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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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 $39 billion in aggregate capital. Promising candidates will have extensive experience with Java, Perl, and SQL; industry experience in a similar role is desirable but not required. Our company culture is focused but informal, which is reflected in our casual dress, relatively flat management structure, and flexible vacation policy, as well as in the high degree to which new employees work closely with senior staff on key initiatives. We strongly emphasize personal ownership of projects, and new hires are given substantial responsibility from their first day on the job. If you're interested in applying your intellect to challenging problems of software architecture and engineering in a stimulating, fast-paced environment, then we'd love to see your resume. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-MBOProg@career.deshaw.com.

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 $39 billion in aggregate capital, is looking for top-notch, innovative quantitative developers to help create computationally intensive strategies for trading in securities markets around the globe. Quantitative developers bring exceptionally strong mathematical, analytical, and software development skills to bear on interesting and challenging problems in computational finance and automated securities trading, such as the implementation of statistical algorithms for time-series analysis, the creation of new analytics tools, and the development and analysis of statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. They also enjoy access to some of the most advanced computing resources in the world. Successful candidates have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs and have extensive software development experience using C, C++, or Java. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-QuantProg@career.deshaw.com.

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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Senior Credit Analyst - Dollar Financial Group (Berwyn, PA)

Local Candidates Only

Dollar Financial Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dollar Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:DLLR), operates an international network of retail stores providing an array of consumer financial products and services. With nearly 1,442 store locations, we are the second-largest network of its kind in the United States, and the largest network in both Canada and the United Kingdom.

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Credit Analyst with a working knowledge of SAS, SPSS, Minitab or comparable analytical software. This position is based at our Corporate Headquarters located in Berwyn, PA and reports to our Manager of Credit Analytics.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to designing credit risk and collections strategies to improve profitability, customer turnover, and cross-product usage. Assisting in the development of quantitative model(s) involving risk, profitability, loss forecasts, and collections. Developing loan origination strategies, pricing, line management and collections tactics. Analyzing customer characteristics to anticipate the need for model redevelopment. Playing a key role in strategy implementation as liaison between the analytical group and line of business decision makers. Reporting on the performance of new strategies. Providing ad hoc analytical support to line of business decision makers.

We offer the potential for growth, an excellent benefits package and a casual corporate office environment. Email your resume and salary requirements today to positions@dfg.com. Please reference Senior Credit Analyst in the subject line for immediate consideration. No agencies please. For more information, check us out at www.dfg.com.

Job Responsibilities

• Strategic Support
  • Monitor and analyze performance of current credit and collections strategies.
  • Identify risk segments within lines of business where current strategy appears to underperform.
  • Assist credit analytics group in creation and proposal of new strategies.
  • Provide guidance & support for test strategy implementation with other parts of the Company: e.g. Planning and Analysis, Marketing, In-store Training.
  • Track new strategy performance against control sets.

• Risk Analytics
  • Track and report trends in through the door population and customer risk characteristics.
  • Develop, update and maintain custom scorecards and risk prioritization models involving logistic regression, CHAID analysis and other statistical techniques
  • Validation, stress testing and documentation of risk models and assumptions.
  • Identify and implement opportunities for greater efficiencies, risk controls, and profitability for the respective portfolios

Job Requirements

• Min BS/BA in Economics, Statistics, Engineering, or Decision Sciences.
• Relevant credit management experience acceptable
• 2-5+ years of experience in a quantitative capacity in a project- and teamwork- oriented environment
• Good knowledge of credit risk management concepts, principles and practices in a high volume unsecured consumer credit environment
• Good quantitative analysis skills w/ the ability to communicate complex data to line management and sr executives
• Proven ability to manage the delivery of multiple projects effectively
• Exp of project management and demonstrable experience of delivering results
• working knowledge of SAS, SPSS, Minitab or comparable analytical software
• Advance knowledge of Excel
• Exp w/SQL or some other relational database language
• knowledge of analytical methods such as descriptive statistics, logistic and linear regression, experimental design, and decision tree methods (CHAID, C&RT)
• clear understanding of financial and managerial accounting concepts
• ability to work w/, and in, cross functional teams
• ability to present frequent analyses in a clear and concise manner through verbal and written communication

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Forecast Analytics Manager - Meijer (Grand Rapids, MI)

Meijer – IO # 9366800
Job Title: Forecast Analytics Manager
Location: Grand Rapids, MI

MEIJER is a leading Supercenter located in five states throughout the Midwest, with nearly 200 stores and over 60,000 employees. As a multi-billion dollar retailer, Meijer is ranked as the 13th largest privately held company in the country, as well as one of the top 75 most reputable companies in the United States by Forbes Magazine. Raise your standards and join the pride, passion and competitive spirit that have made Meijer an innovative retailer since 1934.

The individual selected for this position is responsible for driving and improving forecasting processes and analytics for merchandising areas. The Forecast Analytics Manager leads his/her team of Forecast Analysts to deliver improved forecasting processes and analytics for merchandising areas. This position will also manage the day-to-day responsibilities of the Forecast analysts. The manager is responsible for process improvement and will be involved in the design and implementation of best in class demand planning processes, and is responsible for ensuring that their team is well versed and trained in the forecasting methodologies, processes and technologies. Forecast Analytics Manager is expected build strong and productive relationships with Buyers, Planners and Merchandising Analysts. Lead teams in the research of major variances, and root cause analysis and recommendations. Participate and actively work with other Managers to proved key inputs to stake holders.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelors Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research or Business. Master Degree a plus
• 10+ years of Demand Planning or related experience
• Familiarity with relevant quantitative models such as regression analysis, exponential smoothing etc. and their application in Demand Planning
• Retail or Consumer Products industry background with experience in Merchandising, Planning, Product Flow preferred
• Experience using Manugistics preferred (Other statistical forecasting tools such as SAP, Oracle, i2, Inforem comparable)
• Highly analytical - strong business and statistical analysis skills
• Able to work with all levels of management
• Comfortable with leading and teaching large groups _ strong facilitation and listening skills
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Demonstrated problem solving ability
• Demonstrated experience translating complicated concepts into understandable business language
• Ability to deal with conflict; strong conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated ability to maintain composure under pressure/stress

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide direction on statistical analysis and forecasting models
• Provide leadership on forecasting scorecards to drive continuous improvement for Merchandising demand processes
• Assist team in developing various Demand Planning processes for categories and life cycles
• Manage expectations of business leads and stake holders
• Understand operational Demand Planning metrics and how they relate to strategic metrics (overall Meijer objectives)
• Participate in business review meetings (weekly or monthly)

If you have the experience described, log on to our website at www.joinmeijer.com and apply online. From the Careers page, under the "Corporate, Pharmacy, Retail and Distribution Leadership Positions" header click on "Search for Jobs" and then search by keyword from the search options to view the job (Requisition # 5259).

