Database Programmer - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, WA)

Database Programmer (SAP IV)
AD: 21485

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, home of three Nobel laureates, is an independent, nonprofit research institution dedicated to the development and advancement of biomedical research to eliminate cancer and other potentially fatal diseases. Recognized internationally for its pioneering work in bone-marrow transplantation, the Center’s four scientific divisions collaborate to form a unique environment for conducting basic and applied science. The Hutchinson Center, in collaboration with its clinical and research partners, the University of Washington and Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Pacific Northwest. Join us and make a difference.

Responsibilities:

The database programmer is a key member of the team that supports the relational databases at SCHARP. The database programmer is responsible for developing, implementing and tuning data models based on SCHARP's business requirements and writing code to allow easy access to this data. S/he is also responsible for developing strategies for data synchronization, integrity and standardization, and for serving as a backup database administrator.

Major Duties:

• Analyze and translate business requirements into data models.
• Design, implement, test and document programs that interface with the relational database.
• Develop and ensure proper usage of data modeling, naming & description standards.
• Develop and apply strategies for data synchronization, update, and integrity.
• Guide development teams in system database design.
• Review and tuning of data model for performance improvement.
• Serve as a third member of the database administration team. Responsibilities in this arena include tasks such as creating users and maintaining access control, checking backup scripts, and monitoring database functionality.
• Other duties as required

The ideal candidate will poses the following qualifications:

• Two years experience data modeling.
• Three years experience with relational databases. Postgres and/or MS SqlServer preferred.
• Experience with at least one of the following programming languages: perl, java, VBA, php
• Experience analyzing the technical needs of an individual or group and researching and recommending solutions.
• Self motivated learner.
• Effective communication skills.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize daily tasks and projects.

For more information about the position and to apply, please visit the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center website at www.fhcrc.org and search for Job# AD-21485.

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance are equal opportunity employers, committed to workforce diversity.

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Sr Database Marketing Associate - Tangent Executive Search (Weehawken, NJ)

Full job description:

Hanover Direct, Inc. is a direct marketer of high-quality, branded merchandise through a portfolio of catalogs and websites in the home fashions, apparel and gift categories. Their catalogs include, The Company Store, Company Kids, Domestications, Silhouettes, and Undergear. The Company also manufactures comforters and pillows sold through Hanover catalogs and specialty retailers.

www.hanoverdirect.com.

Responsibilities

This professional will:

• Understand the business value of any analysis and become a internal consultant to the marketing team
• Utilize a broad range of quantitative techniques -- data programming (SQL) as well as statistical methods and mathematical models -- on a wide range of quantitative projects for continued refinement of database marketing, customer segmentation, research, and customer selection for all the business lines.
• Continue the efforts to better understand customer buying behavior across all brands and ensure accuracy of customer lifetime value metrics.
• Evaluate new analytic techniques aimed at optimizing general consumer data, purchase history and outside overlays.
• Retrieve data from the data warehouse using tools/languages such as SQL.
• Provide insight for new offer development and customer contact strategies
• Liaison with outside firms for model development and implementation, overlay data, marketing research, analytical software, etc.

Qualification and Requirements

• This role requires a strong proficiency in one or more quantitative disciplines such as statistics, econometrics, operations research, applied mathematics, quantitative methods, research methodology, financial engineering, etc. Bachelors and Advanced degree required.
• 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).
• Working knowledge with data management queries and related applications such as the following is desirable: SQL, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, VBA.
• Knowledge of statistical applications/analytical tools (i.e., SPSS, SAS, or Business Objects). Strong Unix and PC skills with knowledge of Microsoft Suite of Products.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Technical Background on the opportunity:

The present Data Warehouse environment is designed around the business requirements of a number of production processes such as customer name selection for mailings, email information selection for mailings, list rental order processing and process management, extraction of select information for clients and coops as well as others. Tools to facilitate this type of extraction in the past have been SQL, SAS (with an SQL interface) and RME (a SAS front end application.) This requires a good comfort level with data in a raw form rather than data which has been matched to code tables.

Contact:

Alvis Salenieks, Consultant
alvis [at] salenieks.com
www.tangentsearch.com

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Membership Information Data Manager - American Dental Association (Chicago, IL)

A focused mind coupled with strong teamwork can reap amazing results. Just ask anyone at the American Dental Association. The commitment of our people has made us one of only nine organizations to earn a rating of “Remarkable” in the American Society of Association Executive's (ASAE)/Center for Association Leadership study, “Measures of Success.” It's a rating we're very proud of, and one we know will only improve with you on our team. Because it's efforts like yours that make us great.

This position's main responsibilities include, but are not limited to, serving as a Tripartite System (TS) database manager who manages the ongoing maintenance of the ADA dentist masterfile through tracking all data elements regularly, and performing and monitoring various database updates to ensure accuracy and integrity; serving as a database report expert for the Division of Membership, Tripartite Relations and Marketing; producing standard and custom reports using both MS Access and the ADA datamart reporting tools; performing analysis of the database that is used by ADA and constituent and component dental society staff; provides database support for various recruitment and retention activities of the Membership, Tripartite Relations & Marketing Division; produces end of year and monthly Recruitment and Retention Reports, Membership Statements, and monthly reports for the membership data dashboard; maintains this membership data on the Membership Sitescape website.

This position requires a BS or BA degree and two years experience managing a large database, producing reports using MS Access or other database reporting tool and responsibility for maintenance and building of database(s) for business, association of non-profit organization OR six years experience in managing a large database, producing reports using MS Access or other database reporting tool, and responsibility for maintenance and building of database(s) for business, association, or non-profit organizations; must have strong analytical, organizational, project management and oral/written communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint and MS Access software; must be able to coordinate multiple ongoing projects, meet deadlines, and be attentive to detail . Desirable Skills Include: Previous experience in marketing and/or association management or not-for-profit organization; use of Crystal Reports or Business Objects software; previous experience in customer service.

We offer an excellent location, competitive salary and benefit plan. Please send resume and salary requirements to: The American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Dept. DP#6142, Chicago, IL 60611. E-mail: jobs@ada.org. URL: www.ada.org/goto/jobs.

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Lead Credit Risk Analyst, Credit Card originations - HSBC (Chicago, IL)

Lead Credit Risk Analyst - Credit Card originations: be on the cutting edge of the industry!

Location: Chicago, IL, Portland OR, or Salinas, CA.

