Data Analyst / Data Scientist (Remote)

? Job role:

As a data analyst, you will be responsible for compiling actionable insights from data and assisting program, sales and marketing managers build data-driven processes. Your role will involve driving initiatives to optimize for operational excellence and revenue.

Responsibilities:
? Ensure that data flows smoothly from source to destination so that it can be processed
? Utilize strong database skills to work with large, complex data sets to extract insights
? Filter and cleanse unstructured (or ambiguous) data into usable data sets that can be analyzed to extract insights and improve business processes
? Identify new internal and external data sources to support analytics initiatives and work with appropriate partners to absorb the data into new or existing data infrastructure
? Build tools for automating repetitive asks so that bandwidth can be freed for analytics
? Collaborate with program managers and business analysts to help them come up with actionable, high-impact insights across product lines and functions
? Work closely with top management to prioritize information and analytic needs

Requirements:
? Bachelors or Masters in a quantitative field (such as Engineering, Statistics, Math, Economics, or Computer Science with Modeling/Data Science), preferably with work experience of over 3 years.
? Ability to program in any high level language is required. Familiarity with R and statistical packages are preferred.
? Proven problem solving and debugging skills.
? Familiar with database technologies and tools (SQL/R/SAS/JMP etc.), data warehousing, transformation and processing. Work experience with real data for customer insights, business and market analysis will be advantageous.
? Experience with text analytics, data mining and social media analytics.
? Statistical knowledge in standard techniques: Logistic Regression, Classification models, Cluster Analysis, Neural Networks, Random Forests, Ensembles, etc.