Founded in 1923, Nielsen is the global authority on the consumer. We help over 20,000 clients, from Coca-Cola to Walmart to Apple to Disney, in 105 countries understand consumers and grow their businesses, every day. The company is organized into two areas: What Consumers Watch, serving media, telecom and tech industries; and What Consumers Buy, serving consumer goods, retail, financial services and automotive industries.
DESCRIPTION
Develop and test statistical model specifications to meet client needs. Perform research design using statistical software and other analytical tools, regression analysis, SAS programming, and SQL. Apply independent judgment in creating new statistical models, analyzing and connecting model results to client’s business questions and hypotheses. Exercise discretion in deciding whether additional model runs are required, and determine if financial performance measures are reasonable. Describe analysis results, interpret insights and discuss managerial implications with client directly. Review and finalize statistical model results with minimum, high-level feedback from manager. Advise Software Engineering on refinement of software and web services tools. Develop and apply statistical and quantitative analysis, modeling, and optimization. Oversee and provide feedback on modeling progress and deliverables preparation by junior team members. Lead problem-solving for new clients and industry verticals. Oversee work to design, code or compile reader programs that did not exist previously. Perform complex mathematical formulations to solve large scale business problems and conduct time-series analysis. Oversee data processing to prepare for marketing mix analysis, based on understanding of client needs for quantitative analysis of marketing effectiveness. Independently prepare deliverables and presentation decks to report results to clients. Directly supervise up to 3 (Sr.) Analysts and Managers and indirectly supervise up to 3 (Sr.) Analysts and Managers. Opportunity to telecommute within the surrounding area up to 5 days per week, as feasible. Travel domestically up to 6 times per year for 1-2 days per trip. Tools used include: SAS, SQL, Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree in statistics, econometrics, mathematics, operations research, engineering (industrial, computer or electrical), or related field (foreign equivalent degree acceptable), plus 2 years of experience in complex data modeling and statistical analysis using large and complex data (point-of-sale, customer-level and/or marketing data) (would also accept a bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of post-baccalaureate progressive experience). This must include 1 year of experience with the following: development and application of applied statistical and quantitative analysis and modeling; research design using statistical software and other analytical tools, regression analysis, SAS programming, and SQL; performing mathematical formulations to solve business problems and conduct time-series analysis; writing SAS code to read, audit and review raw input data and create meaningful data transformations to normalize, align and scale data to address specifics of a client’s business; training, providing direction to and reviewing the work of junior analysts and special project teams; managing clients and projects from initiation to implementation; and use of Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint. Opportunity to telecommute within the surrounding area up to 5 days per week, as feasible. Must be willing to travel domestically up to 6 times per year for 1-2 days per trip.
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About Nielsen:
Nielsen is a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers Watch and Buy. Nielsen’s Watch segment provides media and advertising clients with Total Audience measurement services across all devices where content – video, audio, and text – is consumed. The Buy segment offers consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers the industry’s only global view of retail performance measurement.
By integrating information from its Watch and Buy segments and other data sources, Nielsen provides its clients with both world-class measurement as well as analytics that help improve performance. Nielsen, an S&P 500 company, has operations in over 100 countries that cover more than 90 percent of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.
Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.