Providing Equal Opportunity to a Diverse Workforce

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Junior SAS Consultant (New York, NY)

Description

Detica is a business and technology consulting firm that specializes solving complex business problems by using our deep knowledge of information-intensive industries and by leveraging our world-class technology innovation capabilities. Our engagements range from strategy formulation, through to people and process change, to the delivery and support of technology solutions.

Detica is a fast growing business with over 1000 employees. Detica’s thirty-five year history is marked by a focus on a culture conducive to success for both clients and consultants.

Over the past few years, Detica Group PLC has created a leading Global Financial Services specialist business and technology consulting practice with offices in New York, Chicago, Washington, London, Amsterdam and Geneva.

The Global Financial Service Business Unit (GFS) provides innovative and focused consultancy services to clients within Financial Markets, Retail Banking and Insurance.

As a SAS Consultant, you will play a key part in the delivery of SAS based solutions ranging from MI reporting solutions right through to fully blown analytical data warehouses. This role is likely to include: design, build and test of small to medium end-to-end SAS processes, design and implementation of data marts/data warehouses, design, build and test of SAS BI Solutions, performing analytics using the SAS toolkit, leadership of small teams of developers and involvement in bid response. Depending on the size of a given opportunity this role may either be the Detica lead (fulfilling a number of roles), or working in conjunction with other specialists (e.g. technical architects / delivery managers).

This position is based in our NY office and reports to the Head of Data Management and Analytics.

Detica develops a diverse range of systems and we are able to offer consultants a wide variety of work with other highly-skilled Detica consultants.

Requirements

• A degree in a technical/ mathematical discipline from a four year college or university, but just as important is demonstrable expertise in a relevant consulting or technology area, strong client-facing skills and evidence of continued career progression.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in the financial services- gained either in a blue-chip company or major consultancy environment
• 1-2 years of experience with employing various types of analytical techniques including statistical analysis, neural networks and optimization to describe behaviors, make predictions, measure performance and optimize actions.
• A successful track record of delivering SAS based solutions within a cross-section of Financial Services disciplines. A successful candidate would be expected to demonstrate experience in a number of the following areas: pre-sales work, initial client engagement, requirements gathering, solution design, solution implementation, testing and performance optimisation.
• Proven successful commercial experience in developing Data Warehouses, Business Intelligence, Data Quality and Management Information/Analytics solutions using SAS software, you will also have an exposure to and understanding of various business problems including Data Warehousing, Customer Relationship Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Management Information and general Business Intelligence.
• Comfortable working on highly customized solutions as well as with commercial software packages and be able to differentiate between established/proven technology and pioneering/immature technology.
• Ability to accurately and thoroughly gather and document business visions and detailed requirements, and have a firm understanding of the design/delivery implications associated with these requirements.
• Have a familiarity with all of the major components within data warehouse architecture (such as enterprise warehouse, ETL, OLAP reporting, operational data stores, meta data management, data marts, analytical warehouse and reference data management).
• Comfortable with working directly with the customer to understand their requirements and translate these into scalable, robust and maintainable designs and solutions.

Demonstrable knowledge of structured approaches to the full development lifecycle. You are able to identify and control both technical and project/commercial risks and facilitate issue resolution, liaising with the Project or Delivery Managers within Detica or client organisations as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Use commercial/pragmatic abilities to understand and interpret client requirements.
• Estimate low level design and development effort.
• Evaluate and select SAS software tools and solution options
• Involved in the Data Management and Analytics profession
• Contribute to the SAS Special Interest Group (SiG)
• Produce relational and/or dimensional data models.
• Design and develop commercial analytical SAS based solutions.
• Respond to client requests, anticipate problems and meet client needs using innovative approaches.
• Deliver high quality work to meet expectations and deadlines.
• Lead and work within a multi-disciplined team including client design / development teams and technology partners.
• Involved in full development life cycle.
• Share knowledge and assist team members.
• Contribute to improve development approaches and quality of deliverables.

Maintain progress reports and highlight issues before they become a problem.

Personal Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in order to be able to communicate technical solutions in non-technical terms with senior client stakeholders, drive selection and agreement of options, align business and technical teams and motivate delivery teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Self motivated and motivates others keeping morale and performance high.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work well under pressure to meet deadlines and manage business expectations. Strong progress and issue reporting skills.
• The ability to establish and maintain relationships with client stakeholders and to work across different projects or clients.

Flexible approach to hours, dress (smart or casual to suit client environment), work location and tasks to meet client needs.

Technology

• Ability to speak confidently on technical subjects with limited preparation commanding respect and authority and to liaise with clients on difficult or sensitive topics.
• Experience of SAS programming with Base SAS
• Commercial experience in the use of SAS DI Server (DI Studio) and/or SAS BI Server (Information Maps, Stored Processes, Web Report Studio, Enterprise Guide).
• Familiar with the SAS9 Enterprise Intelligence Platform including SAS Enterprise Miner.
• Familiar with one or more relational databases such as Oracle, IBM UDB, NCR Teradata, Netezza, DATAllegro, Informix, SQL Server and of analytical data stores such as SAS, Sand Technology and Alterian.
• Familiar with other Extract, Transform and Load (ETL)/Data Management/Data Quality Management tools such as Informatica, PowerCenter, Ascential Data Stage, Ab Initio, Business Objects Data Integrator, Oracle Warehouse Builder, Trillium, DataFlux.
• Familiar with other query / reporting tools, such as Business Objects / Crystal reports, Microsoft Reporting Services, SAS.
• Experience of multi-dimensional analysis tools such as Hyperion Essbase, Microsoft Analysis Services, Oracle OLAP, SAS OLAP, Microstrategy and Cognos would be an advantage.
• Experience with SAS Statistical Packages and Predictive Models development (decision trees, clustering, regression etc.) would be an advantage.
• Experience of visualisation/specialist analytical tools & technologies would be an advantage.
• Experience in data modeling and design/development of database stored procedures, triggers, SQL would be an advantage
• Certification in SAS would be an advantage.
• Understanding of data warehousing fundamentals such as change data capture, historical data stores, enterprise layers etc

Basic understanding of operational systems concerns, including performance, capacity management, backup and resilience, and the impact of design and coding on these.

To Apply For This Position

• Go to the Detica website at www.detica.com
• Click on “Career” from the top gray toolbar
• “Search current vacancies” on the right side bar
• “Conduct vacancy search”: Region: USA; Location: NY; Business Unit: Global Financial Services (GFS); Job Role: Data Analysis
• Click “Search and Apply”
• Click on “Junior SAS Consultant”

“Click here to apply for this job” and follow the prompts

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Senior SAS Consultant (New York, NY)

Description

Detica is a business and technology consulting firm that specializes solving complex business problems by using our deep knowledge of information-intensive industries and by leveraging our world-class technology innovation capabilities. Our engagements range from strategy formulation, through to people and process change, to the delivery and support of technology solutions.

Detica is a fast growing business with over 1000 employees. Detica’s thirty-five year history is marked by a focus on a culture conducive to success for both clients and consultants.

