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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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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.

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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
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7. Perform data analysis to assist in the triage of data anomalies
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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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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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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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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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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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DataShaping Job Alert - September 2008

DataShaping Job Alert - September 2008

• Several search boxes are available to search job ads: A Google search box on DataShaping and AnalyticBridge, at the bottom of the page, an internal AnalyticBridge search box (top of the page), and an internal Picosearch on DataShaping.
• It is still time to create a great profile on AnalyticBridge, invite friends, and win the Member of the Month Award ($250) for September. For details and to check past winners, visit www.analyticbridge.com/group/memberofthemonth.
• The resumes recently received, once accepted, will be anonymized and posted shortly on AnalyticResumes.com. Contact information is shared with paid clients only (hiring managers and recruiters).
• Featured recruiters:
  • Marybeth Haas
  • Linda Goodspeed
  • Roni Zapin

Featured Jobs

• Senior Pricing Analyst - Better World Books (South Bend, IN)
• Senior Web Analyst Critical Mass (Chicago, IL)
• Sr. Consultant Programmer/Analyst - Maximus (Reston, VA)
• Sr. Consultant Programmer/Analyst - Maximus (Reston, VA)
• Experienced Modeler, Customer Intelligence Team - Draftfcb (Chicago, IL)
• Experienced Web Analyst - Draftfcb (Chicago, IL)
• Strategic Marketing Analyst, Customer Intelligence - Draftfcb (Chicago, IL)
• Sr. Clinical Analyst II - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, TN)
• Statistical Analyst - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, TN)
• Senior Statistician / Data Mining Analyst (Seattle, WA)
• Principal Scientist - Mindset Media (Tarrytown, NY)
• Sr. Director, Analytical Solutions (Long Island, NY)
• Quantitative Developer - D.E. Shaw (New York, NY)
• Middle/Back Office Software Developer - D.E. Shaw (New York, NY)
• Software Developer - D.E. Shaw (New York, NY and Cupertino, CA)
• Quantitative Analyst - D.E. Shaw (New York, NY and Cupertino, CA)
• Senior Credit Analyst - Dollar Financial Group (Berwyn, PA)
• Forecast Analytics Manager - Meijer (Grand Rapids, MI)
• Senior SAS Consultant (New York, NY)
• Junior SAS Consultant (New York, NY)
• Quantitative Algorithms Researcher - Cars.com (Santa Monica, CA)
• Director, Credit Risk Analytics - First American (San Francisco, CA)
• Retail Centric Predicative Modeler (NY, NJ, CT)
• Research Planning Analyst / Senior Analyst - NYU Langone Medical Center (New York, NY)
• Scientific Data Management Specialist - Lockheed Martin (Bethesda, MD)
• Data Architect / Data Analyst (Denver, CO)
• Informatics Analyst / Data Miner - Cigna (Bloomfield, CT)
• Statistical Software Engineer - Visual Numerics (Houston, TX)
• Regression Modeler - Maricopa County (Phoenix, AZ)
• Data Mining Expert - Pervasive (Austin, TX)
• Sr. Credit Risk Modeler - First American (San Francisco, CA)
• Senior Research Analyst / Marketing Science Analyst - ThinkVine (Cincinnati, OH)
• MES Application DBA (Columbus, IN)
• Vice President, Analytics - Vistaprint (Lexington, MA)

Engagement Manager, Analytics - Nuevora (San Ramon, CA)

Engagement Manager - Analytics

Looking for seasoned analytics & consulting professional, adept at managing Fortune 500 category client engagements.

About Us:

Nuevora is a fast-growing customer analytics firm founded with the mission to provide "Outcomes Research & Analytics" – Insights that drive valuable business outcomes. Nuevora’s analytics helps organizations optimize their marketing business processes and enable them to profitably acquire, retain and grow their most important asset – Customer.

Nuevora is founded by experts in the field with strong business backgrounds coupled with real-world experience in marketing, sales & customer management with some of the global market leaders. In the fast growing KPO market space, Nuevora has established compelling niche for itself in delivering high-impact analytics.

Some of the best run and most successful organizations partner with Nuevora to achieve competitive advantage through insightful analytics.

REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with senior client staff and offsite / onsite analysts through all stages of project execution
• Take a leading role in identifying opportunities for business process improvement, allocating resources, structuring work plans, creating hypotheses, designing and conducting analyses, developing deliverables, forming conclusions, and engaging with the client at the senior most level to achieve 100% client satisfaction, client retention, and business expansion
• Participate in corporate development initiatives including recruiting, business development, and internal excellence initiatives

Professional Experience:

• Should have held Mid-to-Senior Level positions in a Management Consulting and/or equivalent role within industry
• Significant experience leading and implementing business/strategy consulting and analytics delivery projects, from assessment, requirements gathering, project planning through delivery. Should be able to manage to strict timelines and superior quality levels
• Strong understanding of customer and marketing business processes
• Needs to have strong understanding of statistical modeling and its application to solving business problems
• Hands-on experience with statistical tools such as SAS, SPSS is desirable
• Ability to manage clients, interact with senior management and manage onshore/offshore engagements
• Willingness to travel 80%+ of the time

Educational Background:

• MBA preferably and/or Master’s in Mathematics/Statistics
• College degree in marketing analytics, statistics, mathematics, economics, finance, engineering or related field

Contact Info:

Please email your resumes to :
Sastry Penumarthy
Co-Founder and EVP
Email: sastry.penumarthy [at] nuevora.com, or careers [at] nuevora.com

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Senior Pricing Analyst - Better World Books (South Bend, IN)

Title: Senior Pricing Analyst a.k.a., “(Master of Millions of Prices)”

Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It. . . .

Be responsible for the pricing of millions of new & used books on many different sales channels. Establish a professional pricing system and department based on industry and academic best practice.

THE ESSENTIALS (95%)

Key areas of responsibility and % of time spent performing duties in each area. Also list specific job duties/tasks in each area. These are considered “essential functions” which are critical to the unique purpose of this position and can primarily be performed only by a person trained/experienced to perform them.

A. Set Pricing Strategy (60%)

• Define the algorithms, rules, and statistics behind Better World Books’ pricing strategy
• Devise and carry out experiments on the marketplace to both fine tune and to find radical new alternatives.
• Conduct analyses with sound statistical and economics foundations.
• Collaborate with other analysts in the company to tie pricing into BWB’s supply chain and overall company analysis and strategy.
• Define software requirements, manage implementation of new features, and lead debugging efforts.

B. Manage & Mentor Pricing Team (35%)

• Manage a team including both experienced pricers and entry-level pricing associates.
• Define workflows and daily tasks necessary to support the pricing effort, and help to optimize existing tasks.
• Ensure daily work is keeping up with Operations and tasks are being completed in a timely manner.
• Mentor the team on the Pricing profession to nurture future analysts. Educate the team on both academic topics and real-world experience related to pricing.

AND OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF. . . (5%)

• All other duties and special projects as assigned.

THE TEAM

No other players report to position

QUALIFIERS

A. Whadda Ya Know?

• Experience in Pricing/Revenue Management is required.
• Specific experience in a related industry (commodity goods, e-commerce retail, or books) is strongly preferred.
• Basic knowledge of databases is required, higher-level database skills are a plus
• Some basic programming experience is required and an aptitude & willingness to learn SQL and MS SQL Reporting Services is required.
• General business acumen is critical, basic knowledge of accounting and finance is also desired.
• Experience with any analytical/statistical tools, pricing tools, optimization/modeling is a plus.

B. Schooling & Such . . .

• MBA, or Master’s in Economics/Econometrics/Mathematics/Statistics, or equivalent experience required.
• Coursework in statistics/quantitative analysis and economics also required.

BODY ­ MIND - SURROUNDINGS

Individuals may not pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety to themselves or others. Must be able to meet the following requirements with or without reasonable accommodation.

Brains

• Requirements such as math, writing, and intellectual/ thinking/conceptual abilities.
• Very strong visual & verbal communication skills are required
• Strong math & statistics skills are required. Higher-level math skills are preferred.
• Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills are a must.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive management and also effectively manage entry level employees.

Brawn

• Any physical lifting, stooping, bending, walking or sitting requirements.
• Sitting at a computer for long periods is required.
• Engaging in some physical activities of the business to understand systems and processes is also required (i.e. picking orders, shelving books, etc.)

Surroundings

• Note where work is performed: inside in office, laboratory, outside. Noise levels, dust, heat, cold, temperature changes, odors, presence of chemicals.
• Work will be performed in a normal office setting.
• Office is on the fourth floor and is not handicap accessible.

To apply please submit your resume and cover letter to Jobs@betterworldbooks.com, referencing Pricing Analyst in the subject line.