A lead analyst is a key member on Credit Risk Policy team leading analytical initiatives related to credit underwriting and business innovations. The position is responsible for driving the business analysis and business cases in support of the growth and profitability of a top national retailer private label and credit card portfolio with $5 billion in total receivables.

The individual will accomplish the following job functions:

• Develop strategies for private label or credit card decisioning and line assignment strategies for a portfolio with more than 2 million accounts booked per year. Aid in the development of challenger underwriting decision logic, multiple account decision logic, and underwriting strategies for new populations.
• Work with Finance team to evaluate the risk/return profile of the targeted populations and identify key performance drivers to meet the corporate established return requirements. Assist Finance team by providing loss forecast assumptions leveraging the historical performance and planned strategy changes for each targeted segment.
• Drive the development of business solutions, including the use of new scores, data, models and technologies that will increase the profitability of new originated accounts.
• Design and write mainframe and PC technical programs for statistical analysis of portfolio performance and monitoring. Leverage and optimize existing tracking systems to provide informative reporting to senior management and recommend new initiatives and strategy changes.
• Communicate and document processes and analysis results. Prepare and deliver presentations to senior management and to various business groups, including Finance, Marketing and Compliance.

The candidates should have 2+ years of financial services industry experience. Candidates with exceptional track record from other industry in an analytical or consulting role will also be considered. The individual will need to show strong technical skills with proficiency in MS Excel, SAS or other comparable statistical/database programs or programming languages. He should also have strong presentation and communication skills. Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, operations/engineering or equivalent is required. Masters in similar quantitative discipline preferred.

The HSBC Group (www.hsbc.com) is one of the largest and most strongly capitalized banking and financial services organizations in the world. HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services through an international network of approximately 9,500 offices in more than 79 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. The Group employs in excess of 223,000 individuals throughout the world.

HSBC Card Services (part of HSBC Group) is a top 10 credit card issuer in the US, and manages the GM Card, Sears Card, Best Buy Card, among other private label and credit card portfolios, with total receivables of about $29 billion.

Contact: mike.m.furutani [at] us.hsbc.com

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Commercial Development Manager - Rail Europe Group (White Plains, NY)

Company Description:

Rail Europe is the leading North American supplier of European rail and related travel products. Its diversified product line covers 35 countries and includes the ever-popular Eurail Pass, Eurostar and other high-speed trains, scenic trains, and city transportation and tours. Rail is one of the most eco-friendly travel options and Rail Europe is dedicated to promoting environmentally responsible business practices. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Manage Commercial requirement for improvement to company reservation & booking system.
• Work with multiple departments to determine departmental needs & prioritize per company strategy.
• Review current situation and potential solution and impact on Business Units.
• Validate request with each business unit.
• Coordinate the Expansion requests with various Business Units.
• Manage Prioritization within the Commercial Team & Finance/Acctg.
• Review & validate Specifications with IT and various Business Units
• Oversee & coordinate implementation with IT.
• Product Data Quality Testing and Validation.
• Write and validate UAT test plans.
• Log all defects - system and data.
• Coordinate with IT on Test plans.
• Write Expansion Project Business Brief, Business Case and Project Brief and validate with Business Units.

Requirements/Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Project Management skills required
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and Power Point required.
• Ability to quickly learn new in-house booking tool.
• Excellent communication / organization skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize projects and activities.
• Able to take initiative, work independently yet regularly follow internal and external lines of communication.
• French language a plus.

Job Response Information:

Send Resumes to: human_resources@raileurope.com

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Data Mining Expert with Java - Pervasive (Austin, TX)

Pervasive Software provides embeddable data management and integration software to help companies grow and extend the value of their data investments. For more than two decades, Pervasive products have delivered value with a compelling combination of performance, flexibility, reliability and low total cost of ownership.

We are currently seeking a Data Mining expert with some Java experience.

This is a regular full time position and is based in Austin, TX.

Contact: tsullivan [at] pervasive.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Research Analyst II - American Dental Association (Chicago, IL)

A focused mind coupled with strong teamwork can reap amazing results. Just ask anyone at the American Dental Association. The commitment of our people has made us one of only nine organizations to earn a rating of “Remarkable” in the American Society of Association Executive's (ASAE)/Center for Association Leadership study, “Measures of Success.” It's a rating we're very proud of, and one we know will only improve with you on our team. Because it's efforts like yours that make us great.

This position's main responsibilities include, but are not limited to, using appropriate software to analyze complex statistical information gathered in multiple concurrent research projects, using both primary and secondary data; using analytical skills to write concise reports; communicating results of surveys; coordinating data collection efforts; assisting in the development of new marketing efforts in conjunction with other ADA agency sponsored research, both qualitative and quantitative.

This position requires a BA/BS preferably in social sciences, economics, computer modeling or statistics plus a minimum of three years work experience in survey research and analysis OR a MA/MS with a minimum of one year experience in survey research; excellent knowledge of statistical programming languages such as SAS or SPSS, preferably with SAS; two years statistical programming experience; full MS Office Suite experience; excellent writing, analytical and presentation skills; experience with other programming languages and statistical packages; experience writing final reports with graphics; supervisory experience; experience with large data sets; significant data manipulation skills; excellent statistical, analytical and writing skills. Highly Desirable Skills include: Experience working with research vendors in data collection activities; market research activities; experience with all phases of survey/market research; experience with web-based research methods; dental related degree; familiarity with Associations; survey design and familiarity with focus group work (recruiting, drafting discussion guide and final reports) and interviewing techniques.

We offer an excellent location, competitive salary and benefit plan. Please send resume and salary requirements to: The American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Dept.
PR #6106, Chicago, IL 60611. E-mail: jobs@ada.org. www.ada.org/goto/jobs

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Click Quality / Business Intelligence Analyst - Business.com (Santa Monica, CA)

This is an opportunity to be a key player in identifying and quantifying strategic business opportunities and critically evaluating existing business activities. In the role you will be expected to leverage advanced statistical methods and analysis to assist in the forecasting of opportunities and the impact of current activities. You will also be responsible for coordinating and managing information with other groups in the organization regarding to Business Intelligence.

The successful candidate will have a degree in statistics and experience in defining the statistical analysis required to verify and evaluate complex business situations. The candidate will have experience with statistical analysis methods such as multivariate regression, logistic regression, discriminate analysis, and factor analysis. Experience with advanced statistical classification and clustering techniques is highly desirable. You will be competent in SPSS (or SAS) and SQL in a business environment. Business acumen and focus is crucial in this role, as is the ability to communicate statistics to upper management and cross-departmentally.

