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Associate Data Scientist Location:Orlando,FL


2017-08-17 18:52:35
Job Type: Full Time only
Budget $: 100,000 - 200,000

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Wrangles large amounts of data from multiple sources
  • Cleanses and prepares data for modeling and analysis
  • Uses the correct data mining approach to solve business problems including customer segmentation, marketing and promotional campaigns, operations enablers, and various market-growth initiatives
  • Appropriately evaluates model results and iterates as necessary
  • Consults on internal database(s) in collaboration with business partners (e.g., IT, Marketing) to ensure data quality
  • Efficiently and accurately produces data reports, visualizations, and insights to meet the needs of business partners

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Minimum of 2+ years\' experience using data mining tools and advanced analytical methods in a business environment or advanced technical degree
  • Proficiency with relational database systems
  • Proficiency and proven experience with techniques in accurately joining large data sets from multiple sources and manipulating data to desired format
  • Experience with data visualization
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a solid understanding of business
  • Experience in one or more statistical programming languages (R, Python, SAS, SPSS)

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Bachelor\'s degree in Economics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Management Information Systems or a related field

OTHER KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Demonstrated ability and proven results exemplifying initiative, project management skills, and accuracy/detail-orientation
  • Ability to work independently and with team
  • Extremely curious about data
  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong desire to learn new data mining languages and techniques

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Knowledge and proficiency in R
  • Master\'s degree
  • Brings unique knowledge or expertise to team in some aspect of advanced analytics (e.g.; statistics, uplift modeling, marketing mix models, econometric modeling, predictive modeling, machine learning, etc.)
  • Demonstrated ability to summarize and present complex analytics to senior leadership


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