in the management of enterprise-class data centre projects
c. Other
- Strong understand of ITIL Service Continuity management principles.
- Strong project, programme, budget and resource management skills.
- Ability to influence and negotiate, achieving desired decisions and outcomes.
- Ability to optimise resources from divers environments and cultures.

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URL: www.datashaping.com/jobs17420x.shtml
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Lawson Business Analyst / Programmer - Berkshire Blanket, Inc. (Ware, MA)

Function: Business Development
Industry: Manufacturing

Description:

Lawson Business Analyst / Programmer

Full-Time Employment Opportunity

We are seeking a business analyst / programmer to join our organization and assist us implement the Lawson M3 ERP system.  The ideal candidate will possess a special blend of business analysis and Lawson M3 Version 7.1 technology skills to:

·         Work with our user community to define and create actionable reports
·         Assist us implement best practice administrative procedures
·         Create user documentation
·         Develop training programs
·         Lead training sessions and be available to answer questions
·         Assist in user acceptance testing

You should possess experience being part of a team that successfully implemented a Lawson system within the past 18 months.  Areas of expertise include:

Technology

·         Lawson Business Intelligence
·         SQL

Functional Areas

·         Business Reporting
·         Product Data Management
·         Manufacturing Execution
·         Supply Chain Execution
·         Supply Chain Planning
·         Procurement
·         Customer Sales and Service
·         Business Process Management
·         Reporting

We are one of the nation's leading designers and marketers of premium quality blankets, throws and bedroom related products.  Our distinctive product line may be found at a variety of nationally recognized retailers under a number of well known consumer brands in addition to providing private label products to select retailers. We are a $100 million company located within 30 minutes commute of Springfield, Amherst, Northampton and Worcester MA.   Preferably you reside within this geographical area.  This assignment will start immediately.

Please respond with letter of interest and credentials to Pierre Rodrigue, Director of Human Resources, prodrigue@berkshireblanket.com.

Contact Name: Pierre Rodrigue

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URL: www.datashaping.com/jobs17419x.shtml
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Subject Matter Expert, IT Network - BP (Houston, TX)

Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in 100 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

BP is one of the three largest energy companies in the world, operating in over 100 countries across 6 continents. Information Technology & Services (IT&S), provides a full range of IT services to BP's global business segments.

IT&S plays a critical role in the delivery of defined world-class operational services that BP businesses can rely upon in support of their own performance. Our specific accountabilities include the delivery of services to specified target levels, including availability, recoverability and cost to the corporation. These services must also be delivered safely and secured against the growing risk of viruses and other security threats.

We aim to benchmark our performance favorably against a defined peer group of the world's best and intend to deliver our services with professionalism to rival any major business corporation in the world - this is what we mean by being 'World Class'. To achieve this exciting level of performance will require a commensurate level of enthusiasm, commitment and expertise in our people.

Description

The post holder is a ‘link’ between architecture, standards, operations and customers, and as such will be accountable for the integrity of US Hosting Operations existing network systems as well as operational continuity during introduction of new components across our key data centres in Houston, Chicago and Tulsa. Taking a lead in evolving the network infrastructure into a more efficient and cost effective solution is a key expectation.

The individual in this position will understand how network systems interface and interact with applications and with other parts of the infrastructure. A key accountability will be the integration of application solutions into the network infrastructure with the ability to articulate clearly the benefits of a tiered network on applications and service differentiation.

The Network SME will:

- Liaise with IT&S, GOI and the Data Centre Global Services and Standards team to understand standards and stay abreast of relevant technology roadmaps.
- Work with data centre operations managers to define application of network standards.
- Provide guidance to new systems development and project teams on network standards.
- Work with project teams to directly integrate and coordinate implementation of network solutions in production environments.
- Work with SDOs to develop end-to-end technical solutions, installation, configuration and operating plans.
- Manage work requests and coordinate multiple implementation projects.
- When required, provide day to day oversight to third party vendors supporting network components.
- Guide third party vendors in the creation of DR / BCP plans pertaining to the network.
- Provide expert consulting and solutions to business units to meet specific network needs.
- Contribute to and develop best practices, strategies, methodologies and documentation/templates.
- Develop strategies and propose solutions to optimise utilisation of existing infrastructure and the deployment of right network solutions to reduce the overall cost of operations and investment.