Over the past few years, Detica Group PLC has created a leading Global Financial Services specialist business and technology consulting practice with offices in New York, Chicago, Washington, London, Amsterdam and Geneva.

The Global Financial Service Business Unit (GFS) provides innovative and focused consultancy services to clients within Financial Markets, Retail Banking and Insurance.

As a SAS Consultant, you will play a key part in the delivery of SAS based solutions ranging from MI reporting solutions right through to fully blown analytical data warehouses. This role is likely to include: design, build and test of small to medium end-to-end SAS processes, design and implementation of data marts/data warehouses, design, build and test of SAS BI Solutions, performing analytics using the SAS toolkit, leadership of small teams of developers and involvement in bid response. Depending on the size of a given opportunity this role may either be the Detica lead (fulfilling a number of roles), or working in conjunction with other specialists (e.g. technical architects / delivery managers).

This position is based in our NY office and reports to the Head of Data Management and Analytics.

Detica develops a diverse range of systems and we are able to offer consultants a wide variety of work with other highly-skilled Detica consultants.

Requirements

• A degree in a technical/ mathematical discipline from a four year college or university, but just as important is demonstrable expertise in a relevant consulting or technology area, strong client-facing skills and evidence of continued career progression.
• 2-6 years of relevant experience in the financial services- gained either in a blue-chip company or major consultancy environment
• 1-3 years of experience with employing various types of analytical techniques including statistical analysis, neural networks and optimization to describe behaviors, make predictions, measure performance and optimize actions.
• A successful track record of delivering SAS based solutions within a cross-section of Financial Services disciplines. A successful candidate would be expected to demonstrate experience in a number of the following areas: pre-sales work, initial client engagement, requirements gathering, solution design, solution implementation, testing and performance optimisation.
• Proven successful commercial experience in developing Data Warehouses, Business Intelligence, Data Quality and Management Information/Analytics solutions using SAS software, you will also have an exposure to and understanding of various business problems including Data Warehousing, Customer Relationship Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Management Information and general Business Intelligence.
• Comfortable working on highly customized solutions as well as with commercial software packages and be able to differentiate between established/proven technology and pioneering/immature technology.
• Ability to accurately and thoroughly gather and document business visions and detailed requirements, and have a firm understanding of the design/delivery implications associated with these requirements.
• Have a familiarity with all of the major components within data warehouse architecture (such as enterprise warehouse, ETL, OLAP reporting, operational data stores, meta data management, data marts, analytical warehouse and reference data management).
• Comfortable with working directly with the customer to understand their requirements and translate these into scalable, robust and maintainable designs and solutions.

Demonstrable knowledge of structured approaches to the full development lifecycle. You are able to identify and control both technical and project/commercial risks and facilitate issue resolution, liaising with the Project or Delivery Managers within Detica or client organisations as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Use commercial/pragmatic abilities to understand and interpret client requirements.
• Estimate low level design and development effort.
• Contribute in bid preparation: definition of a concept, high-level solution architecture, and delivery estimates.
• Evaluate and select SAS software tools and solution options
• Involved in the Data Management and Analytics profession
• Contribute to the SAS Special Interest Group (SiG)
• Support and/or lead proposal and proposition development
• Produce relational and/or dimensional data models.
• Design and develop commercial SAS based analytical solutions.
• Respond to client requests, anticipate problems and meet client needs using innovative approaches.
• Deliver high quality work to meet expectations and deadlines.
• Lead and work within a multi-disciplined team including client design / development teams and technology partners.
• Run smaller projects or work in conjunction with a project manager for larger scale projects.
• Involved in full development life cycle.
• Share knowledge and assist team members.
• Contribute to improve development approaches and quality of deliverables.

Maintain progress reports and highlight issues before they become a problem.

Personal Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in order to be able to communicate technical solutions in non-technical terms with senior client stakeholders, drive selection and agreement of options, align business and technical teams and motivate delivery teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Self motivated and motivates others keeping morale and performance high.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work well under pressure to meet deadlines and manage business expectations. Strong progress and issue reporting skills.
• The ability to establish and maintain relationships with client stakeholders and to work across different projects or clients.

Flexible approach to hours, dress (smart or casual to suit client environment), work location and tasks to meet client needs.

Technology

• Ability to speak confidently on technical subjects with limited preparation commanding respect and authority and to liaise with clients on difficult or sensitive topics.
• Experience of SAS programming with Base SAS
• Experience with SAS Statistical Packages and Predictive Models development (decision trees, clustering, regression etc.)
• Commercial experience in the use of SAS DI Server (DI Studio), SAS Enterprise Miner and SAS BI Server (Information Maps, Stored Processes, Web Report Studio, Enterprise Guide).
• Experience with the SAS9 Enterprise Intelligence Platform.
• Experience in data modeling and design/development of database stored procedures, triggers, SQL would be an advantage
• Certification in SAS would be an advantage.
• Familiar with one or more relational databases such as Oracle, IBM UDB, NCR Teradata, Netezza, DATAllegro, Informix, SQL Server and of analytical data stores such as SAS, Sand Technology and Alterian.
• Familiar with other Extract, Transform and Load (ETL)/Data Management/Data Quality Management tools such as Informatica, PowerCenter, Ascential Data Stage, Ab Initio, Business Objects Data Integrator, Oracle Warehouse Builder, Trillium, DataFlux.
• Familiar with other query / reporting tools, such as Business Objects / Crystal reports, Microsoft Reporting Services, SAS.
• Experience of multi-dimensional analysis tools such as Hyperion Essbase, Microsoft Analysis Services, Oracle OLAP, SAS OLAP, Microstrategy and Cognos would be an advantage.
• Experience of visualisation/specialist analytical tools & technologies would be an advantage.
• Understanding of data warehousing fundamentals such as change data capture, historical data stores, enterprise layers etc

Basic understanding of operational systems concerns, including performance, capacity management, backup and resilience, and the impact of design and coding on these.

To Apply For This Position

• Go to the Detica website at www.detica.com
• Click on “Career” from the top gray toolbar
• “Search current vacancies” on the right side bar
• “Conduct vacancy search”: Region: USA; Location: NY; Business Unit: Global Financial Services (GFS); Job Role: Data Analysis
• Click “Search and Apply”
• Click on “Senior SAS Consultant”

“Click here to apply for this job” and follow the prompts

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Quantitative Algorithms Researcher - Cars.com (Santa Monica, CA)

Description/Duties

Cars.com is a leader in the automotive online marketing space and is seeking a Quantitative Algorithms Researcher to build models using Trend and Times Series Analysis, Linear Optimization, Regression and Forecasting in the presence of missing and noisy data. Some software development experience is essential. As a Researcher understanding the statistical consequences of model fitting is essential. Experience in the nuances of placing advertisements using search engine auctions is desirable but not essential. Peer-reviewed publications and knowledge of non-linear optimization, filtering, smoothing, game theory, econometrics and machine learning is desirable but not essential.

