Data Mining Architect - MySpace (San Francisco, CA)

Social Networking is one of the hottest sectors on the web in recent years. MySpace.com has emerged as the definitive leader in this space since launch. MySpace has over 250 employees and is in rapid growth mode. Our users use MySpace to meet friends, find and listen to new bands/music, blog, plan events, play games, and participate in user forums and groups. MySpace, with over 130 million users, has revolutionized the way people interact and plan their social lives.

The MySpace.com Data Services team is responsible for data architecture, data infrastructure and operations for all MySpace.com data systems. The data mining architect will be a member of the Data Mining team responsible for gathering and developing requirements for large scale distributed data mining systems. Responsibilities will include executing social network analysis related mining projects, building prototypes and close participating in final product development as well as working with business to identify needs in new building new algorithms and technologies. The candidate will develop system concepts and technical architecture and plan and execute development of the systems, working closely with application developers and product management.

Required Skills:

• PhD in CS, Mathematics or related areas
• Minimum 3-5 years of industry experience
• Expert iin social network analysis, machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, graph theory, algorithms, collaborative filtering
• Strong analytical and problem--solving skills
• Excellent communication skills annd ability to translate academic knowledge and theoretical results into business application and vice versa

The candidate needs to work well in a high pressure team environment with a strong focus on Agile development processes. The candidate should be able to handle operational responsibilities with respect to the data systems’ the candidate works on.

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Please email resumes to: David Rios, Talent Acquisition, david.rios@fox.com

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Financial Data Integration / Software Engineer (San Francisco, CA)

Join a team of quants creating investment insight!
Job #: STAR-QDATA

Why work at StarMine? Simple - because we are developing an innovative and sophisticated product in an environment that relishes complex problem solving in a team setting. We hire creative and competent engineers who are ready to work for an organization with a logical project development process and emotionally mature managers. Our work is never boring.

StarMine researches, designs, and develops quantitative stock selection models extensively used by both quantitative and fundamental portfolio managers at more than 400 of the top asset management firms around the world.

What will you do?

• You will solve complex problems using multiple programming languages (e.g., SQL, Python, R, S-Plus, SAS, C++, Visual Basic)
• You will maintain quality control of an entire historical database by inspecting and troubleshooting terabytes of data. Working with a database constantly accessed by our team of highly skilled researchers, you will also update existing data and load data from brand new sources and/or data vendors
• You will manage and maintain different databases of financial information, matching/mapping data across different systems and different historical time periods

What will be your challenges?

• StarMine is profitable and recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in North America (we have been included on the Inc 500 list the last three years). We must continuously create models that outperform the market, improving and expanding our products in a sustainable manner in order to meet growing customer demand.
• We are a highly skilled team of 9 quantitative researchers carefully built by hiring 2 to 4 top-notch people every year. We prefer to hire a few talented engineers who can complete extraordinary tasks instead of hiring a team of mediocre programmers. This allows us to average five new releases each year.
• Our strong commitment to accuracy requires strict attention to detail to ensure that our financial database is producing meaningful results-and we do this in a fast-paced environment. We expect our engineers to be successful working with new technologies and on a number of different projects simultaneously.

What skills do we seek in our employees?

• Strong SQL skills, object-oriented programming experience (C++ and STL a plus), and an interest in working in Linux. A strong knowledge of Excel is required, and familiarity with one or more statistical software packages such as R, S-Plus, SAS, and/or Matlab is beneficial.
• Intellectually curious, adaptive to new technologies, skills, and procedures, and an ability to demonstrate competency in your existing skill-set. Knowledge of financial datasets, or strong interest in quickly picking up knowledge of financial datasets, is crucial for this position.
• A commitment to quality, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a history of attention to detail. Ability to figure out how to test time-series data and track the evolution of companies over their history is helpful in dealing with the unique challenges of working with financial data.

We recommend you complete our online interview process, where you will have an opportunity to respond to questions posed directly by the hiring manager. Feel free to call should you have any questions at US +1 415-755-1252.

