ktMINE is a data services company that augments big data to derive insights to improve strategic business decisions. With 70% of a company's worth lies in intellectual property (IP), ktMINE focuses on mining and connecting IP data to revolutionize business intelligence with critical insights gained from IP. Through custom-built technology, specialized algorithms, and data analysts paired with IP experts, ktMINE built the world’s first all-inclusive IP data repository and SaaS-based analytics platform.
ktMINE’s IP Data & Analytics Platform is subscription-based access to its vast repository of IP data including royalty rates, license agreements, patents, trademarks, IP connections, IP news, patent court cases, and M&A deals and rumors. With intuitive search capabilities, users quickly see the full IP landscape of a technology sector or industry, and responsive analytics allow immediate insights into competitive landscape trends.
ktMINE’s data as a service (DaaS) offering enables customers ranging from third-party database partners to consulting and corporate users to integrate ktMINE data directly into their applications for their internal and external users to leverage the data to facilitate their research.
To support our plans to expand our data and content offerings for our Saas and DaaS customers, ktMINE is seeking a Data Analyst to join our growing company. As part of our Research Operations team, this Data Analyst will facilitate data quality assurance and work with our Development / Technology team to develop discrete steps to resolve or address issues.
If you are a driven person, seeking a technology-focused environment where every employee has a voice and collaborates daily with people who appreciate the contributions that our Data Analyst makes to the company, ktMINE may be the ultimate environment for you.
Responsibilities:
- Assess, prioritize, and manage tasks associated with data cleansing
- Communicate to market leads and provide documentation for current projects and future iterations
- Participate in the development of customer deliverables
- Work with international patent authorities to investigate raw data brought into our environment
- Identify new areas to acquire new data be handed off to our data integration specialists
- Responsible for understanding transformation, ETL and DTDs that correspond with existing data structures and object modeling
- Continue to qualify data that should be added to our platform from feedback from our market leaders
- Contribute research activities for articles, blogs, events, and other sales and marketing
- Work closely with Research Operations and Technology teams on a daily basis
- Qualify data by performing initial data viability research
Desired Qualifications:
- 2-3 years of experience working with information systems or software
- SQL proficiency (creation of custom queries, stored procedures that can be executed to deliver reports to customers and internal stakeholders)
- Ability to read through structured data and understand its composition (XML, CSV, JSON, etc.)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently as well as a desire to be a productive member of our team
- Ability to multitask and prioritize with sensitivity to deadlines
- Positive attitude and a desire to deliver high-quality work products
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience within Computer Science or Information Systems
- Python or other data processing programming languages and Object-oriented design and development is a plus
At ktMINE, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With just a few employees and serving multiple markets across the world, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape how Intellectual Property information is used around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.
ktMINE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that every employee has the right to work in an environment free from all forms of discrimination. ktMINE is, therefore, committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy reflects the organization’s belief that providing equal opportunities for all employees is both a moral responsibility and good management practice.