The ideal candidate should have a post-graduate degree or equivalent in applied mathematics, statistics or some related field, plus three years of experience and be a self-starter able to make significant technical contributions with a minimum amount of supervision.

Who We Are

Find out what it means to work for a company that has the best of both worlds - an intimate, productive, innovative work environment coupled with the benefits of a large corporate company. Our Santa Monica office is an independent online marketing and tech division of Cars.com, a leader in the online automotive space. Centrally located in beautiful Santa Monica, we have a casual team-focused workplace, and a very competitive compensation and benefits package - PPO Health, matching 401K plan, bonus plan, free parking and more.

• PPO Health and Dental Insurance plan
• Matching 401K
• Bonus plan
• Competitive paid vacation and holiday schedule
• Flexible spending plan
• Free parking and more

Core Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in applied mathematics, statistics or related field plus 3 years experience or equivalent
• Deep understanding of the statistical consequences of model fitting
• Regression
• Forecasting
• Time Series Analysis or Linear Optimization
• Able to make original technical contributions with a minimum amount of supervision
• Software development experience
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Self-starter

Desirable Qualifications

• Peer-reviewed publications
• Experience in the nuances of placing advertisements using search engine auctions
• Non-linear optimization, game theory, econometrics or machine learning

TO APPLY: Submit your resume here.

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Director, Credit Risk Analytics - First American (San Francisco, CA)

Company Name: First American
Position Title: Director, Credit Risk Analytics
Min Experience: Over 10 Years
Location(s): San Francisco, California, United States
Posted: August 11, 2008
Job Function: Executive/Management
Job Type: Full-Time
Entry Level: No

First American is the nation's largest data provider, supplying information resources and services that impact the major economic events of people's lives. We serve mortgage, real estate, and consumer-related businesses, as well as consumers themselves, with the data to help them make decisions, operate their businesses, and advance their lives. Tracing our history to 1889, The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) is based in Santa Ana, California. Today, with revenues exceeding $6 billion, our company has 31,000 employees and 2,000 offices throughout the United States and abroad. For more detailed information about First American, please visit our Web site at: www.firstam.com.

Description:

LoanPerformance, a division of First American CoreLogic (FACL), the nation's largest provider of property and ownership information, analytics and services and a member of The First American Family of Companies is the leader in mortgage finance, servicing, and securitization information and analytics. We created and maintain the industry's largest and most robust mortgage securities and servicing databases and provide state-of-the-art analytical tools that our banking, trading, and securities customers use to understand and manage their loan portfolios. LoanPerformance uses collected data to be the "voice" of the mortgage industry. Since our inception in 1983 LoanPerformance has become the "brain trust," the definitive source of expert information about the state of the mortgage servicing and mortgage securities marketplaces. For more information, please visit our website www.loanperformance.com. Join us as a Director, Credit Risk Analytics working among the smartest and most often-quoted mortgage finance professionals in the business. You will develop loan-level, econometric-driven prepayment, default, delinquency, and loss severity models for inclusion in the LoanPerformance RiskModel software (mortgage populations include prime, alt-A, subprime, and other specialty mortgage segments). You will also perform periodic model validation, surveillance, and analysis to track and analyze model performance.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• An advanced degree (Master's, Ph.D. or ABD preferred) in Economics, Finance, Math or Statistics
• Minimum of 4-5 years' exposure/experience in mortgage default and prepayment modeling
• Knowledge of statistical/econometric modeling techniques (e.g. survival analysis, logistic regression, and Monte Carlo simulation methods)
• Experience in spreadsheet applications and advanced use of statistical applications/databases
• Ability to write customized programs for meaningful data analysis
• Advanced programming ability in SAS

Preferred:

• Experience in mortgage modeling and analysis team management
• Programming ability in a matrix oriented language such as Matlab, Gauss, SAS IML, or S-Plus

Note: Position can be located in San Francisco, Sacramento or Santa Ana, CA.

Benefits:

The First American Corporation - Loan Performance offers an empowered work environment that encourages creativity, initiative and professional growth. Our salary and benefits package is competitive including:

• Health, dental and vision care
• 401(k) retirement savings plan including a company match tied to profitability
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Discount stock purchase program
• Tuition assistance program
• Title and escrow fee reimbursement program
• Company credit union

E.O.E. M/F/V/D

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The First American Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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Retail Centric Predicative Modeler (NY, NJ, CT)

contract to full time position, GIS experience a must

Responsibilities:

Develop data models, work closely with all development resources re: creating an integrated model comprising of multiple business/subject areas. Overall responsibilities include extracting business data from multiple data sources, designing the associated model, and creating all required documentation to support, communicate, and validate the data model

Location:

NY, NJ, CT

Employment:

Independent Contractor with a possible transition to a full-time position

Pay rate:

Negotiable based on skill set

Desired Requirements

• Retail Centric Modeler
• Statistical experience
• Market analysis experience
• 5+ years experience
• Inter personnel skills a must for client interaction
• Creative research skills to secure data sets to fulfill client’s deliverables
• Data management /Data Warehouse experience
• Strong business acumen highly desirable
• Some travel required
• Platform: Windows XP, Windows NT, Window 2000, Windows 2003, Windows Vista
• Programming Languages: Java, Visual Basic, SQL, HTML
• Software: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Projects, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Outlook, GIS

Education:

Minimum B.S. Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or equivalent plus 5 years experience in a job as a Consultant, Programmer Analyst, Database Administration or, related IT position. Statistical background a must

Contact:

Terri Brainerd
Servio Retail Group
P - 860.767.7943
www.serviorgp.com

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Research Planning Analyst / Senior Analyst - NYU Langone Medical Center (New York, NY)

Located in the heart of New York City, NYU Langone Medical Center is one of the nation’s premier centers of excellence in health care, biomedical research and medical education. In order to keep our research initiatives moving forward, it is crucial that we have determined, self-motivated individuals working in our Office of Science and Research. Currently, we’re looking for a Research Planning Analyst to provide administrative support for our research-related activities.

In this position, you will be responsible for coordinating, managing and implementing high-level projects that have a significant impact on the School of Medicine’s research developments. This involves creating business plans, conducting financial and data analyses, developing processes to manage research billing compliance, and streamlining data collection and analysis processes.

To qualify, you must have a Master’s degree in Business, Public Health, Health Administration, Public Administration or a related field and previous experience in financial modeling and management. Proficiency in MS Office software is required; experience with programs such as Visio, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Turbo Demo, Brio, and Adobe Acrobat, a plus. The ability to prioritize multiple tasks is a must. Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, project management, customer service and analytical skills are essential to success.

We offer a competitive compensation package and a stimulating work environment. For further information and to apply, please forward your cover letter (including salary requirements) and resume to Nelly Duchatellier at nelly.duchatellier@nyumc.org or fax to 212-404-3888 or apply online at www.nyumc.org. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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Scientific Data Management Specialist - Lockheed Martin (Bethesda, MD)

At Lockheed Martin, we are driven by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest business ethics and visionary thinking - everything is within our reach, and yours.

