Junior Analytics Manager

Company: Opera Solutions
Location: San Diego, Jersey City, New York, USA
Web: www.operasolutions.com

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Opera Solutions turns Big Data into Big Profit for the world's leading companies. Established in 2004, we have today grown to 400+ professionals, with offices in New York, Jersey City, San Diego, London, Paris, New Delhi, and Shanghai.

Analytics and technology are central to our value proposition, not an afterthought. When you come to work for us, you'll be joining a rapidly growing firm offering exceptional opportunities for mathematicians, scientists, computer scientists, and software experts - working on very interesting questions and using an array of cutting edge approaches. You will have the breadth and the support to try new and creative avenues to solve problems.

More than 100 mathematicians, scientists, and statisticians staff our three scientific and technical Centers of Excellence in San Diego, Shanghai, and New Delhi, and we are committed to more than doubling this number by 2012. Our technology and analytics professionals are extraordinarily accomplished at applying advanced modeling techniques, machine learning, and new technologies to very large datasets and thorny analytic problems.

The work environment at Opera Solutions is fluid, challenging and fast-paced, reflecting the diversity of our clients and their needs. We work in teams and draw on each other's strengths to deliver results that really make a difference. Each team member is supported by the guidance and expertise of the rest of the team. We staff projects globally, giving consultants the opportunity to work with a global group of the best and brightest from North America, Europe, and Asia.

Junior Analytics Manager

The Junior Analytics Manager will help to design, develop and deploy state-of-the-art, data-driven predictive models to solve business problems using the latest and most appropriate technologies in machine learning, statistical modeling and Operations Research. They will have broad exposure to multiple client problems and deliver value in the market place through consulting engagements, new product development and/or through research initiatives.

Junior Analytics Managers are responsible for the quality of analytical projects or a single class of models within a market effort. They experiment with alternative approaches and guide junior staff in their execution. Junior Analytics Managers understand the technology and can explain to all internal audiences, and they also assist in the preparation of material for external audiences. In terms of project management, they estimate work effort, assign tasks, and communicate milestones and results. Junior Analytics Managers typically work under the guidance of a senior analytical leader who oversees several projects.

Work will require effective coordination of off-shore analytic resources, software development, clients, and business consultants. Some travel required to client locations.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree (MS/ Ph.D.) in a quantitative field (i.e., Math, Statistics, Engineering, Machine Learning, Physics, Econometrics, etc.)
• Software skills: Experience in Perl, C, Python, C++, or Java.

• Demonstrated understanding of analytical process and approaches for at least one class of applications.
• Strong UNIX background
• Experience with statistics package, SAS

• $100k+ base salary, depending on experience
• Performance-based bonus

To apply for this position, please send your cover letter and resume to analyticsrecruiting@operasolutions.com