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Knowledge Discovery Statistician (Arlington, VA)

We need an individual who will have an immediate impact on high-profile Department of Defense project. Our intent is to embed more advanced analytics into the framework of a developing software application we are continuing to improve. We will position your technical talent within this project to make a real impact. Our team is working directly with senior leadership on a critical initiative within the national security arena. You will work with the best, most competent teammates in the industry.

Ideal candidates are familiar with a variety of concepts, practices, and procedures, and will rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Expect a wide degree of creative license and latitude. This position will work with a senior Project Manager and report directly to the Principal Consultant.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate algorithms and analytic techniques for challenging problems.
• Guide development team in embedding the selected algorithms and associated processes in software applications/products.
• Conduct analysis of available data sources to identify attributes valuable for modeling purposes.
• Define and implement processes to overcome data availability limitations and quality issues.
• Prove the quality of selected algorithms by building production-grade models against multiple data sets.
• Create and apply a repeatable model measurement framework.
• Develop methods to automate the entire modeling process, including model training, deployment, ongoing monitoring and adaptive learning.
• Participate in customer implementation projects, taking ownership of all modeling-related activities to ensure achievement of business results.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in applied mathematics or computer science, or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years experience in data modeling, quantitative analytics. Proven knowledge/experience with various analytic techniques, predictive/segmentation modeling scenarios, (Logistic and OLS Regression, Decision Trees, Neural Nets, Multivariate Analysis, Factor and Cluster Analysis).
• Experience in predictive statistical models & segmentation.
• Knowledge and experience with statistical applications/analytical tools (i.e., SPSS, SAS, or Business Objects).
• Strong Unix and PC skills with knowledge of Microsoft Suite of Products.
• Proven organizational skills. Ability to handle complex, multi-tasking environment, meet deadlines and interact with all levels of management.
• Demonstrated communication skills (both written

Contact Sean Sebastian at: sean [at] bericotechnologies.com, or call (703) 224-8300 x120.
Visit us at www.BericoTechnologies.com

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Chief Scientist (New York area, NY)

Opportunity

Chief Scientist. Competitive salary, incentive compensation, and equity in a well-financed and rapidly growing venture. PhD preferred. New York area.

Necessary Skill-sets

• Algorithm design and construction
• Experience working with sparse and noisy data
• Statistical modeling and data mining
• User modeling in a dynamic, changing system
• Taxonomy construction

Problem Area

Our problem deals with users navigating the Internet space:

1. The users: A user has a finite set of characteristics that are each binary in nature. The user pool approaches fifty million and will continue to grow. While we do not know the specific characteristic assignment of each user, we know the approximate distribution of each characteristic within the user pool at large.
2. The world: The Internet is an ever-changing and dynamic system.
3. Observable actions: We can view user behavior on the Internet through click-stream data, but we are limited to an incomplete view for specific domains only.
4. The test set: We have a test dataset containing both the characteristics of each user as well as a complete view of each user’s click-stream behavior.
   

Question: How do we return the X users most likely to have a particular characteristic, where X must exceed 2 million?

Orientation

Given the specific nature of the problem, a Chief Scientist would need direct experience in the online world.

Due to high market demand for our capability, the Chief Scientist will need to have an orientation towards implementation, not long-term theoretical research.

Contact Information

Please send CV to: chief.scientist.search [at] gmail.com

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Software Development Engineer, Search Analytics (Palo Alto, CA)

A9.com is looking for experienced developers to join our team in improving the quality and relevance of search. You will work on technology that powers search on Amazon.com and other sites for millions of customers every day. You will design and implement scalable systems that process, summarize, and provide a web interface to large volumes of user behavior data.
Besides possessing rock-solid software engineering skills and a passion for excellence, you will need to be a strong communicator and have a proven track record of delivering high-quality products. You will need skills in the following areas:

• expertise in designing and developing systems using object-oriented programming and relational databases
• two to five years of implementation experience with at least three of the following: Java, Perl, SQL, PHP, Linux
• algorithm design and analysis
• engineering process, design and testing methodologies

You must have an advanced degree in computer science or equivalent industry experience. Domain expertise in the following areas are pluses:

• information retrieval
• data mining and machine learning
• exposure to map/reduce paradigm and Hadoop
• systems for clickstream and log files analysis