We invite you to explore the possibilities with one of the foremost systems engineering, software and systems integration companies in the world.

Exceptional choices in careers, challenges, and locations across the nation.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Join in designing, building and supporting the world's most sophisticated military aircraft. Your involvement may include: The multiservice F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) * The proven multirole fighter, the F-16 *

Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Lay the foundation for future space systems. A sampling of programs includes: The world's most powerful and advanced telecommunications satellites for government, civil and commercial interests *

Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems
Pioneer, integrate and deliver cutting-edge technologies across three key areas: maritime systems and sensors, missiles and fire control programs and platforms, training and transportation solutions *

Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services
Delivers world-class solutions and advanced technology globally across a broad spectrum of domains.

Diversity and inclusion
What we believe...what we live. You will find that we are both a uniquely diverse and unified team; reflecting many cultures and points of view.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Description

Processing, soliciting, and providing assistance with data submissions for scientific data from genome sequencing and genotyping experiments into existing databases , analysis pipelines and associated data flows. Developing and improving the infrastructure supporting these systems.

Requirements

-Formal Education (minimum: Masters of Science, or equivalent)

-Scripting experience in perl or related language

-Experience with SQL

- Experience with LINUX/UNIX

-Ability to use Microsoft Excel and related applications

-Proven record solving related problems

-Strong oral and written communication skills

Benefits

A Total Value package.

There is much to be said about the Lockheed Martin Total Value package. Part of the package involves a commitment to develop top talent from within as well as provide access to a wide range of training programs and services. There is also the opportunity to work in exceptional environments marked by: Project Significance * Quality People * Recognition * Learning and Development * Internal Career Mobility * Competitive Pay * and Excellent Benefits.

A commitment to your work/life balance.

Part of the Lockheed Martin experience includes a focus on work/life satisfaction. We offer programs and policies that include: Flexible/Alternative Work Schedules and Casual Dress at many locations * Telecommuting * Tuition Assistance * Employee Assistance Program * Fitness Centers * Birth/Adoption Leave * Domestic Partner Benefits * and Adoption Assistance.

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Data Architect / Data Analyst (Denver, CO)

This is your chance to be part of a growing business in a booming industry and leave your mark!

The client is revolutionizing the Property and Casualty Insurance Industry, enabling step-function value-advances in insurance decisioning and operations. We will do this through the smart and expert integration of advanced predictive modeling and analytics into the insurance policy booking, underwriting, pricing, and claims operations processes.

The position:

As a Solution-oriented Data Architect, lead thought and implement solutions:

• Hands on design, development, testing and implementation of complex data environments in support of analytics. Process activities include ETL and processing code to extract, profile, filter, clean, map, merge, de-dupe, and load raw data from multiple third party and client systems into well organized, standardized, version-managed, highly usable relational databases and marts, as well as normalized and de-normalized states to promote advanced statistical model development and production scoring of advanced statistical models
• Optimal design of data objects to effectively process large volume of data in support of business intelligence, data mining, decision support, decision matrices, straight through processing, reporting, ad hoc querying and predictive analytics applications
• Define strategic areas of improvement to allow incremental maturity of data validation and cleansing process including mappings, transformations, derivations, imputations, and technical and business rule applications
• Enforce code versioning and production implementation strategies for real-time and batch statistical model scoring (SAS and Java accessible) and data rule execution in development, test and production environments
• Drive high efficiency and maturity through automation and standardization to achieve data processing scalability, speed and consistency
• Data sources include a wide variety of legacy, mainframe, warehouse, billing, policy, and claims systems, as well as acquisition of data from third party data vendors
• Current technologies include SQL Server, SSIS, Java. Future technologies include integration with SAS.

Your Ideal Qualifications include:

Education: BA/BS in Computer Science, Information System or related discipline; MS a plus

Data architecting knowledge/experience:

• 5+ years experience with data architecture, analysis and design concepts including 3+ years experience designing with relational databases, data warehousing, or data mart schemas and implementation of those designs in a production environment
• Experience architecting analytic and reporting environments utilized by analysts and modelers for advanced analytics, modeling, and standardized reporting
• Knowledge of data storage, performance tuning, data staging, ETL, warehousing and reporting
• Knowledge of SQL: Both DML and DDL knowledge (SQL Server T-SQL experience a plus but not required. Procedural SQL required.) with a deep understanding of performance, standards, and best practices in large datasets
• Highly proficient SAS programmer, including complex data manipulation using SAS data steps and SQL, Proc IML, the SAS ODS components. Advanced SAS macro programming. Report design, development, and delivery in SAS.
• SQL Server relational database management
• Experience with SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)

Email resume to: webmaster@martinpartners.com

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Informatics Analyst / Data Miner - Cigna (Bloomfield, CT)

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

The Informatics Analyst / Data Miner will be a key member of the Consumerism Informatics group. This group is responsible for delivering breakthrough consumer insights through analytics and quantifying important consumerism metrics and indices. The team acts as internal consultants who provide research, analysis, and individually-derived insights to CIGNA's product and marketing teams and other key stakeholders. This team is also responsible for connecting analytic insight to operational activities to maximize consumer loyalty and engagement. Key colleagues include leaders in clinical informatics, employer consulting, strategy and product development, marketing and IT. Research and actionable information stemming from the Consumerism Informatics team is highly valued as a critical success factor for the organization and has a direct and immediate impact on the success of the business.

The Informatics Analyst / Data Miner will take a hands-on approach to analyzing business problems, recommending and developing new metrics and methodologies, designing and executing analytic research and recommending actions to clients and stakeholders. Statistical analysis, predictive modeling, data mining and business optimization are among the functions the analyst will perform. In addition to delivering specific research requests and project initiatives, he/she will be charged with proactively uncovering opportunities for further business-development and product innovation and with presenting & rationalizing his/her findings to business partners.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree and 5-7 years experience developing and using advanced analytics (statistics/ data mining) within consumer-oriented organizations.

• Masters Degree required, Ph.D. preferred. Academic background in Applied Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science with experience in the healthcare business and consumer-oriented organizations would be ideal.
• Outstanding knowledge and experience in statistical analysis and applicable analytic tools, such as SAS, is necessary. Expertise in data mining, predictive modeling techniques and corresponding tools, would be a big plus.
• Experience in working with large-scale complex databases, particularly in a healthcare business, would be considered highly.
• Prior experience in uncovering consumer behaviors and motivations that result in breakthrough business insights, would be ideal. This includes use of consumer segmentation tools and market research databases to analyze and predict consumer behaviors, preferences and choices.
• Solid track record of designing, executing, interpreting and delivering insightful and actionable research, is necessary.
• Candidate should possess excellent organizational skills to facilitate the coordination and completion of multiple and varied projects, as well as written and oral communication skills that allow clear and concise presentation of conclusions and recommendations to a variety of audiences.
• Ideal candidate will be a self-starter with the ability to be effective in a large, complex and highly matrixed organization.
• Candidate should be able to provide technical and functional requirements design assistance and work with IT to scale prototypes and put models into production.