This role involves interaction across the US Hosting Operations organisation, Regional Infrastructure teams and segment/function IT&S teams to ensure network standards are appropriately applied.

Requirements

a. Educational background
- Graduate level or demonstrable equivalent.
b. Experience (years and nature)
- Minimum 7 - 10 years post graduate business experience.
- Proven track record and expertise in the area of network solutions.
- Background and experience in the management of enterprise-class data centre projects
- Prefer CCIE certification
c. Other
- Strong understand of ITIL Service Continuity management principles.
- Strong project, programme, budget and resource management skills.
- Ability to influence and negotiate, achieving desired decisions and outcomes.
- Ability to optimise resources from divers environments and cultures.

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URL: www.datashaping.com/jobs17417x.shtml
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Program Manager / Data Management - BP (Houston, TX)

Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in 100 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

BP is one of the three largest energy companies in the world, operating in over 100 countries across 6 continents. Information Technology & Services (IT&S), provides a full range of IT services to BP's global business segments.

IT&S plays a critical role in the delivery of defined world-class operational services that BP businesses can rely upon in support of their own performance. Our specific accountabilities include the delivery of services to specified target levels, including availability, recoverability and cost to the corporation. These services must also be delivered safely and secured against the growing risk of viruses and other security threats.

We aim to benchmark our performance favorably against a defined peer group of the world's best and intend to deliver our services with professionalism to rival any major business corporation in the world - this is what we mean by being 'World Class'. To achieve this exciting level of performance will require a commensurate level of enthusiasm, commitment and expertise in our people.

Description

Reporting to the North American Gas (NAG) Data Manager, the role holder will manage the Data Management program within NAG’s Digital Strategy Initiative. They must manage the development and implementation of a portfolio of interdependent projects. This includes oversight of the project managers, maintenance of budget status and forecast, requirements documentation sufficient to conduct RFI and RFP engagements, and key interface to clients, vendors, and central IT organizations.

Requirements

Essential

• Successful track record of delivering mission critical Enterprise Data Management programs (in excess of $20 million) through the entire project lifecycle.
• Training and experience development of all Data Management Program framework: Data Governance, Data Security, Database operations Management, Data Architecture, Data Quality, Meta Data Management, Document Content Management Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence, Master Data Management.
• 15+ years Data Management experience.
• 20+ years IT delivery experience.
• 12+ year Program Management experience including management of program with 20+ resources.
• Knowledge of the upstream oil & gas business and the associated Data Management activities.
• Experience working with technical teams, business analysts and process subject matter experts across various IT disciplines and geographies.
• Implementation of best practice standards in project delivery of Data Management and governance.
• Competence in Planning, Cost Estimating, Risk Management, Performance Management, Quality & Delivery Assurance.
• Thorough knowledge of CVP (or alternate stage gate decision process) and underlying project methodologies.
• Excellent record of Stakeholder Management.

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Quantitative Analyst (New York, NY)

Responsibilities:

Opportunity for a senior quantitative analyst to lead the research and model development for calculating the financial risks of fixed income assets. The ideal candidate will be familiar with modeling techniques, performance analytics and structured finance and will be able to work in a team environment. The candidate will also be involved in creating research publications and presentations related to the models

Qualifications:

Applicant should have a PhD in a quantitative discipline and 6+ years of demonstrated research experience developing quantitative models in the fixed income market. Knowledge of Econometrics, Mathematical Modeling, Term Structure modeling and Monte Carlo Methods is a must. CDO/CDS modeling and valuation a plus. Experience with statistical modeling platforms such as S-plus or SAS applied to large data-sets is desirable. The ideal candidate will also have ability to write technical research, and have had experience in effectively managing a team of quantitative analysts.

Comments:

We are an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. Moody's takes pride in maintaining a balanced and diverse workforce and actively seeks out people who enrich our talent pool.

Please go to URL to apply:
https://www.moodys.jobs/psp/hrrec/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/ROLE_APPLICANT.ER_VIEW_JOBS.GBL?&JobReqNbr=005533

** If in case the link does not work, please visit our website, www.moodys.jobs. The requisition number for this position is 005533.

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Friday, October 31, 2008

Senior Consultant Research & Modeling (CT)

Senior Consultant Research & Modeling

The client is one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. They are very successful in combining superior financial strength with a consistent record of strong operating returns which means opportunities for professional growth for employees.