EOE M/F/D/V

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Senior Web Analyst Critical Mass (Chicago, IL)

Critical Mass is currently seeking outstanding individuals eager to join our team of talented professionals. We are excited to announce the following position. If this new opportunity interests you, please visit www.criticalmass.com to apply.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Critical Mass; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Senior Web Analyst – Chicago, IL

The Analyst role at Critical Mass focuses on quantitative analysis. The Senior Analyst will be an integral part of the Insight & Planning Team and be responsible for providing deliverables to internal and external clients. This position is client facing and focuses on performance strategy and analysis of marketing initiatives (online/affect on offline) coordinating closely with internal Planning, Account, Creative and Technology teams and external agencies and third-party vendors. Ideally, candidates will also have a sound understanding of online marketing strategies and concepts.

Responsibilities:

• Online measurement strategy, planning and program management
• Socialization of the culture of measurement and accountability
• Web analytics planning, project management, software administration, implementation, dashboards, reporting, analysis, recommendations
• Coordination and centralization of data and analysis for all push marketing channels and website (working closely with media and email teams)
• Media campaign and site optimization planning and execution
• Survey design, develop, deploy, report and analyze
• Multi-channel (online/offline) measurement and revenue attribution modeling
• Customer lifecycle measurement (Recency Frequency Monetary)
• Market segmentation (using SPSS)
• Competitive analysis using Forrester (among other) criterion
• Client and internal team presentation

Experience with one or more:

• Experience designing systems, implementing and using web analytics tools (Omniture, Google Analytics,
• Partnering with Media teams to centralize and integrate data from tools like Doubleclick (DFA/DART), Google Adwords, ExactTarget, etc.
• Data aggregation/data warehouse/business intelligence
• Consumer relationship, retention, and loyalty marketing (Direct Mail, TV, Radio, or Digital Channels)
• RFM/ROI model design and analysis
• Segmentation analysis
• Experience in A/B or multivariate testing using tools like Offermatica or Optimost
• Database query development (i.e. SQL)

Other desired skills include:

• Insatiable curiosity
• Strong collaboration, project management and team building skills (with internal and external teams)
• Strong quantitative skills required, as well as very strong skills with Microsoft Excel
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – ability to harmonize teams and effectively communicate to creative, tech, account and client teams.
• Able to distill large quantities of information into clear and concise insights, formulating actionable recommendations
• Creativity; able articulate ideas and concepts in visually interesting, compelling ways
• Innovative; has an appreciation that each project and problem requires a fresh approach
• Proven writing and self-editing skills, especially when contributing to creative and project briefs and creating presentation decks
• Knowledgeable of the advertising, digital and media industry - related experience in an agency environment, business strategy and marketing
• Statistics-based degree

About Critical Mass Inc.

Critical Mass is a digital marketing agency that helps the world’s most admired companies use digital channels to express their brands, delight customers and drive results. Ranked an interactive leader by Forrester Research for 3 consecutive years based upon expertise in both transaction-led and image-led work, our clients include Dell, Mercedes-Benz USA, Procter & Gamble, Rolex, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, and many others. Founded in 1995, Critical Mass has offices in Calgary, Toronto, Chicago, New York, Las Vegas, Austin, Geneva and London. Profitable and stable, our work has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards including:

• Mercedes-Benz USA: People’s Choice Award, GL Banner, Ad:tech 2007
• Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority: Interactive Best of Show & Gold ADDY, Free Will Campaign, The ADDY Awards 2008
• Albertsons: Traditions Made Easy Microsite, Outstanding Microsite, Internet Advertising Competition, 2007
• Dell, Inc.: Winner, IT Hardware/Software Category, Dell Small/Medium Business, The Webby Awards, 2006
• Kaiser Permanente: Best Healthcare Website; WebAwards, 2006
• Citi Cards: Best Bank Interactive Application, Internet Advertising Competition, 2007
• Rolex: Official Honoree (Best Visual Design), The Webby Awards 2008

Head Office: 402-11th Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 0Y4 T 888.262.3006
Toronto Office: 425 Adelaide Street West, Floors 9 and 10, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 3C1
Chicago Office: 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2050, Chicago, Illinois, USA 60601
London Office: 1 Riverside, Manbre Road, W6 9WA London, UK

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Sr. Consultant Programmer/Analyst - Maximus (Reston, VA)

Sr. Consultant Programmer/Analyst (3902)

MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS), is one of America's leading government services companies devoted to providing consulting, health and human services program management, and information technology services. Since its founding in 1975, MAXIMUS has grown to more than 5,200 employees located in more than 280 offices in the United States, Canada, and Australia. On a number of occasions, MAXIMUS has been selected by Forbes Magazine as one of the Best 200 Small Companies in America, and by Business Week Magazine as one of the 100 Best Hot Growth Small Companies. Additionally, MAXIMUS is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

