Risk Metrics Analytics Specialist Consultant - M Squared (San Jose, CA)

M Squared Consulting, Inc. – Project Opportunity – Risk Metrics Analytics Specialist Consultant Responsibilities

A seasoned hands-on Risk Metrics and Analytics Specialist consultant is required to support the Trust and Safety group at a leading Internet commerce company in Silicon Valley. Reporting to the Director of Risk Metrics and Analytics, the consultant will be responsible for helping our client in the following areas:

Take on a series of projects devoted to protecting the user and keeping transactions secure

• There are several different openings for consultants with this business unit so the exact projects will depend on the specific skills of the consultant
• Develop statistical models that predict bad users of the system
• Perform advanced data analysis which will lead to creating better policies
• Monitor metrics and create reports to support the rest of the company management in decision making on some businesses completely overhaul the metrics process
• Create reports which communicate critical trends and present them to different groups within the different business units.

Deliverables

• Statistical models
• Advanced data analysis reports
• Proposals on new metrics processes
• Additional support of activities of Analytics and Metrics department

Industry Experience

The industry is less important than the functional experience. There still is a strong benefit of having worked in banking, financial services, or insurance.

Functional Experience

• Very strong working knowledge of SAS language. At least 3-4 (more is better!) years of hands-on experience.
• Proven ability to build statistical models using SAS (formerly Statistical Analysis System) and manage junior SAS modelers/statisticians.
• 3-5 years working experience in a relevant field like: Data-Mining, Quantitative Research, or Risk Management Department within a financial institution.
• Strong experience understanding databases and SQL, particularly how they work and how to get data out.
• Proven business reporting experience. Ability to leverage existing tools. There is a desire to create reporting solutions where information is organized in different "layers" with increasing granularity. Excel is OK but a browser-based solution is particularly interesting.
• At least masters degree in very quantitative field (in order of preference: Statistics, operations Research, Math, Economics). PhD is a plus.
• Minimum 5-10 years of business experience.

Personality/other Attributes

• Demonstrated high energy and creativity
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• A passion for analyzing highly complex data sets with a practical understanding of quantitative methods
• Relentless customer-focus
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Superb attention to detail
• An active user of the Internet for personal shopping

Terms

This is a 4-6 month engagement which will begin as soon as an appropriate resource is identified. The consultant will be onsite 40 hours weekly though it may be possible to work remotely occasionally.

About M Squared

M Squared is a boutique consulting company focused on providing senior level talent for a variety of short- and long-term engagements. We work with a network of experienced professionals to match your expertise with the project needs of our clients. The consultants in our network have an average of 10-15 years of business experience in all industries and across all functional disciplines – Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Information Technology, and Top Management.

If you would like to be considered for future M Squared projects, please complete a profile by going to the following URL: https://consultants.msquared.com/cfdocs/msquared/newconsultant.cfm. This profile, complete with your resume, is the critical component of how we locate you when we are identifying potential consultants for our clients. There is no cost or obligation to joining our network, and your profile is not shared with our clients without your consent. Please review our web site www.msquared.com so you have a good sense of how we work.

Please send all resumes and inquiries to Anna Brambilla.

Thank you.

Anna Schulman Brambilla - Consultant Services Manager M Squared Consulting, Inc. 111 Sutter Street, Suite 850 San Francisco, CA 94104 phone: 415.391.1038 x284 fax: 415.981.6731 abrambilla@msquared.com www.msquared.com Targeted Expertise. Driving Results.

Top Management * Marketing * Human Resources * Finance * Operations * Information Technology

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Data Mining Analyst (Toronto, Canada)

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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Quantitative Financial Analyst (Toronto, Canada)

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:

• Developing, testing and implementing quantitative trading models.
• Models will be based on quantitative data analysis rather than qualitative analysis.
• Research strategies in equities and other markets.
• Perform historical backtesting to determine optimal strategy parameters.
• Generate new indicator ideas.

Requirements of the Candidate include:

• PhD or Masters in physics, statistics or mathematics.
• Strong working knowledge of finance and statistics.
• CFA or working toward the CFA designation.
• Must possess expert level C/C++ programming skills.
• Must be a strong self-starter and able to work well independently.

Waterfront International
Email: recruiting@wil.com

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Quantitative Analyst (New York, NY and Cupertino, CA)

Quants at the D. E. Shaw group apply sophisticated numerical techniques and write software to develop and analyze statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. Their work involves examining trading data to determine ways of increasing profitability, decreasing risk, and lowering transaction costs. In addition, quants research financial literature to identify new trading ideas and create simulations to test them. Quants with the D. E. Shaw group have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs; a considerable number of them 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.

URL: www.datashaping.com/jobs14411b.shtml
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Risk Quantitative Analyst (New York, NY)

The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with approximately US $25 billion in aggregate investment capital and an international reputation for financial innovation and technological leadership, seeks an exceptionally gifted individual for the role of Quantitative Analyst in its Risk group. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 to 3 years of experience in the Market Risk area of a Wall Street firm, money manager, or risk software vendor. The individual will be responsible for firmwide risk analysis and will work with individual portfolio managers on strategy-specific risk management. A Ph.D. in finance, mathematics, statistics, or econometrics is preferred. Exposure to systematic trading techniques is a strong plus, as is experience interacting with a trading desk or strategy managers. The role affords the exciting opportunity to help build a firmwide risk management infrastructure and to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in alternative asset management. Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to DataShaping-RiskQuant@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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Private Equity Quantitative Analyst (Cupertino, CA)