The Click Quality responsibilities will involve projects to analyze web logs and use site traffic reporting tools to evaluate web traffic and statistics for very large data sets. You will improve overall click quality for RHDi and our clients. You will lead projects related to click quality automation and client awareness as well as client attrition and retention. You will interact with related departments including Engineering, Finance, Marketing and others to evaluate and improve the traffic to our internet properties.

Responsibilities

• Reactive and proactive qualitative and quantitative analysis related to click quality, client attrition and retention, and general Business Intelligence needs for the company
• Improve overall click quality
• Ongoing analysis and recommendations on traffic quality as it relates to client attrition and retention
• Lead projects related to the above

Skills/Qualifications

• 1-2+ years experience in statistical and analysis, online media and financial experience preferred.
• Masters or PHD in Statistics preferred.
• SPSS, SAS.
• SQL & MatLab.
• Ability to work with very large data sets.
• Strong analytical thinker with the ability to frame analytics around business problems.
• High level of integrity with a strong work ethic.
• Ability to multitask and meet concurrent deadlines within a fast-paced environment.

Business.com was named among the Best Places to Work by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2007!

Join a creative, intelligent team collaborating with enthusiasm and integrity. Competitive pay, bonus potential, health, dental, vision, 401(k), 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and more.

Business.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of R.H. Donnelley Corporation (NYSE: RHD), is the leading business search engine, directory and pay-per-click advertising network (click here for details). The Business.com site helps business decision makers quickly find whatever they need to manage and grow their businesses, and the Business.com Network - including premier partners The Wall Street Journal Online, BusinessWeek, Hoovers, Financial Times, Internet.com, and more -enables B2B advertisers to reach qualified buyers wherever they are online. The company also operates Work.com, a B2B community publishing platform featuring more than 2,400 business how-to guides (see here) contributed by business experts. Business.com was named to the 2006 Inc. 500 and 2007 BtoB Media Power 50, Los Angeles Business Journal list of Best Places to Work and Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

Please send reference job code CQ/AT when sending your resume to: Staffing [at] business.com

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Client Services Senior Data Analyst - Authenticlick (Los Angeles, CA)

Authenticlick: Client Services Senior Data Analyst – Los Angeles, California

Join our outstanding team at Authenticlick, a privately-held, VC-backed company. We aim to drive the standard for internet traffic optimization, audit, and quality measurement for the online advertising industry. We are looking for Senior Data Analysts that have a “think outside the box” approach to data analysis with a focus on client needs. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a fast paced environment with the skills to multitask several projects and clients. Our industry requires that we stay one step ahead of the game, and we look for employees who take it upon themselves to help the company achieve this goal.

Are you the person we are looking for?

Responsibilities:

• Work in the Client Services team to provide the most beneficial data analysis for our client’s to use in optimizing their ROI
• Help clients use the data we provide to optimize their ROI directly
• Manage client accounts
• Work closely with and support the Director of Client Services
• Support VP, Client Services
• Analyze client’s data and identify trends and patterns in traffic behavior
• Provide research and comprehensive data analysis to Clients
• Receive customer feedback from Clients and from Product Development team, and take action on analysis based on feedback
• Identify and validate key metrics, analyze test results, and manage related reports
• Work in both individual and team environments, depending upon project
• On occasion work with the Chief Science Officer on projects that may arise
• Bring positive energy to the team!

Requirements and Qualifications:

• 3+ years in an data analyst position
• 1+ year(s) in a client services position
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in mathematics or related field
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills required
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in team and individual environments
• Familiarity with online advertising, SEM, SEO, etc.
• Familiarity regarding issues surrounding internet traffic quality (PPC, Impression, etc.) a plus
• Desire to work in a startup environment
• Enthusiastic attitude

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Stock Options
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Opportunity to mold a nascent industry

Please send Cover Letter and Resume to jobs@authenticlick.net. Please put the job title in the subject line of the e-mail.

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Senior Manager, Marketing Analytics - Netflix (Los Gatos, CA)

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Senior Manager, Marketing Analytics – Consumer Internet will play an important role at Netflix by conducting value-added analyses to enable Netflix to grow as quickly as possible while also achieving EPS goals. He / She will be a key contributor reporting directly to the VP Marketing, who has a strong analytical background. The Senior Manager will lead analyses and generate insights and recommendations related to Netflix’s marketing programs for new subscriber acquisition and existing subscriber retention.

Netflix operates a financially complex business and believes that it derives a competitive advantage from the analytical approach it takes to managing the Company. Key strategic decisions are based on accurate forecasts and financial models. Marketing at Netflix plays a critical role in building subscriber base, generating revenue and launching new features. The group is lean, dynamic, fast paced and staffed with people who are highly analytical.

The Senior Manager will be based in Silicon Valley at the Company’s headquarters in Los Gatos, CA

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Manager, Marketing Analysis will support the VP Marketing in delivering actionable and insightful analyses that facilitate decision making both within the Marketing team and at the Executive level of the company. He / she will be recognized across the company as analytically gifted and will directly impact the Company’s financial performance.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Website Signup Performance
  • Monitor and report on performance of new member signups flows
  • Investigate changes in the key metrics and recommend action as appropriate
  • Analyze website A/B test results to determine optimal signup flow configuration
• Pricing and Migration Analyses
  • Determine elasticity of subscriber acquisition and retention to price changes
  • Measure impact of plan mix and migration on subscriber LTV
  • Recommend price frameworks for the business as it evolves
• Rejoin Channel Support
  • Track patterns of rejoining customers by acquisition channel, price plan, geography
  • Correlate rejoin activity with behavior during original membership
  • Understand and predict impact of seasonal patterns on rejoin activity
  • Help shape type and level of proactive marketing programs for former customers
  • Email Communications Support
  • Monitor and report on key email metrics (open rate, conversion, unsubscribe rate) for both acquisition and member communications
  • Analyze campaign test results (both email and joint email/direct mail)
  • Propose new test directions based on learnings
• New Channel Support
  • Model startup and long-term acquisition costs of new marketing channels
  • Estimate and monitor LTV of subscribers acquired via new marketing channels
• Ad-Hoc Investigation
  • Manage seamlessly multiple ad-hoc analyses, originating both from the Marketing team and from the Executive team.
  • Connect key metric patterns to changes in the business in actionable, insightful and unexpected ways that will impact the company’s bottom line.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in environments of excellence where analysis and financial rigor are considered core to accomplishing business objectives. The successful candidate should have a strong track record of performing complex financial and statistical analyses and generating data-driven insights. He / She must thrive in a fast-paced environment and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics.