The client is committed to continuing to build a world class Research and Modeling organization, and is looking for exceptional people who combine excellent quantitative technical skills with a true understanding of business issues and a passion for bringing innovative solutions. The successful candidate will have the following characteristics:

  • Ability to provide technical and quantitative analysis for predictive modeling group.
  • Desire to apply knowledge in new ways by bringing business and insurance knowledge to mathematical problems.
  • Creative and quantitative personality that can participate in statistical data mining and other actuarial research by applying advanced statistical concepts.
  • Strong ability to build and analyze models and statistical data and help the business interpret the analysis.
  • Proven background in univariate and multivariate analysis and expertise in SAS for modeling.

Qualifications:
  • Advanced quantitative degree - preferably in math, statistics, actuarial science, economics or operations research
  • Expertise in database principles and quantitative analysis
  • Background in predictive modeling

Contact:

Marybeth Haas
Marybeth [at] martinpartners.com
312-265-6280

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Quantitative Analyst - Sun Trading LLC (Chicago, IL)

Sun Trading LLC is looking for junior financial engineers / quantitative analysts with the skills suitable for the following jobs within an FE Group: algorithm design, high-frequency data modeling, and statistical analysis.

The FE Group develops models and ideas into automated trading strategies to interface with electronic marketplaces. Financial engineers work with other groups to develop, implement and manage automated electronic trading strategies.

Principal Responsibilities:

  • Develop detailed specifications for trading algorithms and work with other staff members to implement the required technological solution
  • Perform historical tick-data analysis under direction from senior FE’s to improve existing trading models and create profitable quantitative strategies
  • Contribute to development of trading analytics and risk management tools
  • Perform statistical analysis studies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in written form with members of the trading and technical teams
  • Aptitude to create successful trading strategies through application of mathematical techniques and data analysis
  • Understanding of electronic trading marketplaces and ability to formulate testable hypotheses based on research into market structure
  • Ability to formulate trading ideas into automated algorithms

Qualifications:
  • 1-2 years experience in electronic financial markets with extensive exposure to live trading environment and high-frequency trading
  • Advanced mathematical and quantitative skills with very strong numerical background and good statistical/empirical skills
  • Post-graduate level education in mathematics, finance or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Some experience with programming in Java/C/C++
  • Knowledge of modeling language (S/R/MATLAB) as well as database queries (SQL/KDB/Q).

Apply: email your resume to jobs@suntradingllc.com.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Business Objects Data Analyst - BP (Houston, TX)

Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

BP's Exploration and Production segment focuses on finding reserves of oil and gas, developing the means to extract and process it and then consistently producing and transporting it to market. This involves using cutting edge technology to find the energy reserves, the ability to drill thousands of meters under the ground, designing, building and operating some of the world's largest most complex production onshore / offshore facilities and finally being able to transport these fluids, in order to provide energy to the world.

BP's goal is to enable energy to be produced and consumed in ways that do no long-term damage to the planet or its people. We are empathetic in our approach to protecting people and the environment. Our global business is constantly changing and we seek outstanding HSE professionals to enable us to meet and exceed our ambitious health, safety and environmental performance standards.

Summary

The role requested is a Health Safety Security and Environmental (HSSE) Data Analyst. The successful candidate will be accountable for providing accurate HSSE Performance Reporting and the Primary Local Traction System Administrator (LTSA) for the North American Gas Strategic Performance Unit (SPU).

The North America Gas SPU is one of the largest SPU’s within BP’s global Exploration and Production business and is a top tier producer of natural gas in North America. The SPU operates in nine US states and Canada and is staffed by ca. 3,200 employees. The five Performance Units and multiple gas processing plants, is designed to be a sustainable, material business for decades. The SPU operates more than 13,000 producing wells, with reserves >2 bn boe and total production >450 mboed, of which ~75% is operated and ~25% non-operated. The SPU invests more than $2 bn in capital annually, with the majority focused on development drilling and near field exploration. The SPU operates 25 drilling rigs and numerous work-over rigs, maintaining a level loaded program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other IT related Degree
- Advanced Business Objects expertise (creating HSSE reports and scheduling to the web through Broadcast Agent)
- Strong attention to detail and detail oriented problem solving skills
- The ability to turn data into information and to communicate this concisely to management
- A performance bias and a desire for continuous improvement
- Strong oral and written communication skills with good time management
- Able to work proactively, focus effort and priorities
- Ability to manage multiple tasks (at time with conflicting priorities) simultaneously
- Ability to identify ways to do things better, faster, more efficiently
- Builds networks to enhance effectiveness and share knowledge

