FourKites is looking for a data analyst to support business intelligence and analytics efforts throughout our organization and identify opportunities for improvements through data-driven decision making. This new team member will work on our Engineering team in Chicago and work cross-functionally with product, operations and engineering. 

Responsibilities

• Data mining using state-of-the-art methods
• Extending company’s data with third party sources of information when needed
• Enhancing data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytic systems
• Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis
• Doing ad-hoc analysis and presenting results in a clear manner
• Creating automated anomaly detection systems and constant tracking of its performance 

Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests, etc.
• Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R, Weka, NumPy, MatLab, etc. Excellence in at least one of these is highly desirable
• Great communication skills
• Experience with data visualisation tools, such as GGplot, etc.
• Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, Cassandra, HBase is preferable 
• Good applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.
• Good scripting and programming skills

FourKites is the fastest-growing predictive supply chain platform, backed by top-tier VC firms in Silicon Valley, Boston and Chicago, delivering real-time visibility and execution for Fortune 500 companies and third-party logistics firms. Using a proprietary algorithm to calculate shipment arrival times, FourKites enables customers to lower operating costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen end-customer relationships. With a network of more than four million GPS/ELD devices, FourKites covers all modes including ocean, rail, parcel and over-the-road. The platform is optimized for mobile and equipped with market-leading end-to-end security. We look for smart, agile, creative team players who are ready to roll up their sleeves and deliver for our customers.