Netflix is fast-growing with a flat organizational structure, which means that employees are often asked to perform tasks with a range of difficulties. Candidate must be motivated, disciplined and be able to work independently and effectively.

• Have extensive experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses processing a large amount of consumer and operational data.
• Come from an environment where fact-based analyses and data-driven decision-making are valued.
• Be expert in Excel and enjoy learning new analysis tools; Have experience using business analytical languages such as SAS, SPSS and SQL.
• Be an effective communicator in both one-on-one and formal presentation settings.
• Have a solid understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Hold a Bachelors degree in economics, finance, marketing, statistics or other technical subjects from a top-tier educational institution; A Masters degree is a bonus.

Other key competencies the successful candidate will possess include:

• Highly Analytical and Creative Mind with Strong Communication Skills. Strong intellect, can function effectively in a culture of "super smart" people. Runs circles around people analytically and is talented with simplifying abstract business issues and large amounts of data into actionable analyses. Shows resourcefulness in the absence of perfect information upon which to base analyses and conclusions. Straight-forward and effective communicator who does not sugar coat.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit and Pace. Has a proclivity for risk-taking and will be a creative, “out-of-the-box” thinker. Enjoy multi-tasking and having dozens of projects going at one time. Is intellectually quick and in his/her element with little to no foundation or framework. Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and is aggressive about competing externally.
• Drive to Win / Results Orientation. The successful candidate is a high energy, sharp individual whose professional efforts are driven by the desire for excellence and a passion to succeed - both personally and as part of a team. Flourishes in a hands-on role, adding value at many different levels (from mundane tasks to sophisticated, complex analysis.) Looks forward to being a part of a fast-growing flat organizational structure where everyone regularly rolls up their sleeves with spreadsheets and the like.
• Great Team Player with High Emotional Intelligence and Maturity. Is a mature, fully-formed adult. Is motivated by what is best for Netflix. Has a happy, full and well-balanced life outside the office and wants the same for his/her team. Thrives on walking around the floor to get real time inputs and information from colleagues. Has experience working effectively with cross-functional teams such as Finance, Marketing, Content and Engineering.

COMPENSATION

An attractive compensation package consisting of base salary, stock options, 401K (with match), and comprehensive benefits will be offered to the selected candidate.

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Investment Data Analyst, Equity - T. Rowe Price (Balimore, MD)

Primary Purpose of the Position

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

Principal Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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

Experience with:

• Object Oriented Programming/Design or Database architecture
• Integrating Products
• HTMLprogramming
• Unix Skills a must
• Self starter requiring minimum supervision
• Vision Database Knowledge desirable Financial services data vendors - Bloomberg, Factset, S&P, Compustat, Ibes, MarketQA, Clarify, Russell

T. Rowe Price is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact: karen_robinson [at] troweprice.com

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Spatial Statistical Analyst - Everglades National Park (Homestead, FL)

Term (up to 4 years) position available in the Biological Resources Branch at Everglades National Park.

Develop analytical and geostatistical solutions to examine spatial trends of land cover and wildlife habitat change in the Everglades landscape and landscape model integration with public and policy-maker decision support systems. The incumbent will be expected to develop innovative and effective approaches examining scale, spatial configuration and landscape issues in the creation, validation and application of regional models. Using integrating computer models and other tools with biological and physical scientific information and resources management practices, conducts analysis of geo-referenced data to determine resources conditions or trends; models expected or predicted results of alternative management actions; and works to aid in resolution to management issues. Integrates a variety of GIS, statistical and database management software, and when necessary, modifies or adapts standard software to meet program needs. Implements data documentation procedures and data distribution using appropriate technologies, e.g. Internet.

Location: Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL
Salary Range: 57,349.00 - 89,362.00 annually (GS 11/12)

For more information, please go to www.usajobs.gov for Job Announcement Number AT175002

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Reinsurance Actuarial Analyst - D.E. Shaw (Bermuda)

The D. E. Shaw group seeks a talented individual to join its reinsurance business in Bermuda. The Reinsurance Actuarial Analyst will play an integral role in establishing and growing the reinsurance strategy and will be involved in quantitative data analysis and model development.

Responsibilities:

• model expected profitability and risk on a per-contract and portfolio basis, using a combination of vendor and proprietary tools and techniques
• assist underwriting team with pricing and risk analyses for submissions
• maintain overall data integrity for the business
• work with counterparties and vendors to validate model assumptions and inputs
• contribute to ongoing development of analytical tools

General Qualifications:

• thorough understanding of probabilistic and statistical concepts and reasoning used in risk analysis for reinsurance
• undergraduate degree in mathematics, statistics, or another quantitative field
• proven ability to work independently
• excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail

The successful candidate will also fulfill two of the following three qualifications:

• part-qualified actuary designation
• minimum three years of reinsurance industry experience
• minimum two years of experience using RMS or AIR software for catastrophe modeling

Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to DataShaping-Actuary@career.deshaw.com.

The D. E. Shaw group is a New York-based global investment and technology development firm with approximately $35 billion in aggregate capital (as of November 1, 2007), an international reputation for financial innovation and technological leadership, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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

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

The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm, is looking for exceptional software developers to support its proprietary trading and asset management activities. In addition to having outstanding academic credentials and a deep knowledge of computer science, we're looking for individuals who can play a key role in the development of critical portfolio accounting, general ledger, workflow, and document management systems for a fund with approximately US $35 billion in aggregate capital. Promising candidates will have extensive experience with Java, Perl, and SQL; industry experience in a similar role is desirable but not required. Our company culture is focused but informal, which is reflected in our casual dress, relatively flat management structure, and flexible vacation policy, as well as in the high degree to which new employees work closely with senior staff on key initiatives. We strongly emphasize personal ownership of projects, and new hires are given substantial responsibility from their first day on the job. If you're interested in applying your intellect to challenging problems of software architecture and engineering in a stimulating, fast-paced environment, then we'd love to see your resume. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-MBOProg@career.deshaw.com.