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Saturday, October 25, 2008

DataShaping Job Alert - October 2008

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Quantitative Developer - D.E. Shaw (New York, NY)

The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with approximately US $39 billion in aggregate capital, is looking for top-notch, innovative quantitative developers to help create computationally intensive strategies for trading in securities markets around the globe. Quantitative developers bring exceptionally strong mathematical, analytical, and software development skills to bear on interesting and challenging problems in computational finance and automated securities trading, such as the implementation of statistical algorithms for time-series analysis, the creation of new analytics tools, and the development and analysis of statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. They also enjoy access to some of the most advanced computing resources in the world. Successful candidates have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs and have extensive software development experience using C, C++, or Java. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-QuantProg@career.deshaw.com.

Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.


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Middle/Back Office Software Developer - D.E. Shaw (New York, NY)

The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm, is looking for exceptional software developers to support its proprietary trading and asset management activities. In addition to having outstanding academic credentials and a deep knowledge of computer science, we're looking for individuals who can play a key role in the development of critical portfolio accounting, general ledger, workflow, and document management systems for a fund with approximately US $39 billion in aggregate capital. Promising candidates will have extensive experience with Java, Perl, and SQL; industry experience in a similar role is desirable but not required. Our company culture is focused but informal, which is reflected in our casual dress, relatively flat management structure, and flexible vacation policy, as well as in the high degree to which new employees work closely with senior staff on key initiatives. We strongly emphasize personal ownership of projects, and new hires are given substantial responsibility from their first day on the job. If you're interested in applying your intellect to challenging problems of software architecture and engineering in a stimulating, fast-paced environment, then we'd love to see your resume. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-MBOProg@career.deshaw.com.

Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.


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Software Developer - D.E. Shaw (New York, NY and Cupertino, CA)

The D. E. Shaw group is looking for top-notch, innovative software developers to help it expand its tech venture and proprietary trading activities. We’re a global investment and technology development firm with approximately US $35 billion in aggregate investment capital and a decidedly different approach to doing business. The application of advanced technology is an integral part of virtually everything we do, from developing computationally intensive strategies for trading in securities markets around the globe to designing a supercomputer intended to fundamentally transform the process of drug discovery. Developers at the firm work on a variety of interesting technical projects including real-time data analysis, distributed system development, and the creation of tools for mathematical modeling. They also enjoy access to some of the most advanced computing resources in the world. If you’re interested in applying your intellect to challenging problems of software architecture and engineering in a stimulating, fast-paced environment, then we’d love to see your resume.

To apply, e-mail your resume to DataShaping-Prog@career.deshaw.com.

Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.


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Quantitative Analyst - D.E. Shaw (New York, NY and Cupertino, CA)

The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with approximately US $39 billion in aggregate investment capital, is looking for exceptionally talented quantitative analysts. "Quants" at the D. E. Shaw group apply mathematical techniques and write software to develop and analyze statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. Specific responsibilities range from examining trading data in an effort to increase profitability, decrease risk, and reduce transaction costs to conceiving new trading ideas and devising the simulations needed to test them. Successful quant candidates have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs; a considerable number have also competed successfully in the United States and International Math Olympiads as well as the Putnam Competition. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-Quant@career.deshaw.com.

Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.


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Sr. DataBase Administrator - Cox Communications (Alpharetta, GA)

As the third largest cable provider in the nation, Cox Communications, Inc. is noted for its high-capacity, reliable broadband delivery network as well as the company's ability to provide superior customer service. For Cox, it's not about being the biggest; it's about being the best.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Primary responsibility is to design highly available, cost-effective database solutions. Incorporate technical planning, cost and risk mitigation considerations, systems design, technology integration, implementation oversight, and development of enterprise-wide standardization.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Work with the developers and other development DBA's to create a well designed, consistent data architecture to support business needs, while understanding the business processes that the data structure will support
2. Work with PM¿s to ensure database projects maintain an enterprise-wide view, along with leveraging knowledge, lessons learned and skills from across all departments
3. Meet with PM¿s and Developers to review systems performance, capabilities and quality to ensure that SLA¿s are continuously maintained
4. Participate in the adherence to corporate database standards, best practices and assure managed evolution of cross-applications integration
5. Work with the ETL architects and other development DBA's to identify data integration opportunities
6. Work with BA¿s and Subject Matter Experts to identify and understand business needs for data
7. Perform data analysis to assist in the triage of data anomalies
8. Participate in database design review sessions
9. Participate in capacity and growth planning in the development environments
10. Provide technical leadership to project teams
11. Provide expertise with large volume data loading, SQL Tuning, and problem diagnosis
12. Provide standard database administration for development databases (Monitoring, Tuning, Patching, Backup/Recovery).