Contact: kathleen.mcfadden [at] cigna.com

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Statistical Software Engineer - Visual Numerics (Houston, TX)

Visual Numerics is a privately held software firm that provides high performance analysis and visualization solutions to business and technical professionals throughout the world. Scientists, researchers, educators, engineers, application developers, intranet managers, and analysts use Visual Numerics analytic tools to solve problems, identify business trends and share results.

We are looking for self-starters, and winners. People that desire to play as hard as they work and display an it-can-be-done attitude. In addition to working with great professionals, we offer highly competitive medical, dental, life, 401(k) benefits + continuing education allowances. Enjoy a flexible and casual work environment and 15 days of Personal Time Off your first year of employment to support your life outside of the workplace.

Statistical Software Engineer

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• This position requires the ability to read, interpret, and perform software development activities including research, programming (C/C++ or FORTRAN or Java or C# .NET on UNIX and/or Windows environments), consulting, and documentation.

BUSINESS COMPETENCIES

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are necessary.
• Must be able to work with internal and external personnel as required.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, debug, and test statistical functions used in Visual Numerics’ software products.
• Contribute to product goals documentation regarding planning and scheduling responsible activities for product releases.
• Review current product statistical capabilities and make recommendations to enhance product offerings.
• Maintain and test existing products.
• Write and review documentation as required.
• Occasionally perform in the consulting or technical product support role.
• Research and stay abreast of statistical developments in specific industry environments (i.e. financial, pharmaceutical, etc.).

EDUCATION & TRAINING

A graduate level degree (MS or Ph.D.) in Statistics is required.

WORK EXPERIENCE

To perform the essential responsibilities of this position previous work experience developing software applications utilizing statistical algorithms is required. In addition, algorithm experience with data mining, time-series analysis, forecasting, and non-parametric statistics is desired. Experience in the financial, pharmaceutical, data mining, telecom, and/or medical technology industry is strongly preferred.

HOW TO APPLY

• E-mail to: vnijobs@vni.com
• Fax to (713)781-9260
• Regular mail to Visual Numerics, Inc., 2500 Wilcrest #200, Houston, Texas, 77042

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Regression Modeler - Maricopa County (Phoenix, AZ)

The Maricopa County Assessor’s Office in Phoenix, Arizona is nationally known as a progressive industry leader providing high quality real property 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.

The Maricopa County Assessor’s Office is responsible for valuing over 1.4 million parcels of real property (homes, commercial buildings and land) and personal property (secured and unsecured assets) throughout the County’s 9,127 square miles.

Led by the elected County Assessor, the Assessor’s Office employs over 360 workers whose joint efforts are responsible for capturing, assessing, recording and notifying owners and other government agencies of the value of taxable properties.

As one of the largest employers in the Valley of the Sun, Maricopa County is able to offer employees many employment advantages:

• Choice of six health plans (Vision and Behavioral Health benefits included in all Plans) Employee coverage as low as a $0 premium per month; Spouse, Children and Family coverage available at comparably low premium rates.
• Choice of Three Dental Plans
• Ten Paid Holidays
• Three Weeks of Paid Personal Leave Time
• One Week of Paid Family Medical Leave Time
• 9/80 Flex Work Schedules Available in Most Positions
• Pension Plan in Arizona State Retirement System
• Employer Paid Life Insurance of One Times Annual Salary (not to exceed $40,000)
• Optional Additional Life Insurance Available at Group Rates
• Supplemental Family Life Insurance Coverage Available at Group Rates
• Tax Deferred 457 Savings Plan
• Long Term Disability through the Arizona State Retirement System
• Short Term Disability Available
• Subsidized Phoenix Transit bus passes
• County Credit Union
• Automatic Deposit of Pay Checks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Child Care Expenses
• Paid Bereavement Time

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Data Mining Expert - 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. Must have experience in data mining of large datasets.

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

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Contact: tsullivan [at] pervasive.com

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DataShaping Job Alert - July 2008

DataShaping Job Alert - July 2008

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• Sr. Credit Risk Modeler - First American (San Francisco, CA)
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• MES Application DBA (Columbus, IN)
• Vice President, Analytics - Vistaprint (Lexington, MA)
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Sr. Credit Risk Modeler - First American (San Francisco, CA)

First American is the nation's largest data provider, supplying information resources and services that impact the major economic events of people's lives. We serve mortgage, real estate, and consumer-related businesses, as well as consumers themselves, with the data to help them make decisions, operate their businesses, and advance their lives. Tracing our history to 1889, The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) is based in Santa Ana, California. Today, with revenues exceeding $6 billion, our company has 31,000 employees and 2,000 offices throughout the United States and abroad. For more detailed information about First American, please visit our Web site at: www.firstam.com.

Description:
LoanPerformance, a division of First American CoreLogic (FACL), the nation's largest provider of property and ownership information, analytics and services, and a member of The First American Family of Companies is the leader in mortgage finance, servicing, and securitization information and analytics. We created and maintain the industry's largest and most robust mortgage securities and servicing databases and provide state-of-the-art analytical tools that our banking, trading, and securities customers use to understand and manage their loan portfolios. LoanPerformance uses collected data to be the 'voice' of the mortgage industry. Since our inception in 1983 LoanPerformance has become the 'brain trust,' the definitive source of expert information about the state of the mortgage servicing and mortgage securities marketplaces. For more information, please visit our website www.loanperformance.com.

Join us as a Sr. Credit Risk Modeler working among the smartest and most often-quoted mortgage finance professionals in the business. You will develop loan-level, econometric-driven prepayment, default, delinquency, and loss severity models for inclusion in the LoanPerformance RiskModel software (mortgage populations include prime, alt-A, subprime, and other specialty mortgage segments). You will also perform periodic model validation, surveillance, and analysis to track and analyze model performance.

Note: We have two openings and these positions can be located in San Francisco, Sacramento or Santa Ana, CA.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have the following:
-An advanced degree (Master's, Ph.D., or ABD preferred) in Economics, Finance, Math or Statistics
-Minimum of 2-3 years' exposure/experience in consumer loan modeling or related areas
-Knowledge of statistical/econometric modeling techniques (e.g. logistic regression, survival analysis and Monte Carlo simulation methods)
-Experience in spreadsheet applications and advanced use of statistical applications/databases
-Ability to write customized programs for meaningful data analysis
-Advanced programming ability in SAS

Preferred:
-Knowledge of mortgage default and prepayment modeling is a big plus
-Programming ability in a matrix- oriented language such as Matlab, Gauss, SAS IML, or S-Plus Note: Position can be located in San Francisco, Sacramento or Santa Ana, CA.