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Senior Software Engineer, Search Analytics (Palo Alto, CA)

A9.com is looking for experienced developers to join our team in improving the quality and relevance of search. You will work on technology that powers search on Amazon.com and other sites for millions of customers every day. You will design and implement scalable systems that process, summarize, and provide a web interface to large volumes of user behavior data.
Besides possessing rock-solid software engineering skills and a passion for excellence, you will need to be a strong communicator and have a proven track record of delivering high-quality products. You will need skills in the following areas:

• machine learning using statistical techniques
• data mining and knowledge discovery in databases
• algorithm design and analysis
• engineering process, design and testing methodologies

You must have an advanced degree in computer science or equivalent industry experience. Domain expertise in the following areas are pluses:

• information retrieval
• OLAP and business intelligence
• large-scale customer behavior analysis
• artificial intelligence

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Vice President of Market Assessment (Denver, CO)

COMPANY

AIMCO is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Denver, Colorado, that owns and operates a geographically diversified portfolio of apartment communities through 19 regional operating centers. AIMCO, through its subsidiaries, operates nearly 1,320 properties, including approximately 230,000 apartment units, and serves approximately one million residents each year. AIMCO's properties are located in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. AIMCO common shares are included in the S&P 500. The conventional portfolio spans in quality from upscale to middle market and is generally comprised of diverse B grade assets in high demand areas. The firm is actively seeking a –Vice President of Market Assessment to assist in the future growth of their impressive portfolio and alignment with the corporate objective and next generation strategic direction.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to Senior Vice President, Portfolio Strategy, this individual will support portfolio strategy asset allocation, and asset management to develop investment strategies for each market. He/she will recommend forecasted revenue and expense growth for various U.S. markets by identifying and recommending third party data sources. This will also involve managing external vendors along the budget. This person will validate third party forecasts for various markets to determine the predictability of future growth. The VP of Market Assessment will work with local AIMCO asset management team members, regional brokers, and others to identify risks and leading indicators for improving and declining financial performance.

This individual will work with AIMCO’s asset management team to help develop investment strategies for each market by identifying the most attractive submarkets to allocate capital based on risk and return. He/she will communicate the corporate portfolio strategy initiatives to asset managers for incorporation into the investment strategy for each market.

The Vice President of Market Assessment will support the portfolio strategy and asset allocation activities by identifying opportunistic markets for investments and recommending capital allocation assessments in each market to manage risk and return of the total portfolio.

He/she will have access to AIMCO and third party predictive information for market and submarket revenue and expense growth. This individual will partner with the Vice President of Analytics to advance proprietary models for each market and will incorporate market/submarket predictions into long-term investment plans for each property and corporate asset allocation decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Our successful candidate will have a minimum of 10 years experience with increasing responsibility in real estate market research and analysis. A thorough understanding in research techniques involving research design along with advanced statistical analyses is a must. The successful candidate must have the ability to draw the appropriate insights by conducting, interpreting, and evaluating multivariate statistical techniques and analysis. He/she must have experience evaluating various types of real estate investments by assessing the attractiveness of each based on financial and portfolio quality measures. The successful candidate must be able to collaborate with investment / transactional executives while handling ambiguity, high workload, attention to detail, and strict deadlines. Strong written and oral communication skills are a must for this position. Our successful candidate will possess a Bachelors degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics or related field. Advance degree with and MBA / CFA preferred.

Please send resume to Mike Ballenger @ mike.ballenger@aimco.com

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Associate Director - Wunderman (New York, NY)

Wunderman, a division of Young & Rubicam Brands, is one of the largest, most experienced customer-centric marketing communications companies in the world, operating in more than 78 offices in over 35 countries. We build brands by creating tangible, imaginative customer experiences that drive sales and help clients keep their customers for life. Our focus is simple: acquire, keep and offer value to customers in the most creative way possible.

Here's a glimpse of what's happening here: we've won (and are continuing to win) some sensational new business, our dynamic and insightful creative continue to break barriers and win awards, and we enjoy a truly unique work environment that encourages cross-discipline training and breadth of exposure. We have enhanced our interactive offerings to a cutting-edge capability and were just identified as a Top Ten (#2) Digital Agency of 2007 by Ad Age. Additionally, we continue to bring value to long-standing blue-chip clients in all areas of relationship marketing.