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Four to six years experience of Data Warehousing database development experience
2. Experience with complex applications which require analyzing information, problems, practices or procedures to: Define the problem or objective; identify relevant, concerns or factors; identify patterns, tendencies and relationships; formulate logical and objective conclusions and recognize alternatives and their implications
3. Seven to nine years experience of database design experience.
4. Ability to manage technical tasks to meet project goals (upgrades, enhancements, etc.)
5. Ability to work effectively on concurrent, multiple tasks and projects
6. Ability to work independently to coordinate, organize and track tasks effectively and meet project deadlines
7. Excellent oral and written communication skills
8. Four-year degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent required

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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Product Manager, Home Price Index Analyst - First American (San Francisco, CA)

First American is the nation's largest data provider, supplying information resources and services that impact the major economic events of people's lives. We serve mortgage, real estate, and consumer-related businesses, as well as consumers themselves, with the data to help them make decisions, operate their businesses, and advance their lives. Tracing our history to 1889, The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) is based in Santa Ana, California. Today, with revenues exceeding $6 billion, our company has 31,000 employees and 2,000 offices throughout the United States and abroad. For more detailed information about First American, please visit our Web site at: www.firstam.com.


Description:

LoanPerformance, a division of First American CoreLogic (FACL), the nation's largest provider of property and ownership information, analytics and services is the leader in mortgage finance, securitization, servicing and real estate information and analytics. We created and maintain the industry's largest and most robust mortgage securities and servicing databases and provide state-of-the-art analytical tools that our banking, investor and regulator clients use to analyze and manage their loan portfolios. LoanPerformance uses collected data to be the 'voice' of the mortgage industry. Since our inception in 1983 LoanPerformance has become the "brain trust", the definitive source of expert information about the state of the mortgage securities and mortgage servicing marketplaces.

As a member of The First American Corporation family of companies, LoanPerformance has access to an unrivaled set of data assets, including real estate information representing 99.1% of the population of the United States. For more information, please visit our website http://www.loanperformance.com.

Join us as a Product Manager - Home Price Index (HPI) Analyst working among the smartest and most often-quoted real estate information professionals in the business.
You will play a key role in the ongoing development, enhancement and maintenance of LoanPerformance HPI, the industry-leading home price index deployed via TrueStandings, our web-based analytics, reporting and data delivery platform. You will also be responsible for integrating other real estate data products with LoanPerformance HPI.

The responsibilities of this position also include identifying, addressing, and fulfilling "ahead of the curve" real estate data opportunities and solutions that will both increase and deepen our client base. The position also involves significant interfacing with our sales, client services, marketing, analytics and engineering teams.

Note: This position can be located in San Francisco, Sacramento or Santa Ana, CA.


Qualifications:


The ideal candidate will have the following:

- Minimum BA/BS degree (Master's preferred) in Economics, Econometrics, Statistics or Finance

- Minimum of 2-3 years' exposure/experience in real estate data and information

- Excellent product management and business analysis skills

- Strong analytical skills with an ability to specify real estate performance metrics

- Ability to assess product opportunities through market research and client feedback to develop market sizing, pricing, costing and ROI analyzes

- Experience in working with MS Office, MS Visio, MS Project and business intelligence tools (preferably MicroStrategy)

- Excellent communication skills (written and oral), team driven, client-focused and strong innovation/creativity

 

Preferred:

- Experience with geospatial and geographic data a big plus

- Knowledge of home price indices and real estate economics

- Experience with the application of home price index products to mortgage portfolios

- Experience in working with offshore development teams

- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum project methodology

 

 

Benefits:


First American offers an empowered work environment that encourages creativity, initiative and professional growth.