Benefits:
First American offers an empowered work environment that encourages creativity, initiative and professional growth. Our salary and benefits package is competitive including:
-Health, dental and vision care
-401(k) retirement savings plan including a company match tied to profitability
-Long-term disability insurance
-Short-term disability insurance
-Discount stock purchase program
-Tuition assistance program
-Title and escrow fee reimbursement program
-Company credit union

E.O.E. M/F/V/D

The First American Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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Vice President, Analytics - Vistaprint (Lexington, MA)

Analytics drives every aspect of our business. VistaPrint Marketing employs world-class analytics and technology to make informed decisions on new product opportunities and marketing campaigns. Our Analytics team serves as an integral component of the company's continued success and growth by identifying new opportunities for our business and actively managing our current product and service offerings.

 

As a key leader within VistaPrint's North American Marketing organization, the Vice President, Analytics will be responsible for leading and growing a world-class marketing analytics team that serves as the focal point to optimize VistaPrint's CRM initiatives in North America. VistaPrint is looking for an expert who can apply best practices in customer, product business and on-line channel analysis to inform our marketing strategies.

 

The VP of Analytics will be responsible for guiding a team of customer and website business analysts and analyst managers, who will leverage the latest tools (SAS, Visual Sciences) and techniques (split-run testing, market research, statistical modeling, etc.) to translate data into actionable business recommendations. Ultimately, the objective is to become a world leader at uniting superior analytics with database/direct marketing campaigns to drive strategic insights and optimize customer lifecycle management for our millions of customers.

 

Key responsibilities include the following areas:
- Act as key leader in the Marketing organization by providing strategic insights and recommendations that contribute to the overall achievement of VistaPrint?s business and financial objectives
- Partner with marketing to provide analytic thought leadership in an effort to establish the vision, direction, growth platforms, and context for the success of the North America Business Unit.
- Work alongside marketing team leaders to drive and improve our customer acquisition and retention efforts
- Attract, develop and motivate a team of exceptional analysts. Managers, and leaders
- Understand, enhance and improve the analytical tools and techniques being leveraged by VistaPrint's US analytics teams to support marketing activities
- Lead the evolution of new analysis tools and techniques to optimize VistaPrint's ability to translate data into actionable business intelligence
- Position is located in Lexington, MA is expected to require minimal travel <10%

About VistaPrint
More and more, VistaPrint looks like a classic supercompany, destined to rank with Dell, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), or eBay. The company has a scalable operation, a large customer footprint, and a vast market opportunity. Better still, all its current growth has come without acquisitions."
Tom Taulli, Motley Fool - January 2007

VistaPrint (NASDAQ: VPRT) is the online leader of small business graphic design, printing and marketing services. Our vision is to help millions of small businesses worldwide grow their businesses. Having served more than 13 million customers, VistaPrint has experienced 31 consecutive quarters of growth. Currently shipping to over 120 countries, the company has a $1.6+B market cap, a 61% annual organic growth rate and a $19B market opportunity.

Contact: Linda Goodspeed: lgoodspeed [at] vistaprint.com

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MES Application DBA (Columbus, IN)

Function: Manufacturing
Industry: Manufacturing

Description:

We are an international search firm specializing in IT, Operations and Professional Services (http://www.franklincareers.com/). One of our international clients has asked us to help them find a Manufacturing MES Application DBA. The position will be located in Indiana. Our client is a multi billion manufacturer.  The company is rated as one of the “Best 100 Companies to Work For.”  Hallmarks of its cultural ethos include a profound commitment to diversity, collegiality, and team orientation.  The company has also enjoyed unusually strong growth over the past seven years and its stock is performing very well on Wall Street.   Overall, the primary responsibility for this position includes leading the database design, development, implementation and support of the Next Generation - Manufacturing Execution System.The Next Generation - Manufacturing Execution System is a program strategy devised to replace the company’s existing manufacturing execution systems with a common, modern, reliable, standards-based application set that can be cost effectively maintained.  This program also serves to produce the MES application blueprint that would be recommended for new corporate entities.This position will work closely with the manufacturing business, controls engineering and IT leadership at both the corporate and plant levels.  This position will work to ensure the product delivered meets the customer’s expectations from a functional and performance perspective.The ideal candidate will have the following skill set: 

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline.  An advanced degree a plus.
• Technical expertise in Windows 2003, IIS, Oracle and Commercially off the Shelf MES Applications.
• Manufacturing Operations Literacy
• Strong Project Management skills, Planning, Prioritizing, and Goal Setting
• Understanding and experience with MES systems
• Strong troubleshooting skills utilizing structured problem solving techniques
• Structured Development Lifecycle and Development Methodologies
• Experience with process improvement using 6-sigma DMAIC or DFSS a plus
• Internal Customer Relationship Management
• Demonstrated Change Management experience

 The compensation package includes a competitive base salary, strong bonus program and relocation package and a full benefits package. Our client has paid bonuses with a multiplier for the last seven years, for example, a $10,000. bonus paid out with a multiplier of 2 results in a $20,000 bonus. If you are interested in being considered for this position, would you please forward  an updated resume as soon as possible to fmainero@franklincareers.com so that we may arrange a preliminary interview? If you are not interested but know of a colleague who might be, please forward this email.  We will pay a referral fee to any colleague who refers a candidate who is offered a position with our client. We look forward to hearing from you.  

Salary Range: 80000.00 to 95000.00

Contact Name: Frank Mainero

Contact: Frank Mainero: fmainero [at] franklincareers.com

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Senior Research Analyst / Marketing Science Analyst - ThinkVine (Cincinnati, OH)

ThinkVine, a privately-held, venture-backed, marketing science solutions company is accepting resumes for a Senior Research Analyst in our Cincinnati office. This position will support a wide variety of analytic initiatives in ThinkVine’s consulting group. This analyst will work with a staff of marketing science and marketing research professionals to provide a range of analytic support to include design, data manipulation, analysis, reporting, presentations, and ad hoc research. This includes the ability to extract, clean and format data; conduct statistical data analysis; and summarize the results in charts and a written report.

Responsibilities

• Work with multiple disparate data sources for strategic reporting and analysis.
• Statistical analysis of customer data.
• Data transformations for analysis.
• Conducts and interprets multivariate analysis.
• Assists with data cleaning and recoding.
• Performs quality control checks to ensure accuracy of work.
• Writes and presents clear, effective, actionable findings based on analyses.
• Creatively solves problems.
• Explains complex methods in simple layman’s terms.

Requirements

• Excellent quantitative skills and knowledge of multivariate statistical analysis as used in market research.
• Expert knowledge of Excel and SPSS.
• Ability to develop clear and insightful reports in PowerPoint.
• Experience working with various types of data, including data sourced from consumer surveys, as well as from large (and often messy) customer databases. Ability to extract, clean and format data for analysis.
• Ability to solve problems independently.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Graduate degree in analytic field preferred.
• At least three years of experience in market research, database analysis or other areas that emphasizes the analysis and reporting of marketing data.

