600005294 - Statistician/Modeler

We’re looking for a sharp, data fanatical Statistician/Modeler for one of our Bay Area clients! This is a full-time (40 hours/week, 3-month contract. In this role you will be responsible for developing statistical predictive models using transaction data, developing adhoc reports/queries in order to develop deeper insights into transaction data and generating post marketing campaign analysis reports.

Requirements
* Bachelors degree
* Minimum 6 years experience in statistic analysis and 4 years in predictive modeling and business analysis
* Graduate degree in a quantitative subject such as statistics, mathematics, management sciences, economics, engineering or operations research

Responsibilities
* Be able to rapidly create data products based on minimal specifications
* Create benchmarking reports in Hive, HBase or SQL using transactional and third-party data sources
* Create aggregate data features in Hive, HBase or SQL using transactional and third-party data sources
* Build data models to enhance signals
* Process terabyte data for modeling, including data cleanse, quality assurance, integrity check and matching/merging data from different sources
* Develop ways to efficiently and effectively audit data used in model development and from production, at ad-hoc or ongoing basis

A global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses and financial institutions

* Record of excellence in timely delivery and effective problem solving
* Must be detail-focused and have business oriented thinking
* Excellent writing, verbal communication and presentation skills
* Proven ability of independently working on multi-tasks in a dynamic environment and swiftly mastering extensive domain knowledge
* Ability to extract and clearly convey critical business message from in-depth data analysis
* Hands-on SAS experience in UNIX environment – 6 years experience
* Knowledge of Hadoop (Hive, HBase)
* Familiar with UNIX shell scripts, SQL, Stored Procedures and sophisticated data manipulations
* Python, SAS, SAS Macros (not required but preferred)