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

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

The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with approximately US $35 billion in aggregate capital, is looking for top-notch, innovative quantitative developers to help create computationally intensive strategies for trading in securities markets around the globe. Quantitative developers bring exceptionally strong mathematical, analytical, and software development skills to bear on interesting and challenging problems in computational finance and automated securities trading, such as the implementation of statistical algorithms for time-series analysis, the creation of new analytics tools, and the development and analysis of statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. They also enjoy access to some of the most advanced computing resources in the world. Successful candidates have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs and have extensive software development experience using C, C++, or Java. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-QuantProg@career.deshaw.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with approximately US $35 billion in aggregate investment capital, is looking for exceptionally talented quantitative analysts. "Quants" at the D. E. Shaw group apply mathematical techniques and write software to develop and analyze statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. Specific responsibilities range from examining trading data in an effort to increase profitability, decrease risk, and reduce transaction costs to conceiving new trading ideas and devising the simulations needed to test them. Successful quant candidates have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs; a considerable number have also competed successfully in the United States and International Math Olympiads as well as the Putnam Competition. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-Quant@career.deshaw.com.

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

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Featured Jobs

• Associate Manager/Manager, Client Service - Nielsen (New York, NY)
• Statistical Model Manager - JP Morgan Chase (Wilmington, DE)
• Data Miner/Senior Analyst - HMS Holdings (New York, NY)
• ETL Programmer Analyst - Walgreens (Deerfield, IL)
• SAS Administrator - Walgreens (Deerfield, IL)
• Contact Database Manager - World Resources Institute (Washington, DC)
• Architect, Ad Conversion Platform - Clickable (New York, NY)
• Client Services Senior Data Analyst - Authenticlick (Los Angeles, CA)
• Investment Data Analyst (Baltimore, MD)
• SAS Data Analyst, Insurance Research and Development (Hartford, CT)
• Quantitative Analysts - Princeton Brand Econometrics (New York, NY)
• Computational Finance Engineer - Monitor110 (New York, NY)
• Director of Statistics, two positions (Fairfax, VA and Tampa, FL)
• Sr. MySQL DBA (Mountain View, CA)
• Senior Database Architect (Muncie, IN)
• Software Design Leader (Indionapolis, IN)
• Statistician/Analyst (Oakdale, MN)
• Knowledge Discovery Statistician (Arlington, VA)
• Reinsurance Actuarial Analyst (Bermuda)
• Sr. Analyst (Chicago, IL)
• Sr. Director/Ex. Director, Commercial Data Management (MA)
• Senior Analyst, Market Research Analytics - Takeda (Deerfield, IL)
• Database Analytics Consultant (Arlington, VA)
• Quantitative Analyst (New York, NY and Cupertino, CA)
• Software Developer (New York, NY and Cupertino, CA)
• Quantitative Developer (New York, NY)
• Middle/Back Office Software Developer (New York, NY)
• Chief Scientist for a Hot Online Advertising Company (Bay Area, CA)
• Senior Executive, Data Analytics (New York, NY)
• Chief Scientist (New York area, NY)
• Risk Analyst, Lending (Vienna, VA)

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Associate Manager/Manager, Client Service - Nielsen (New York, NY)

The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with leading market positions and recognized brands in marketing information (ACNielsen), media information (Nielsen Media Research), trade shows and business publications (Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Adweek). The privately held company is active in more than 100 countries, with headquarters in Haarlem, the Netherlands, and New York, USA. For more information, please visit, www.nielsen.com.

As a business of the Nielsen Company, BASES is a market leader in consulting for marketers of new products. Major manufacturers rely on us to evaluate their new product ideas, accurately predict sales and increase the brand’s potential by helping marketers make decisions at critical stages of the new product development process. We conduct studies on over 10,000 new product ideas per year. We offer a highly stimulating, challenging, yet casual work atmosphere.

Title:

Associate Manager/Manager, Client Service

Description:

The Associate Manager/Manager role is part of BASES Client Consulting organization, which is the division from which our senior executives typically rise. The Manager is ultimately responsible for managing the day-to-day relationship with their clients. These individuals usually manage a small work team of analysts, consult with clients, and oversee the design, analysis, and sales forecasting projects of his or her work team.

While 3+ years of related experience is a prerequisite, BASES provides extensive training to give managers the subject matter expertise to function effectively in our business. This includes training regarding sales forecasting, designing and analyzing market research, and delivering high impact consultative presentations to our clients.

Qualifications:

Job Requirements: 3+ years of experience preferably in marketing, market research, or an analytically-based field (e.g., engineering). Excellent analytical and communication skills. Enjoy working with quantitative information. Must be detail and client service oriented. Strong collaboration and teamwork skills. Previous managerial experience desired. Exact starting position will be based on skills and previous relevant experience.

Education Requirements:

Bachelors Degree: Any major welcome; 3.0 minimum GPA. Training Provided

We offer dynamic careers that give you the opportunity to contribute and the room to grow. You can create a wide career path across all of our businesses. Nielsen promotes and enforces a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for all individuals.

Margaret Bowani
Senior Recruiter
The Nielsen Company
margaret.bowani [at] nielsen.com

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Statistical Model Manager - JP Morgan Chase (Wilmington, DE)

About JP Morgan Chase

JP Morgan Chase is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.5 trillion. We operate in more than 50 countries with more than 170,000 employees. We serve millions of U.S. consumers and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients. We are a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity. Our corporate headquarters are in New York and our Chase Credit Card headquarters are in Wilmington, Delaware.

Job Title

Decision Tech Analyst / Senior Analyst /Manager

Line of Business & Location

Chase Card Services, Wilmington, DE, USA

Job Description

The individual will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining statistical models and segmentation strategies. They will perform data extraction and statistical analyses using logistic regression, multiple regression, CART, multivariate analysis and sampling. They will need to prepare statistical analyses using tools such as SAS and SPlus statistical software and present the results of their analyses through PowerPoint, Word, and Excel documents. The individual will be responsible for maintaining client interactions and may have management responsibility for one or more direct reports.

Qualifications

The individual should have an MS or PhD in Statistics, Econometrics, Operations Research (or equivalent quantitative field). Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Prior work experience will dictate appropriate level (Analyst/Sr. Analyst/Manager). Written and oral communication skills to clearly present analytical findings and make business recommendations via the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experienced programming knowledge in both SAS and SQL, Operating systems experience with UNIX and relational database knowledge such as ORACLE.

Contact

Please send your resume to: Melissa.Dietz [at] chase.com

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Data Miner/Senior Analyst - HMS Holdings (New York, NY)

HMS Holdings Corp. is a national leader in cost containment and program integrity services for government healthcare programs. In 2006, HMS recovered more than $1.0 billion from third parties and other funding sources for its clients, and provided data that assisted them in saving billions more. HMS serves the Medicaid programs of 40 states, 65 Medicaid managed care plans, SCHIP, child support agencies, and the Veterans Health Administration. HMS Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: HMSY) is headquartered in New York and operates 23 offices nationwide.

