Investment Data Analyst (Baltimore, MD)

Primary Purpose of the Position

Working independently and on teams and committees, this position is responsible for providing front office investment support for Portfolio Managers, Analysts, and Traders. In addition, the incumbent must maintain good working relationships with Front Office Investment clients and TRPA staff. Works closely with quantitative analysts, portfolio managers, investment analysts, and traders to investigate, design, automate or enhance investment processes and applications and to ensure that Fixed Income systems, databases, internal workflows and vendors evolve to appropriately keep pace with internal and external reporting needs for core and analytic data at security, portfolio, product and sector levels.

Principal Responsibilities

• Investigates new products/vendors to automate and streamline workflow and data processes for investment associates -Portfolio Managers, Analysts, and Traders.
• Works closely with quantitative analyst, portfolio managers, investment analyst, and traders to develop analytical systems/reports to be used by the investment associates for investment management/decision support. Takes the lead on coordinating and executing required systems testing for enhancements and upgrades; partners with TRPIT and HiNet developers to ensure complete, efficient connectivity between all relevant systems.
• Designs, plans, and develops solutions that automate and streamline processes for Investment Associates.
• Seeks creative solutions to business problems. Investigates/researches integration of new products into/with full array of analytical systems (Salomon Yield Book, Vision, Lehman Point, Perform, Wilshire Axiom, etc.) that assist the Investment process; provides system administration support for ancillary and primary analytical tools (SYB, Point, Perform, etc.)
• Manages large data sets and resolves research data issues. Ensures data integrity, maintains data quality, resolves data discrepancies and identifies "gold standard" sources of information. Networks with appropriate upstream and downstream customers, vendors, service teams and developers to ensure data errors are resolved and processes are revised in order to mitigate risk of repeat issues; may also represent Investment Staff by serving on committees and project teams (e.g., MIDR Data Policy Committee) for evolving data needs and reporting along with impacts of regulatory changes.

Qualifications

• College degree and 4 yrs related work experience required
• Financial Industry experience
• Detail oriented
• Technical background / Strong design skills
• Ability to handle multiple task
• Substantial technical or statistical programming skills, with demonstrable ability to employ those skills to solve complex modeling challenges in a limited time. Experience with Matlab and/or Splus is an advantage, as is knowledge of database management systems.
• Ability to master complex tasks with minimal supervision

Experience with:

• SAS and SQL required
• Java, C++, Object Oriented Programming/Design desired
• Integrating Products
• Perl
• CGI programming
• HTML
• Unix Skills a must
• Self starter requiring minimum supervision
• Splus knowledge
• Vision Database Knowledge desirable

T Rowe Price is an Equal Opportunity Employer

E-mail your resume with cover letter to Karen_Robinson@troweprice.com

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Marketing Database Analyst, SQL (San Francisco, CA)

Not only will you join Wells Fargo, a Fortune 50 company, but you also will join the Small Business Cash Management (SBCM) group, a dynamic, high energy, ambitious team focused on customer value, team experience, and the bottom line. This position offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience as you engage in a wide variety of analytics, work with diverse software applications, and interact with professionals who have strong expertise. Your success in this role could set you up to pursue multiple career paths within SBCM or beyond in Wells Fargo.

While fully half of this position involves database production activities, you also will invest a significant amount of time showcasing your analytical savvy and taking on some intriguing challenges. To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have at least three years of SQL and data analysis experience on account or customer-level datasets with diverse and extensive transaction volume. We're looking for a professional with solid database skills used for database marketing, strong business sense, and the ability to translate and simplify analytical data into useful business information. Along with strong SQL skills (ideally in Oracle) and MS Excel, SAS is a plus.

As an employer, Wells Fargo recognizes that people are our greatest competitive advantage. We offer an open, supportive environment and numerous learning and development opportunities to help you grow personally and professionally. We also make sure that all team members feel valued, do work that is challenging and makes a difference, and enjoy great benefits, rewards, and recognition.

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