As a leader in Relationship Marketing and Interactive advertising, we are currently staffing up due to both recent client acquisitions and expansion of existing business. So, let's connect on what your goals are for the future. Let's see if Wunderman can provide a solid partnership, continued education and career path for you and for your future.


Description:

Title:

Associate Director

Scope of Position:

• Work with and on behalf of agency clients to develop and execute data-driven marketing strategies.
• Lead project teams to develop and integrate strategy, planning, operations and analysis of internal customer data and external data sources as appropriate.
• Specific Responsibilities: Evaluate clients’ business objectives to determine appropriate database marketing solutions, define project objectives and develop work plans.
• Analytical services
  • Program Effectiveness
  • Customer Profiling
  • Program Development Planning
  • Profitability Analysis
• Statistical Modeling
  • Database Development/Management
  • List Management
  • Fulfillment Management.
• Develop budgets for database components of client proposals and ensure resource availability.
• Provide project leadership to project teams.
• Guide the selection of tools, technologies and applications to maintain state-of-the-art data management and decision-making. Consult with clients on development of integrated marketing databases or data warehouses designed to improve information capture and segmentation capabilities. Can also include enhancements to existing systems.
• Select, coordinate with, and manage service bureaus who are maintaining client databases.
• Work closely with account management, customer dialogue and media at key points of project streams to ensure full integration.
• Participate in new business development activities: planning and presenting in pitch environment.

Technical Skills:

• 7+ years experience in database marketing, relationship marketing, or data management
• Extensive programming in SAS
• Solid understanding of all aspects of database marketing (process, approach, tools and techniques) with hands-on expertise in at least one dimension.
• Analytical skills and experience with market data analysis; identifying and explaining trends in business indicators.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and ideas to non-technical audience.
• Ability to translate broad marketing strategies into technical applications.
• Solid understanding of direct marketing economics
• Analytical background required, MBA a plus

Behavioral Skills:

• Demonstrated consulting and relationship building skills
• Strong strategic perspective in advice and recommendations
• Strong presentation and business communications skills
• Problem solving skills
• Strong influence management skills

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Management Information/Business Intelligence - Travelers Insurance (St Paul, MN)

Summary

The primary focus of this position is on HR metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). This includes the development of HR business processes and applications to support the creation and production of HR metrics as well as the analysis and design of those metrics. The ideal candidate will be able to identify and graphically depict central ideas, themes and conclusions from detail data in support of business unit objectives and goals and implement the results in Cognos.

In addition, the incumbent is responsible for the following:

• Develops and codes HR metrics and KPIs in Cognos business intelligence tool using data from various sources.
• Provides expert application systems analysis for specific assignments.
• Assigned to a single systems or group of small systems.
• May assist less experienced analysts in completing tasks.
• Under moderate supervision, coordinates information systems changes and implementation processes.
• Acts as the interface between the business, systems, and the technical support areas when additional technical support is required.
• Has expert knowledge of applications systems analysis techniques and has demonstrated ability to perform application systems analysis functions at a very high degree of accuracy and speed. Has expert level knowledge of the business that the assigned systems are supporting.
• Assists with analysis and understanding of business processes to ensure the successful coordination and integration of business requirements within the department and corporate application environment.
• With a business line and system expertise, assists project planning and coordination of the business testing activities.
• Provides analytical and solution decision support for the implementation and upgrades of department/ corporate applications to include development assistance, application testing and identifying/ resolving issues of low to moderate complexity.
• Has general understanding of business needs and assists in implementation of department/corporate solutions.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Quality Control:

• Reviews HR metrics and data for consistency within the company and across the industry.
• Develops controls to ensure data integrity and quality.
• Continuously monitors output for accuracy and proactively seeks ways to automate processes to minimize the possibility for errors.

Process Improvement:

• Consistently being proactive in looking for ways to streamline all processes to increase efficiency and accuracy.

Analytical Skills:

• Able to identify key points or conclusions from detail data and clearly articulate the results.
• Compiles data as requested by supervisor. Completes analysis and summarizes results.