The following skill sets are not required, but desirable:

• Experience with the following statistical and research techniques a plus: factor and cluster analysis, regression analysis, conjoint / discrete choice or neural networks.
• Ability to write SPSS macros.
• Intermediate-level programming ability in a major programming language a plus.
• Other programming (e.g. VBA, PERL, JAVA) /web/internet/database (e.g. SQL) skills also preferable.

A successful candidate would have the ability to conduct detailed analysis and uncover gaps or inconsistencies in the data, which could negatively impact model results. Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate detailed statistical findings in clear business terms to senior business managers are needed. Needs to work well both independently and within a team environment, and must be able to evaluate data mining and statistical modeling software.

About ThinkVine

Since 1999 ThinkVine has been providing insight and solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Our pioneering work provides a much needed bridge between traditional marketing research, economic modeling and statistical analysis. From marketing models and pricing research, to the creation of agent-based modeling tools that simulate the complexity of consumer behavior, ThinkVine solutions help companies make more informed and effective business decisions.

We are experiencing significant growth as more companies recognize the need for robust, business-oriented quantitative solutions to today’s marketplace challenges. Our work environment is challenging, yet casual and flexible. Benefits include medical and 401(k) as well as a generous holiday and vacation schedule. We are looking for qualified individuals who can help us meet this demand while delivering an outstanding customer experience.

Contact: careers@thinkvine

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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 $39 billion in aggregate capital. Promising candidates will have extensive experience with Java, Perl, and SQL; industry experience in a similar role is desirable but not required. Our company culture is focused but informal, which is reflected in our casual dress, relatively flat management structure, and flexible vacation policy, as well as in the high degree to which new employees work closely with senior staff on key initiatives. We strongly emphasize personal ownership of projects, and new hires are given substantial responsibility from their first day on the job. If you're interested in applying your intellect to challenging problems of software architecture and engineering in a stimulating, fast-paced environment, then we'd love to see your resume. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-MBOProg@career.deshaw.com.

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 $39 billion in aggregate capital, is looking for top-notch, innovative quantitative developers to help create computationally intensive strategies for trading in securities markets around the globe. Quantitative developers bring exceptionally strong mathematical, analytical, and software development skills to bear on interesting and challenging problems in computational finance and automated securities trading, such as the implementation of statistical algorithms for time-series analysis, the creation of new analytics tools, and the development and analysis of statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. They also enjoy access to some of the most advanced computing resources in the world. Successful candidates have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs and have extensive software development experience using C, C++, or Java. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to DataShaping-QuantProg@career.deshaw.com.

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 $39 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 $39 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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Solutions Architect - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle, WA)

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people - especially those with the fewest resources - have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Patty Stonesifer and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Job Description

Foundation Information Technology (IT) is responsible for evolving and executing the foundation's strategy for information technology systems in accordance with the organization’s business requirements. This includes planning, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating cost-efficient enterprise systems that support both distributed and centralized grant management and business operations. IT also supports foundation programs directly, consulting on the execution of grants that include IT components.

The technical architect brings a blend of competencies in the infrastructure and application domains. Qualified candidates will enable the successful implementation of enterprise architecture by identifying solution options and trade-offs and assisting in design and implementation efforts. The technical architect oversees application integration, reviews and implements third-party solutions and tools, and is responsible for defining technical standards and reviews.

• Applies technical and process background to define and document release management and configuration management processes and procedures
• Drives and documents technology-related decisions required to support general infrastructure requirements (e.g., e-mail, file sharing, load balancing, etc.)
• Work with application teams to ensure coding standards and adherence to architecture principles
• Work with the information management team and data architect to implement the foundation’s information management strategy
• Establish measures and techniques to achieve design quality
• Review, recommend, and influences selection of third-party software solutions
• Provide thought leadership to influence strategy, architecture direction, and technology decisions
• Identifies problem areas and opportunities and makes recommendations

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in computer science,  information systems, or equivalent work and education experience
• Excellent technical, organizational, and overall management skills
• Ability to articulate and adhere to a vision
• Experience in development, configuration management, infrastructure architecture, systems integration, solution deployment, and operations
• Experience with data center management and capacity planning
• Experience using Active Directory in custom developed solutions and commercial package deployments
• Knowledge of the architectural implications associated with the .NET platform
• Background in SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, WinFx technologies (WCF, WF) solutions
• Background in Microsoft SQL Server Data Warehousing and Data Management
• Well developed written and oral communication skills and the ability to work well in a collaborative team environment.
• Four-year college degree in computer science,  information systems, or equivalent work and education experience

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Statistical Analyst (Chicago, IL)

THE COMPANY

The client is a leading boutique strategy consulting firm that advises their Fortune 100 clients on profitable growth strategies. For over 30 years, the firm has focused their work on helping clients understand customer demand and align their businesses, products, and services to capture it. This is accomplished by combining proprietary understanding of market economics, primary research, and analysis with execution and organizational processes. They call this approach Demand Strategy, and it is what differentiates them from other strategy consultancies.

This Chicago based company serves many of the world’s largest multinational organizations, including 10+ members of the Fortune 50. They work hand-in-hand with senior client management to develop market-driven strategies that lead to profitable growth. The firm has a very entrepreneurial culture and places great value on the individual contributor, and on keeping a sense of work life balance.

THE POSITION

The Statistical Analyst will fill a unique role that combines work on several client project teams with responsibility for internal initiatives that extend the firm’s core of intellectual capital. The Statistical
Analyst will be able to rapidly gain exposure to a wide variety of clients and industries and support the work of senior Statisticians and Econometricians at the firm. The successful candidate will have an excellent academic profile, strong analytical skills, and a desire to make an impact.

Core Responsibilities

• Organize and execute statistical/econometric analyses
  • Work with project team to develop working hypothesis
  • Conduct primary and secondary research
  • Independently structure and execute analysis
  • Synthesize findings and identify key insights from analysis and data
• Communicate findings to the consulting team and the client verbally and in writing
  • Effectively participate in team and client discussions
  • Create portions of overall documents outlining growth strategy recommendations
• Work effectively with the project team
  • Complete deliverables on time
  • Take initiative to follow new paths to further the client answer
  • Proactively take on new assignments and responsibilities
  • Guide and assist other Business Analysts as needed
• Develop a solid understanding of the firm’s intellectual capital and proprietary methodologies
  • Develop new intellectual capital
• Promote firm development
  • Support additional programs and special projects as determined by the firm’s leadership team
  • Participate in formal and informal training programs and firm-wide initiatives

THE INDIVIDUAL

• Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier institution; economics or mathematics major strongly preferred
• Prior work/internship experience required
• Strong analytical skills; including course experience with econometric analysis and statistical testing and a minor in mathematics (or equivalent); some applied econometric experience is a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Personal Characteristics

• Ability to prioritize and multi-task responsibilities/projects
• Highly motivated and eager to learn new concepts quickly
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Professionalism and discretion in dealing with confidential information
• Excellent organization and time management skills

CONTACT

Marybeth Haas
Martin Partners L.L.C.
webmaster@martinpartners.com

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