Our salary and benefits package is competitive including:

- Health, dental and vision care

- 401(k) retirement savings plan including a company match tied to profitability

- Long-term disability insurance

- Short-term disability insurance

- Discount stock purchase program

- Tuition assistance program

- Title and escrow fee reimbursement program

- Company credit union

 

E.O.E. M/F/V/D




The First American Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.



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Web Analytics Manager - Etsy Inc (New York, NY)

Description:

GENERAL PURPOSE:

Etsy.com is the world's leading marketplace for handmade goods. We're just over three years old and growing by leaps and bounds. We're looking for a Web Analytics Manager to create an analytical mindset throughout the company.

The Web Analytics Manager is responsible for Etsy’s Web analytics strategy and will work cross-functionally with engineering, product management, and business operations regularly.
You will be responsible for tracking key business metrics for online user behavior, email campaigns, sponsor campaign and feature performance. The ideal candidate will be someone who loves to use numbers to identify trends to make actionable recommendations. They will also help drive traditional online market research efforts.
Successful candidates will offer a strategic perspective, sound business judgment, deep analytical capabilities, and a collaborative working style. They will possess strong intellectual curiosity, and a passion for achieving practical business impact.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

You will work closely with the Marketing team and the CEO.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop a deep understanding of our community and their behavior.
  • Collect, assess and distribute website analytics throughout the company in order to create an analytical culture.
  • Identify and measure key performance metrics for user behavior and marketing effectiveness (user growth, engagement, abandonment, campaign ROI, segmentation).
  • Become a resource for all teams within the company- the first stop when considering a new idea.
  • Manage day-today relationships with the Web analytics and online research vendors. Continue to seek out possible vendors whose products will further add value to the department.
  • Develop, maintain and update analytical models to measure the success of marketing initiatives using web-based analytics tools.
  • Develop and drive traditional market research and work with research vendors to present core metrics.
  • Create effective presentations for a wide variety of audiences.
  • Monitor the quality and integrity of the data in the system and reports being produced.
  • Some travel may be necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

  • 5+ years Web Analysis experience including: measures, terminology, benchmarks
  • Familiarity with metrics for online consumer businesses (user acquisition, clickstream analysis, marketing efficiency, consumer lifecycle, etc.)
  • Previous experience with Web analytics packages is mandatory (e.g., HBX, Omniture, Google Analytics, etc.)
  • Experience with online research tools, such as comScore Media Metrix, Nielsen NetRatings, eMarketer, Jupiter, Forrester, etc
  • Understanding of traditional market research techniques, statistical reporting and panel methodologies
  • Strong skills in problem definition, rigorous analysis, and recommendation development
  • Deep understanding of online business models and processes and a strong understanding of marketing concepts and strategies
  • Self-motivated, deadline-driven, ability to support multiple projects at a time
  • Excellent communication skills - both written and oral, comfortable presenting to large groups
  • Bachelor's Degree required

Desirable: Some knowledge of relational databases and SQL

LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY
Apply by Email: work@etsy.com

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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Data Warehouse Consultant (Seattle, WA)

Data Warehouse Consultant

Avvo, Inc. (www.avvo.com) is a venture-backed Internet company based in Seattle that empowers consumers to handle their legal matters with confidence. We do this by providing consumers more information and better guidance regarding lawyers and legal situations than they’ve ever had access to before. This includes rating and profiling every lawyer in the states we currently cover, client reviews, peer reviews and attorney disciplinary records. We also offer a robust question and answer forum and legal guides that help consumers get the help they need.

We are seeking to hire a data warehouse architect (consultant) for at least 3-6 months to oversee the system definition and creation of a warehouse solution. This architect will produce a description of the complete solution, linking technical implementation to business needs. The definition will become the rules that govern the platform for constructing the Avvo data warehouse.

Skills required:

  • Ability to understand and help articulate needs into business value and synthesize the needs from various areas of the company
    • Define what data is needed to meet business user needs
    • Identify facts and dimensions
    • Define logical data models
    • Establish an aggregation plan

  • Information
    • Define the framework for transforming data into information from source systems
    • Recommend stages needed to transformation of data into information
    • Review data quality process and reconciliation
    • Define physical data model

  • Understanding of current dwh technologies
    • Prior experience with open source software (MySQL)
    • Define technical functionality needed to build the environment
    • Identify available technologies and make tradeoffs
    • Review and understand Avvo’s current environment and technical direction
    • Recommend an implementation plan
    • Knowledge of ETL, OLAP, and OLTP helpful


Please send resume and salary requirement to jobs@avvo.com.