We are seeking a Data Miner/Senior Analyst to be responsible for the hands on development of technical and business processes which convert data based business opportunities into revenue. We are looking for an entrepreneurial development type who likes to get deep into the data but who wants to be a player in the business.

Qualified candidates will have 4+ years healthcare claims data and mainframe SAS experience as well as proven data mining and analytical skills. Excellent communication skills (oral and written) as well as honed organizational and project management skills are a must. Minimum of a Bachelor's degree required.

We are proud to offer a wide variety of benefits as part of our overall commitment to the people who make our success possible. In addition to a competitive salary, our employees receive an excellent benefits package that includes comprehensive healthcare coverage and matching 401k plan.

For immediate consideration, email resume with cover letter indicating salary requirements to: recruit@hmsy.com. Please reference job code: SASDM-SB in the subject of your email. Please visit us at www.hmsy.com for additional information.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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ETL Programmer Analyst - Walgreens (Deerfield, IL)

Job 9628 – ETL Programmer Analyst “A”

Walgreens is the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates over 6,000 stores in 49 states and Puerto Rico, including 77 Happy Harry’s stores in Delaware and surrounding states. With 500 store openings per year, Walgreens will operate over 7,000 stores by 2010. Walgreens is expanding its patient-first health care services beyond traditional pharmacy through Walgreens Health Services, its managed care division, and Take Care Health Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary that manages convenient care clinics inside drugstores. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc. (a pharmacy benefits manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC.

Ranked 2nd among food and drug retailers on Fortune's "Most Admired Companies in America" list. We offer challenging and rewarding opportunities in a friendly, diverse, inclusive and respectful environment, with excellent benefits including:

• Company-matched profit sharing contributions
• Stock discount purchase program
• Employee discount plan
• Train shuttle service
• On-site childcare
• Flex-pay
• Medical/Dental plan

As the nation's leading pharmacy, we seek professional individuals to fill key positions at Walgreens, ensuring our leadership and taking us to even higher levels of growth, profitability, innovation and customer service. Walgreens is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals of diverse talents and backgrounds. Walgreens promotes and supports a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

On the Pharmacy Decision Support team you will be responsible for gathering user requirements, conducting analysis, developing functional & technical designs / solutions, coding, testing (preparing test scripts, setting up test environments, executing tests, and evaluating results), implementing, and supporting software applications. In this role you will be responsible for instructing, directing, and reviewing the work of other team members as necessary.

The following technical skills are required:

• 2+ years of experience in Ab Initio or IBM DataStage
• Must be able to design, develop and troubleshoot complicated batch jobs & processes.
• 3+ years of Data Warehousing experience
• Must have UNIX shell programming, PERL, and Oracle skills.
• Excellent communication, project coordination and people skills are also required.

Candidates interested in applying for this position, please enter www.walgreens.jobs.

Click on the link “Technology” followed by the link “Open Positions”. Once inside the job database, please search by Job ID “9628”, then click on “submit your profile” to apply for the actual position. A member of the Walgreens IT Recruitment will follow up by e-mail.

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Contact Database Manager - World Resources Institute (Washington, DC)

Job ID: 4183654
Company Name: World Resources Institute
Job Duration: Indefinite
Required Travel: None
Position Title: Contact Database Manager
Industry: Government/Civil Service
Location(s): Washington, Dist. Columbia, United States
Posted: February 8, 2008
Min Education: BA/BS/Undergraduate
Min Experience: 3-5 Years
Job Function: Executive/Management
Job Type: Full-Time
Entry Level: No

APPLY FOR THIS JOB

Email Address: rstepp@wri.com
Fax: 202-729-7890

Position summary

The Contact Database Manager (CDM) is responsible for the overall integrity, administration and maintenance of WRI’s Contact Database Management System (CDMS). Integrating the CDMS into staff’s daily workflow, thereby facilitating wide spread adoption and ensuring that the system is used to its fullest potential will be the critical measures of success for the Contact Database Manager. The ideal candidate will be a creative problem-solver and strategic and organized thinker. The successful candidate will be a team player, self-motivated, attentive to detail and able to work well under pressure while juggling multiple tasks simultaneously. The CDM will have an integral role in the Institute’s ability to communicate and share information effectively. The CDM will serve as the primary staff liaison for the Institute’s Contact Database Management System. One of the primary roles of the CDM is to serve as primary staff liaison for troubleshooting the Contact Database Management System. This individual must have advanced knowledge and technical expertise in all aspects of the current version of Raisers Edge. This position will require both technical level experience and the ability to interface with all levels of users.

Major responsibilities

Database Administration

• Maintains a clear vision and strategy for the database and stays abreast of new trends in technology related directly to or impacting the Contact Database Management System.
• Ensures contact database design is aligned with the strategic goals of the organization.
• Investigates new ways the Contact Database Management System can be utilized.
• Manages user accounts and security.
• Reviews and manages content, provides end user assistance, report writing, preserving the configuration structure of the system and performing routine database maintenance, such as global changes and importing.
• Ensures all integrations with other systems, websites, etc. are functioning properly.
• Works with IT to ensure database backups occur, servers are maintained.
• Plans and implements software upgrades; establishing and documenting database protocols.
• Collaborates with Web team to ensure strategic coordination and implementation between online features and backend communication between CDM and CDMS.
• Provides technical support.

Training

• Provides staff with the needed training and skills necessary to successfully enter data, design and generate queries, export data, and produce lists and reports.
• Conducts regular contact database training sessions.
• Facilitates steering committee meetings at defined intervals to solicit feedback, coordinate and prioritize outstanding activities, ensure that needs of programs/departments are being met, and provide staff with status information on the CDM system.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three to five years of experience using Raisers Edge.
• Demonstrated computer competencies in Crystal Reports and MS Office, specifically Outlook, GroupWise, Excel and Access.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, overall flexibility in job responsibility and the capacity to troubleshoot multiple software programs a must.
• Highly developed understanding of database systems; expertise in database queries, import/export, and reporting functions.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.

Salary and benefits

Salary is negotiable depending upon experience and skills. WRI offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package.

About WRI

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the planet and improve people's lives. Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment for current and future generations.

