Advanced Analytics/Modeling SAS, R, Python

Description

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Partner with our advanced analytic community and engineering teams to support the following within our ecosystem Develop a strategy to identify, map and move current workloads to target state and assist customers with executionEnable interoperability between our Big Data and advanced analytic ecosystemsDevelop a framework to support enterprise use of custom built tools and scriptsDevelop a framework to support regression test beds to test predictive models during ecosystem changesChampion the effective use of storage technologies, metadata and 3rd party dataDevelop and champion best practices to support environment user guides, training and onboarding materialDevelop and track server workloads, utilization and capacity metrics to drive future direction, purchases and needsDevelop and maintain a catalog of software products and their use across the platformMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 5+ years programming experience in a Linux environment using tools that include SAS, R and Python5+ years experience enabling projects related to advanced analytics, data warehousing and/or business intelligencePREFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of advanced analytics modeling processes and practicesKnowledge of analytic ecosystems including tools, ETL, metadata / data management, relational database management systemsProven track record of success supporting analytic teams and environmentsUnderstanding of the implications of working with both transactional level data as well as summary level dataStrong analytical and problem solving skillsStrategic thinking skills demonstrated thought leadership in the analytics spaceStrong communication, collaboration and team building skills with both business and IT disciplinesAbility to multitask and work on multiple projects concurrentlyCustomer service oriented with the enthusiasm to learnEDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE College degree in MIS, computer science or equivalent.Qualifications Data analysisDatabase ManagementApplication DevelopmentProgrammingSoftware DevelopmentJob Summary This position offers a technical, assertive, creative and inquisitive individual the opportunity to learn about our research work and teams here and the products they support by working in an exciting and growing area of the company. You will partner with some of the best statisticians, modelers and technical staff in the company to improve the tools and processes used by the Advanced Analytic community. You will assist them in developing better advanced analytic models to impact our business more quickly.As a member of the Enterprise Business Intelligence and Analytics (EBIA) team this position will have responsibility for being part of a team to support the Advanced Analytics Pillar. The position involves working closely with the Advanced Analytic Pillar Lead as well as leaders across the Enterprise and IT to execute on our modernization efforts. This will position our advanced analytic platform and infrastructure to support the next generation of our advanced analytic models. This includes enabling software capabilities like SAS, R, Python and other open source tools. It also includes making sure our community has access to the appropriate hardware (servers, powerful desktops, GPUs, etc.) as well as enabling the latest Cloud (internal and external) technologies to support various advanced analytic initiatives.