Job Description:

• Serve as reporting specialist for the highly visible Medicare Part D program
• Provide analytic reporting support to internal and external customers on both routine and ad hoc reporting needs
• Design special studies to support ad hoc policy inquiries clients as well as suggesting areas for investigation through interaction with Project management and Medical Directors
• Write queries in Cognos reading data warehouse, tests and designs analytic reports to share with program staff and client
• Participate with reporting group to suggest design changes to data collection system and to accommodate evolving data capture and analytic needs
• Participate on the QA Committee for Project ISO 9001:2000 documentation and quality improvement, including application of statistical process control analysis
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• 25% travel requirement

Education/Experience:

• Masters or PhD in a related field, preferably with a concentration in mathematics or statistics
• Five years prior experience in application of biostatistics, epidemiology or health economics
• Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid preferred
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment
• Ability to author and produce complex client reports that include high level business writing, complex formatting and embedding and interpretation of statistical results including graphics
• Experience in public presentations of this type of information
• Experience with pharmaceutical and/or health insurance claims data analysis preferred
• Experience in research design and implementation, including knowledge of sampling techniques
• Experience with Siebel/Oracle Cognos and SAS highly desired

MAXIMUS offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Healthcare Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life/Accident Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match

Our benefit program also includes paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and supplemental insurance (pet ins., auto ins., legal plan, long-term care ins, and credit union).

MAXIMUS recognizes the value of diversity in our workforce, and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We thank all candidates who choose to apply, however, only those selected for a further interview will be contacted.

To apply for this position please click the URL below, or copy and paste the URL into your browser’s address bar: http://jobs.maximus.com/HR/CandidateTracking.nsf/frmApplication?OpenForm&ReqID=03902

MAXIMUS is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V.

No relocation assistance is available for this position.

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Sr. Consultant Programmer/Analyst - Maximus (Reston, VA)

Sr. Consultant Programmer/Analyst (3901)

MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS), is one of America's leading government services companies devoted to providing consulting, health and human services program management, and information technology services. Since its founding in 1975, MAXIMUS has grown to more than 5,200 employees located in more than 280 offices in the United States, Canada, and Australia. On a number of occasions, MAXIMUS has been selected by Forbes Magazine as one of the Best 200 Small Companies in America, and by Business Week Magazine as one of the 100 Best Hot Growth Small Companies. Additionally, MAXIMUS is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

Job Description:

• Serve as reporting specialist for the highly visible Medicare Part D program
• Provide analytic reporting support to internal and external customers on both routine and ad hoc reporting needs
• Design special studies to support ad hoc policy inquiries clients as well as suggesting areas for investigation through interaction with Project management and Medical Directors
• Write queries in Cognos reading data warehouse, tests and designs analytic reports to share with program staff and client
• Participate with reporting group to suggest design changes to data collection system and to accommodate evolving data capture and analytic needs
• Participate on the QA Committee for Project ISO 9001:2000 documentation and quality improvement, including application of statistical process control analysis
• Perform other duties as assigned
• 25% travel requirement

Education/ Experience:

• Masters or PhD in a related field, preferably with a concentration in mathematics or statistics
• Five years prior experience in application of biostatistics, epidemiology or health economics
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment
• Ability to author and produce complex client reports that include high level business writing, complex formatting and embedding and interpretation of statistical results including graphics
• Skill and experience in public presentations of this type of information
• Experience with pharmaceutical and/or health insurance claims data analysis preferred
• Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid preferred
• Experience in research design and implementation, including knowledge of sampling techniques
• Experience with Siebel/Oracle Cognos and SAS highly desired

MAXIMUS offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Healthcare Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life/Accident Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match

Our benefit program also includes paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and supplemental insurance (pet ins., auto ins., legal plan, long-term care ins, and credit union).

MAXIMUS recognizes the value of diversity in our workforce, and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We thank all candidates who choose to apply, however, only those selected for a further interview will be contacted.

To apply for this position please click the URL below, or copy and paste the URL into your browser’s address bar: http://jobs.maximus.com/HR/CandidateTracking.nsf/frmApplication?OpenForm&ReqID=03901

MAXIMUS is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V.

No relocation assistance is available for this position.

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Strategic Marketing Analyst, Customer Intelligence - Draftfcb (Chicago, IL)

Draftfcb Chicago-Customer Intelligence Team-Strategic Marketing Analyst

Job Description

• These versatile team members will assist any of the CI Team Leads and Specialists in their work:
  • Statistics & modeling
  • Retail data reporting & analysis
  • Data management & basic database development
  • Data visualization & reporting
  • Media analysis
• Utilize a broad variety of data to evaluate marketing campaigns, consumer segmentation, purchase patterns, etc.
• Make recommendations, based on business objectives and available data sources, to incorporate new analytical tools, reporting, and data-driven strategy into the advertising & direct marketing mix.