• People and ecosystems. Reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems and assure their capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services.
• Climate change. Protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to unavoidable climate change.
• Markets and Enterprise. Harness markets and enterprise to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment.
• Access. Guarantee public access to information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.
• Institutional excellence. Support and enhance WRI's ability to achieve results.

In all of its policy research and work with institutions, WRI tries to build bridges between ideas and action, meshing the insights of scientific research, economic and institutional analyses, and practical experience with the need for open and participatory decision-making.

WRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is WRI's policy to recruit, hire, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual preference, parental status, or disability. WRI only accepts resumes for current vacancies.

Qualified applicants only.
Candidates please send cover letter and curriculum vitae/resume to:
World Resources Institute
Attn: Human Resources
10 G Street, NE (Suite 800)
Washington, DC 20002
fax: 202-729-7890
email: rstepp@wri.org
Please, no phone calls.

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Architect, Ad Conversion Platform - Clickable (New York, NY)

POSITION

Clickable (www.clickable.com) is the first Web service to make creating and managing online advertising simple and effective for small and midsize businesses. We’re an innovative and venture-financed Search Engine Marketing (SEM) technology start-up, based in New York City, featured by TechCrunch 40 and awarded Newcomer of the Year by AlwaysOn. We’re changing the game by bringing easy-to-use yet powerful SEM capabilities to customers suffering from complexity and inefficiencies.

We’re seeking a dynamic Software Architect to join our Engineering Development team, focusing on initiatives to capture, analyze and integrate sales conversion data collected from web sites and integrating it into the advertising campaigns in Google AdWords, Yahoo Search Marketing, Microsoft adCenter and other advertising engines.

The Architect position will be a senior member of an engineering team that is responsible for building Clickable’s software products. These applications are high- volume, real-time, mission critical applications that drive revenue for our customers and are critical to the success of Clickable.

The position is based in New York City or Northern Virginia and reports to the CTO.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect a robust platform to
  • Collect conversion data from web sites
  • Analyze the conversion data in real-time
  • Feed the conversion data to a user dashboard in real time
  • Integrate the conversion data with data from the advertising campaigns being run on Google AdWords, Yahoo Search Marketing, Microsoft adCenter, etc.
• Rapidly prototype the above platform with creativity and innovations that have a significant impact to the customer
  • A JavaScript and Flash based web collector
  • A messaging system to transfer data from web sites to the raw data store
  • A messaging system to transfer data from raw data store to the SQL Server integrated repository
  • A Google maps-based widget to display the results of the conversion data in real-time
• Direct the development and QA of the platform
• Plan, deploy and hand-over the operations of the platform to the operations team.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience as an architect that has put into production mission critical real-time applications
• Enthusiasm for solving interesting problems
• Fluency in C# and/or C++
• Several years developing web-based applications
• Expertise in designing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
• Strong understanding of OO and design patterns
• Expertise in the .NET application framework
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and/or other relational databases
• Experience with on-line search marketing and advertising a plus
• Excellent overall communication skills
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

About Clickable, Inc.

Clickable is an online advertising Web service that makes creating and managing search-engine marketing campaigns simple and effective. Clickable provides an intuitive experience to view search marketing performance across a broad range of networks, including Google AdWords, Yahoo Search Marketing, Microsoft adCenter and others.

Key Milestones:

• Clickable was founded July 2006 by David S. Kidder and Munish Gandhi, and self-funded through July 2007.
• In September 2007, Clickable launched its product into Beta as a featured company at TechCrunch 40.
• In December 2007, the company completed its Series A round of investment, led by Pequot Ventures and Union Square Ventures, totaling $6 million. Strategic individual investors joined, including Jonathan F. Miller, former America Online Chairman and Chief Executive, and Peter Thiel, Managing Partner of The Founders Fund and Co-founder of PayPal. Miller now serves on Clickable’s board of directors.
• Clickable made several key appointments to its management team: Former Nielsen BuzzMetrics executive Max Kalehoff joined as Vice President of Marketing, and former AOL and Microsoft veteran Preston Green joined as Vice President of Customer Experience.
• In January 2008, AlwaysOn awarded Clickable 'Newcomer Of The Year' and 'OnMedia Top 100' company in digital media and advertising.
• In February 2008, the company began moving out of Beta, with limited commercial availability.

Send resume to jobs@clickable.com

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SAS Administrator - Walgreens (Deerfield, IL)

Job 7468 – SAS Administrator

Walgreens is the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates over 6,000 stores in 49 states and Puerto Rico, including 77 Happy Harry’s stores in Delaware and surrounding states. With 500 store openings per year, Walgreens will operate over 7,000 stores by 2010. Walgreens is expanding its patient-first health care services beyond traditional pharmacy through Walgreens Health Services, its managed care division, and Take Care Health Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary that manages convenient care clinics inside drugstores. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc. (a pharmacy benefits manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC.

Ranked 2nd among food and drug retailers on Fortune's "Most Admired Companies in America" list. We offer challenging and rewarding opportunities in a friendly, diverse, inclusive and respectful environment, with excellent benefits including:

• Company-matched profit sharing contributions
• Stock discount purchase program
• Employee discount plan
• Train shuttle service
• On-site childcare
• Flex-pay
• Medical/Dental plan

As the nation's leading pharmacy, we seek professional individuals to fill key positions at Walgreens, ensuring our leadership and taking us to even higher levels of growth, profitability, innovation and customer service. Walgreens is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals of diverse talents and backgrounds. Walgreens promotes and supports a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

SAS Administrator to provide support for SAS Unix server application environment. The candidate will be an experienced SAS administrator with skills for a SAS 9.1.x environment. This person will also participate in the production software deployments, upgrades, capacity planning, backup strategies, as well as software/hardware integration planning and will coordinate troubleshooting and make recommendations for the configuration of the SAS application.

Research best practices and provide pre- and post-implementation documentation.
Perform daily tasks within the scope of SAS/Unix system administration, including but not limited to, file system performance monitoring, reviewing patch levels on both operating system, Unix servers, Windows web servers when required. Maintain awareness of new SAS releases, patches and upgrades. Install as appropriate.
Work closely with SAS user areas to assure that their needs are being met and train business users in established standards and procedures for SAS server environment.