The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm, is looking for exceptionally talented individuals with a strong background in quantitative analysis and programming to support and develop private equity investment strategies. Successful candidates will join a new team responsible for the design and development of systems and algorithms to help manage a private equity portfolio and analyze individual investments. Quantitative analysts with the D. E. Shaw group have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, computer science, statistics, and engineering programs. We're looking for people of comparable caliber who are interested in joining a start-up effort and enjoy working across multiple disciplines. Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to DataShaping-PEQuant@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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Director of Analytics Products (New York, NY)

Location: 500 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor -- New York, NY 10110
Salary/Wage: Salary + bonus, commensurate with experience
Status: Full time, employee

Job Description / Responsibilities

• Participation in defining the Company’s suite of standard reports and custom report methodologies the Company offers to pharmaceutical brand teams and related communications companies
• Overall report delivery to clients - project management and production of client reports
• Pre and post-sale support to communicate value of reports to clients

Qualifications

• Statistics/mathematics Master's degree or above
• 5+ years of related statistical experience, including working with large datasets
• Proficient with SAS and/or R and SQL
• Proven experience in communicating and presenting data analysis to non-technical personnel
• Experience with direct response and consumer marketing performance models, and with customer loyalty models a big plus
• Healthcare/pharmaceutical industry experience a big plus

About Us

Crossix Solutions delivers actionable, timely, authentic Rx and healthcare data to help pharmaceutical marketing teams and healthcare communications companies measure and optimize the impact of their patient adherence and consumer marketing programs.

The patent-pending, privacy-safe Crossix ScoreBoard™ utilizes powerful consumer analytics to provide a new level of insight into pharmaceutical patient and consumer communications. Crossix offers a set of standard ScoreBoard reports, additional custom analyses and consulting services.

The Crossix SafeMine™ technology complies with the letter and spirit of HIPAA and other privacy regulations.

Company: Crossix Solutions Inc.
Website: www.crossix.com
Contact: Employment Opportunities - Analytics
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Data Analyst, Data Insight Group - Facebook (downtown Palo Alto, CA)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world. Facebook was launched in February 2004 and, according to comScore, now ranks as a top ten online property in monthly page views and site usage time. Facebook is the 7th most trafficked site in the United States.

Facebook has over 180 full-time employees. We are funded by Peter Thiel, the founder and former CEO of PayPal, and by venture capital firms Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, and Meritech. Our leadership team includes former VP-level executives from Amazon.com, Yahoo!, Newscorp, Quiksilver, and Veritas Software.

Facebook is seeking a Data Analyst with strong communication skills and a mild obsession with extracting useful information from data. The ideal candidate will read Matthew Hurst, the Juice Analytics blog, paidContent.org, information aesthetics, and Many-2-Many; that is, they will be interested in the business and product of an online social network while having a passion for data analysis and visualization. The position is full-time and based in our main office in downtown Palo Alto, CA. This position will report to the Senior Manager of Data Insight.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with business users and product managers to determine how the data we collect could help solve their problems
• Apply your expertise in statistical inference, data mining, and the presentation of data to help inform and support our business and product decisions
• Work with the data infrastructure team to translate the business requirements into technical specifications
• Possess a thorough understanding of our data collection methods
• Develop reports and monitor the validity of the data being reported

Requirements

• Data junkie
• The ability to communicate the results of your analyses in a clear and effective manner
• Crazy Excel skills or experience with data reporting and analysis tools such as Spotfire, Business Objects, Cognos, Tableau, et al.
• Experience with R, Matlab, SAS, SPSS, or a similar tool for data analysis
• Understanding of the methodologies of the major internet audience measurement firms: comScore Media Metrix, Nielsen//NetRatings, Hitwise, Quantcast, Alexa, Compete
• Basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL
• Strong willingness to contribute to a small team

Please apply online at www.facebook.com/jobs.php

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Web Data Analyst (New York, NY)

The College Board, a national educational organization, is seeking a Web Data Analyst to join our collegeboard.com team. This professional will collect, analyze, and report web information relevant to operational and corporate metrics. Therefore, a background in web metrics (tracking and reporting, as well as analytics) is preferred.

The Analyst will:

• Use SQL and SPSS to fulfill data requests, perform analyses, and write sophisticated ad hoc queries.
• Generate, distribute, and present reports and analysis across the organization.
• Manipulate available databases and perform data analysis & reporting to understand customer preferences, site usage, and to track trends.
• Use query and analysis tools to define and track key performance metrics related to business performance, identify failure points or opportunities for improvement, and provide insights into key business and customer activities.
• Provide research, analysis and support for developing business initiatives, perform qualitative and quantitative analyses to better understand customer positioning, and prepare presentation documents.
• Work with internal clients to perform analyses, and implement recommendations.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in business, statistics, computer information systems, or a related field, and no more than 1-3 years of progressively responsible experience. Demonstrated expertise with SQL and MS Excel (including experience writing queries and statements using SQL), experience with statistics, and data analysis & presentation skills are required. Prior experience measuring & analyzing Web business performance preferred(WebTrends, Omniture, SurfAid experience a plus). We seek candidates who possess strong problem solving & analytic skills; excellent oral and written communication skills; knowledge of statistics and measurement principles; good organizational skills; strong attention to detail; strong experience with Microsoft Office applications and the Internet; and strong knowledge of database structure and design.

The College Board’s mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity, with a commitment to excellence and equity in education. Among our best-known products are the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT and Advanced Placement Program.

If you are interested in joining our collegeboard.com team and you meet our qualifications, we encourage you to apply by visiting our website at www.collegeboard.com/careers. Please follow instructions to search for this position by title, and send us your resume and cover letter, including salary requirements. The College Board is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Please understand that only qualified candidates will be contacted. This position may be subject to a background check.

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