Data Scientist/Statistician

JOB DESCRIPTION:

WeddingWire seeks a full-time Data Scientist/Statistician for our growing Data Science team.  The Data Scientist/Statistician will play a key role harnessing vast amounts of customer data to optimize business resultsand will work with our Business Intelligence (BI) Engineers and other Data Scientists and will exercise his or her knowledge of descriptive and multivariate statistical techniques and applications, database analysis tools and techniques to develop strategic insights to drive business goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assess and cultivate long-term strategic goals for BI development in conjunction with Engineers and Data Scientists
• Streamline and program analysis procedures in SQL, R, and/or SPSS
• Administer the implementation and use of new BI software tools and system

MUST HAVE:

• Masters Degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Econometrics, Statistics, Mathematics, Quantitative Psychology, Social Research, Business Economics, or another related field of study
• Proficiency in key econometric and statistical techniques (predictive modeling, logistic regression, decision trees, data mining methods, forecasting, neural networks and other advanced statistical and econometric techniques)
• Proficiency with R
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence others
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and shift gears quickly
• To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status

NICE TO HAVE:

• Experience with SAS, Stata, SPSS, or S-Plus
• Experience querying relational databases
• Experience with SQL