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Administration, and Support of the software in conjunction with SAS on UNIX.
• Monitor storage growth and work with user areas to develop purge criteria. Coordinate with other IT groups on performance, storage issues, etc. Coordinate with SAS "power users" to schedule production loads/jobs.
• Create and maintain user profiles and groups consistent with security restrictions and performance considerations. Coordinate with IT Security as required.
• Document operational processes and recovery procedures.
• Maintain environment configuration information.
• Participate on project teams as needed.
• Work independently to resolve issues and escalate to management and other teams as needed.
• Administration of user access and security
• Installation of SAS software on client desktops
• Performance tuning of both Server and Workstations
• Implementation of upgrades and patches to both Server and Workstations
• Perform code reviews to ensure proper design, standard, content and functionality
• Monitoring of servers, databases and workstations to ensure availability and efficiency
• Database capacity and utilization planning
• Archiving and back-up planning
• Documentation of SAS server applications, workstation application and security policies in force
• Disaster recovery planning
• Administer budget chargeback process for all server users.

Experience level

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field.
• 2-4 years System administration experience.
• Min. 5 years database experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong analytical skills to identify and resolve problems.
• Broad knowledge of database administration concepts, practices and procedure on AIX/Unix platform
• Additional knowledge of Oracle Administration will be an added advantage Programming skills on Java, PL/SQL, PERL will be considered a strength.
• SAS Base Version 9.1.x

Candidates interested in applying for this position, please enter www.walgreens.jobs.

Click on the link “Technology” followed by the link “Open Positions”. Once inside the job database, please search by Job ID “7468”, then click on “submit your profile” to apply for the actual position. A member of the Walgreens IT Recruitment will follow up by e-mail.

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Client Services Senior Data Analyst - Authenticlick (Los Angeles, CA)

Authenticlick: Client Services Senior Data Analyst – Los Angeles, California

Join our outstanding team at Authenticlick, a privately-held, VC-backed company. We aim to drive the standard for internet traffic optimization, audit, and quality measurement for the online advertising industry. We are looking for Senior Data Analysts that have a “think outside the box” approach to data analysis with a focus on client needs. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a fast paced environment with the skills to multitask several projects and clients. Our industry requires that we stay one step ahead of the game, and we look for employees who take it upon themselves to help the company achieve this goal.

Are you the person we are looking for?

Responsibilities:

• Work in the Client Services team to provide the most beneficial data analysis for our client’s to use in optimizing their ROI
• Help clients use the data we provide to optimize their ROI directly
• Manage client accounts
• Work closely with and support the Director of Client Services
• Support VP, Client Services
• Analyze client’s data and identify trends and patterns in traffic behavior
• Provide research and comprehensive data analysis to Clients
• Receive customer feedback from Clients and from Product Development team, and take action on analysis based on feedback
• Identify and validate key metrics, analyze test results, and manage related reports
• Work in both individual and team environments, depending upon project
• On occasion work with the Chief Science Officer on projects that may arise
• Bring positive energy to the team!

Requirements and Qualifications:

• 3+ years in an data analyst position
• 1+ year(s) in a client services position
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in mathematics or related field
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills required
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in team and individual environments
• Familiarity with online advertising, SEM, SEO, etc.
• Familiarity regarding issues surrounding internet traffic quality (PPC, Impression, etc.) a plus
• Desire to work in a startup environment
• Enthusiastic attitude

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Stock Options
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Opportunity to mold a nascent industry

Please send Cover Letter and Resume to jobs@authenticlick.net. Please put the job title in the subject line of the e-mail.

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Investment Data Analyst (Baltimore, MD)

Primary Purpose of the Position

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

Principal Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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

Experience with:

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

Send your resume with cover letter to: robyn_bogash [at] troweprice.com

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SAS Data Analyst, Insurance Research and Development

Are you interested in becoming a highly skilled subject matter expert who can provide expertise to key projects within Personal Insurance? How would you like to be an integral person in a cutting edge organization that develops innovative models that are used to price insurance products? Tired of doing the same work every day? If so, then we have the position for you!

Position Summary

In this unique position the chosen candidate will have the chance to learn about all aspects of the personal property and casualty insurance industry from true experts in the field. The incumbent will gain knowledge and experience that could lead to a variety of opportunities for advancement.

We are looking for a creative, logical, inquisitive, assertive analyst to develop key data sets for our Research and Modeling projects. This analyst will learn about insurance products, isolate new data sources/elements, utilize SAS to develop and perform logical extraction and transformation of data, delve into root cause analyses, and validate crucial data sources. This position offers diverse responsibilities that change with each new project. The incumbent will reside in a business organization and partner with our Research Modeling staff, Product Management organization, IT organization, and external vendors to develop extremely large data sets to support our modeling efforts. Candidates with diverse analytical backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Primary Duties

• Obtain, load and cleanse data sources
• Develop and perform logical extraction and transformation of data
• Manipulate extremely large data sets using SAS (primarily), Access, Excel and other tools
• Serve as a leading expert for our internal modeling data sets that the incumbent will be responsible for building
• Validate data through reasonability tests, balancing and other methods
• Build efficient data procedures
• Analyze root causes of data issues
• Write Unix scripts
• Program SAS Macros

Work Experience

• Demonstrated SAS/SQL programming experience is required; including expertise in SAS Macros and SQL concepts
• Extensive experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets is essential
• Hands on experience in designing, developing, implementing, and validating mapping/transformation processes
• Moderate knowledge of database principles; including linking data across multiple data sources, building moderate to complex queries, and checking data for errors
• Experience with varied internal and external complex data sources
• Expertise in identification of data discrepancies and resolution of these issues
• Self-management of data oriented projects
• Basic knowledge of insurance products and operations
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Self-starting attitude
• Strong quantitative/analytical background
• Consistent high attention to detail

Communication Skills

• Effectively communicates project status and needs to manager in concise and efficient manner
• Experience in creating new and maintaining project documentation including; project plans, procedures/data manipulations, issues lists, status, and timelines
• Has experience communicating detailed technical work to non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to interface with business users to clarify data mapping/transformation requirements and business rules
• Experience in working with business partners/vendors to translate business requirements into potentially complex technical solutions that meet or exceed our business needs

Computer Skills

• Solid understanding of computers, programming, database tools/software, and Microsoft productivity applications
• Expert knowledge in SAS (Base SAS, Data Step, and Proc SQL, SAS Macro), or moderate knowledge of SAS and SQL with strong aptitude
• Unix experience, preferred

Certificates/Degrees

College degree in MIS, programming, mathematics, economics, finance, actuarial science or related field.

This is a mid-level full-time position.

E-mail your resume with cover letter to: Ted.White [at] travelers.com

Keywords

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S-PLUS, SPSS, Enterprise Guide, Metadata,
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