Data Management:

• Able to organize and store data with expert level efficiency.

PC Skills:

• Able to compile and manipulate date from various sources quickly and efficiently.

Project Planning and Testing

• Assists with the creation of business requirements
• Assists in creating business and IT specifications
• Gives input on formulating test strategy and implementation plans
• Assists with test scripts
• Assists with testing process
• Assists with implementation

Consulting:

• Summarizes results and reports findings to supervisor/customer.
• May be requested to present information to upper level management.
• Provides off-shift support as necessary.

Education / Work Experience

• College degree preferred (in HR, Business, Mathematics, Statistics or related field).
• Generally 3-5 yrs experience.

Other

Desired skill sets:

• Expert level knowledge of the Cognos Business Intelligence tool (v.8) or other Business Intelligence and OLAP tools such as:
  • Actuate
  • Business Objects
  • Cognos
  • Hyperion Solutions Corporation
  • Information Builders
  • Microsoft Analysis Services
  • MicroStrategy
  • Oracle Corporation
  • SAP Business Information Warehouse
  • SAS Institute
  • Siebel Systems
  • Teradata
• Broad knowledge of PeopleSoft HCM/EPM including payroll, benefits, staffing and reporting tools desirable.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Solid communication skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Advanced skill level with general PC applications including all aspects of MS Office Suite.

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Analyst - R.W. Beck (Orlando, FL)

R. W. Beck, Inc. is a premier international business consulting firm that provides planning, financial and engineering solutions to our clients in the Energy, Solid Waste, Water and Water Resources industries. We do this by combining our business acumen with our technical expertise to help our clients confront the impacts of aging infrastructures and solve economic and technical challenges. With more than 25 offices around the world we are always looking for qualified engineers, consultants, scientists, and technicians to fill positions to help our clients in the energy, utility, financial, water resources, and solid waste industries.

Our differentiator is the quality of our people and the way we do business – with absolute commitment to objectivity and building trust. We blend our technical expertise with proven business acumen to deliver innovative solutions to our clients. And we have been doing it since 1942.

We offer our employees an attractive total compensation package. Competitive, market-based wages may be augmented by additional profit sharing and spot bonuses, in addition to our comprehensive benefits solutions, tailored to fit every employees needs.

We are often told that we are the engineering and consulting industry’s best kept secret – come check us out at www.rwbeck.com

Description:

R. W. Beck is seeking a candidate for the position of analyst for our Management Economic Consulting group (MEC), which serves the electric utility industry. The successful candidate will work in a team atmosphere assisting Project Managers by performing detailed analytical analyses and assisting in project execution. Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to:

• Analysis of financial and non-financial data.
• Preparation and analysis of financial projections and forecasts.
• Preparation of cost of service and rate analysis.
• Research and compilation of project data.
• Development of project reports, analytical work papers, and project presentations.
• Assist in preparation of project proposals and other business development efforts.

Experience Required:

• B.S. or B.A. degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, engineering, or other related field. M.B.A. or M.P.A. preferred but not required. Candidate must have G.P.A. of 3.0 or better in their major field of study
• 2-3 years applicable experience, preferably related to the electric utility industry
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• High level of proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Experience with Microsoft Access preferred, but not required
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure
• Bilingual candidates are highly encouraged to apply

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Regression Modeler (Phoenix, Arizona)

Maricopa County Assessor, Phoenix, Arizona.

The Maricopa County Assessor’s Office in Phoenix, Arizona is nationally known as a progressive industry leader providing high quality mass appraisal solutions to our constituents. We are looking for experienced regression modelers to complement our valuation team. Successful candidates are those who enjoy being on the cutting edge of the profession with an eye to learning and innovating advanced regression modeling techniques. You will develop, test, implement, and verify multiple regression analysis and mass appraisal models for an array of property types. In addition you will develop, test, and document SPSS model programs for single and multi-unit residential market value, commercial cost value, and multi-unit residential income values. The ability to produce, analyze and orally present summary statistic reports is a must. For inquiries call 602-506-7766 or apply at www.maricopa.com.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics or a closely relate field and two years experience in mass appraisal development, multiple regression analysis or sales ratio studies.

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