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Sr Database Analyst - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, TN)

Senior Database Analyst, Memphis, TN

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is a premier center for research and treatment of potentially fatal childhood diseases, including cancer and certain blood, genetic, and immunodeficiency disorders. The hospital's mission is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. St. Jude is dedicated to providing unsurpassed patient care and to advancing the health of children through biomedical research.

Currently, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has an opening for a Senior Database Analyst (Job Number 16526).

The Senior Database Analyst will serve as a technical resource for clinical research within the Cancer Center. The selected candidate will participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of software applications and databases using various relational database, client/server, and object-oriented tools and programming languages. The incumbent will provide front line support for divisional research database initiatives and serve as a departmental resource for software applications.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree is required.
  • Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years related healthcare or business analysis or software development experience required.
  • Experience using relational database management tools and query languages (e.g., SQL) required.
  • Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g., BRIO), JAVA, Visual Studio, and object-oriented analysis and software design preferred.

St. Jude offers a positive working culture, professional advancement, & competitive compensation. Qualified applicants may apply for this position or others via our online process at www.stjude.org/jobs

www.stjude.org
An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Manager, Web Analytics & Business Intelligence (Madison, WI)

MANAGER: WEB ANALYTICS & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Industry: Online Retail

Responsibilities:
The Manager: Web Analytics & Business Intelligence will:

  • Analyze web site metrics and derive actionable recommendations to meet business objectives, including click path analysis, fall out analysis, shopping cart abandonment, user behavior, merchandising opportunities, and page conversion
  • Conduct multivariate testing and make recommendations for optimal site layout, including pages for internal traffic and landing page optimization for visitors from external links
  • Communicate and present metrics effectively to improve decision support systems
  • Perform basic statistical analysis, such as calculating statistical significance, and distributions

The successful candidate will have the leadership skills to create and execute a strategy for performing experiments in order to achieve explicit business goals. Our client is looking for the motivated, self-starter who will establish themselves as the statistical expert. The responsibilities of this position have the potential to grow contingent on the success of the initiatives that the analyst develops.

Candidate must have a strong background in Statistics with formal training.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree in Statistics or Economics required
  • 2+ years experience with a web analytics tool; Omniture preferred
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Solid written and verbal communication with the ability to develop and improve decision support systems
  • Financial or business analysis experience
  • Understanding of profiling/segmentation and predictive modeling

Compensation:
  • Base $90,000-$110,000
  • Sign on bonus
  • Stock grants
  • Relocation assistance
  • Full comprehensive benefits

J.T. Brady and Associates is an Executive Search Firm contracted to fill this dynamic role. Our client is a leader in the online retail industry. Specific details will be provided to the qualified candidate. They are experiencing tremendous growth and need high potential candidates to supervise this expansion. Location of position is Madison, Wisconsin. If you cannot commute or relocate to this area, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THE POSITION. If you wish to respond and possess the required background and experience, please contact us as listed below referencing Job Code BISP. QUALIFIED CANDIDATE RESPONSES ONLY. Resumes submitted by email must be in Word format. All responses will be held in strict confidence.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

CONTACT:

Jack Brady
jtbrady [at] nauticom.net
J.T. Brady and Associates
10900 Perry Highway #12203
Wexford, PA 15090

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Data Mining Analyst - Waterfront International (Toronto, Canada)

Data Mining Analyst

Waterfront International is a Toronto-based financial consulting firm, specializing in developing computer based statistical trading strategies. Waterfront’s selective hiring process considers only highly talented individuals with a history of exceptional professional and academic achievement, and solid real-world experience.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Perform financial market data research and analysis to identify and resolve data issues using advanced data mining techniques.
  • Develop proprietary data mining tools and applications.
  • Develop predictive models.

Requirements of the Candidate include:
  • PhD or Masters in mathematics, statistics or computer science specializing in data mining.
  • Experience with machine learning and knowledge discovery techniques.
  • Solid quantitative background with excellent analytical skills.
  • Strong working knowledge of data mining and statistics.
  • Must possess expert level C/C++ programming skills.
  • Some financial experience desired but not required.
  • Must be a strong self-starter and able to work well independently.

Waterfront International
Email: recruiting@wil.com

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Friday, September 19, 2008

DataShaping Job Alert - September 2008

DataShaping Job Alert - September 2008

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