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Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a senior data analyst to join our business intelligence team. The ideal candidate will be a good communicator and have the technical expertise to support projects that require heavy data-crunching and applying statistical techniques.

Responsibilities:

• Develop analytical and data mining solutions to understand key business behaviors such as customer acquisition and retention.
• Work independently to design and construct sophisticated mathematical/statistical models used to forecast key metrics. Work closely with executives and team leads to provide insight into game and business data.
• Effectively communicate statistical findings to senior management in written and oral presentations.
• Devise and implement a business intelligence strategy for the company.

• 3-5 years experience in CRM/database marketing/analytics consulting
• 3-5 years experience in statistical model development/data mining
• Flexibility, including ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and to operate in an ambiguous environment
• Knowledge of reporting software packages
• Knowledge and experience related to one or more of these disciplines: computer science, statistics, operations research, industrial engineering, or mathematics, or business administration, marketing or management with strong quantitative focus

• General project management skills
• Familiarity with segmentation and clustering
• Experience with decision tree analysis
• Knowledge of neural networks, genetic algorithms, and other computational methods
• Previous experience in business analyst roles
• Experience with relational databases