Required Skills & Background

• Excellent quantitative skills - highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, experience building some type of database
• Should have a minimum of 2 years professional experience
• Collaborative team player, able to work in a fast paced environment
• Able to manage multiple assignments from team members and to deliver projects on schedule
• Thorough work, attention to detail, consistently accurate reporting

Highly Desired Skills & Background

• Experience in a statistical analysis environment such as SPSS, SAS or R
• Experience with reporting tools such as Crystal Reports, or experience developing reports
• Good communications skills - written & verbal

Email your resume and cover letter to: Annie.Conn [at] draftfcb.com

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Experienced Web Analyst - Draftfcb (Chicago, IL)

Draftfcb Chicago is looking for an experienced Web Analyst to join our Customer Intelligence group.

Why Draftfcb?

Would you rather go to work somewhere, or be a part of something greater than yourself? Our groundbreaking agency grows organically out of the people who work here. Together we create ideas that not only deliver brand recognition, but real business results as well. You want to work here because you like learning about consumers and figuring out what makes them tick, because you want the challenge of working on global accounts and because you want the reward of being a part of success.

Summary

Our Customer Intelligence group is dedicated to unlocking the value of marketing data to inform, inspire and motivate the creative process to get the most creative work and most promising success.

A successful candidate will have practical experience working with Web Analytics tools such as Omniture, GA, WebTrends etc., with a strong ability to turn data into actionable insights. The basic requirements include:

• An excellent understanding of online marketing and business models
• Experience with designing actionable web analytics reports
• Excellent analytical skills and knowledge of statistics
• Effective communication skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• A minimum of 3 years experience in Web Analytics

Interactive/digital agency, online marketing, or search engine marketing experience is also desirable.

Draftfcb is committed to diversity of people and thought. We're fostering a culture that is inclusive, promotes mutual respect and maximizes individuals' full potential to ultimately benefit our employees, their families, our clients, vendors and shareholders. We promote acceptance, collaboration, creativity, responsibility and accountability among people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We hope to better our agency and our industry by engaging the next generation of talent and welcoming their input and contributions to our company and our clients' businesses.

It is the policy of Draftfcb to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Email your resume and cover letter to: Annie.Conn [at] draftfcb.com

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Experienced Modeler, Customer Intelligence Team - Draftfcb (Chicago, IL)

Draftfcb Chicago is looking for an experienced Modeler to join our Customer Intelligence group.

Job Description

• Perform Statistical Modeling and analysis in SAS or SPSS, and mathematical modeling in Excel
• Recommend appropriate techniques and work plans for modeling and analysis based on business requirements
• Synthesize analysis findings to address business issues
• Prepare client ready documents of findings

Required Skills & Background

• Minimum of 10 years experience in a statistical analysis environment such as SPSS, SAS or R
• Degree in statistics or operations research
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Collaborative team player, able to work in a fast paced environment
• Experience with predictive modeling, customer segmentation, forecasting, and media/channel optimization
• Experience in some area of marketing: advertising, retail marketing, product marketing, loyalty marketing, etc.

Highly Desired Skills & Background

• Insight & intuition in addition to technical skills – the ability to ask the right questions of data, and the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from analyses
• Good communications skills - written & verbal
• An expert problem solver with the ability to work in a fast-paced, creative work setting
• Senior-level leadership position in an analytic environment

Draftfcb is committed to diversity of people and thought. We're fostering a culture that is inclusive, promotes mutual respect and maximizes individuals' full potential to ultimately benefit our employees, their families, our clients, vendors and shareholders. We promote acceptance, collaboration, creativity, responsibility and accountability among people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We hope to better our agency and our industry by engaging the next generation of talent and welcoming their input and contributions to our company and our clients' businesses.

It is the policy of Draftfcb to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Email your resume and cover letter to: Annie.Conn [at] draftfcb.com

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

Job Title: Sr. Clinical Analyst II
Job Location: 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 Sr. Clinical Analyst II (Job Number 16961).

The Sr. Clinical Analyst II is responsible for day-to-day coordination and development of assigned clinical/patient care applications. Participate and/or lead in the design, development, implementation, evaluation and maintenance of new and legacy systems. Design, develop and manage 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 4 additional years of clinical system application support and/or development experience is 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

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