Ensures client problem solving and delivery that yields superior business results, as well as data product and analytic solution innovation, including data processing/mining, customer analysis and insight, predictive models, machine learning solutions, test design and analysis, multi-channel marketing measurement and optimization, online and offline integrated data products, and next-generation packaged analytics services.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Works on highly complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors. Exercises good judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
- Ensures that deliverables support clients and the AARP mission on time and on budget.
- Architects and delivers state-of-the-art and sophisticated data science solutions to drive superior results and client satisfaction.
- Helps to innovate advanced big data analytics/machine learning/artificial intelligence (A.I.) capabilities for ASI.
- Evaluates emerging advanced/big data analytics tools to evolve ASI analytics’ ecosystem.
- Helps to expand upon AARP’s data ecosystem and drives development of new models, segmentation schemes, and derived online/offline elements to support the data product suite tailored for the 50+ audience.
- Helps enhance data science capabilities by packaging and standardizing analytics solutions.
- Presents in-depth results and recommendations to clients and stakeholders.
- Provides data product and analytics solution documentation and training material development.
Educational Background:
Completion of a Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a quantitative discipline, e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.,
Skills/Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in an advanced analytics or customer analytics field, with 3+ years of experience in an advanced analytics, modeling, or data science role from marketing analytics or customer analytics fields.
- Critical thinking and problem solving -- understands the business problem or decision being made and is able to “model” or “abstract” what is critical to solve the problem.
- Extensive coding skills in open source (Python, R) and packaged software (SAS), with emphasis on open source.
- Expertise with large volumes of disparate data, structured and unstructured, such as DFA, Site Click Stream, Social Media, Call Center Scripts, etc.
- Proficiency in machine learning (xgboost, random forest, etc.) and artificial intelligence (neural net, NLP, image, pattern recognition).
- Experience with AWS (Kinesis, SageMaker etc.).
- Experience in operational research, advanced machine learning methods, text mining, and media mix/attribution modeling.
- Experience working with databases, manipulating, navigating, and harvesting large datasets, including blending online and offline data or leveraging CDP’s (Customer Data Platforms).
- Experience in predictive modeling (e.g., logistic regression, continuous regression, decision tree, and time-series model, etc.).
- Experience in multi-channel marketing campaigns, measurement, reporting, test design, and analyses.
- Is able to present sophisticated analytics methods and results to business audience.
- Demonstrated success and effectiveness working in a time-critical and fast-paced environment.
- Must be a self-starter and fast learner with the ability to take on new work assignments with little supervision.
- Key personal traits include smart, curious, sense of urgency, committed to vision, passionate, achiever, and fun/pleasant.
- Client-facing experience.
- Experience with digital campaign/analytics tool and service (e.g., Adobe Test and Target, Adobe Site Catalyst, Google Analytics, Ad Networks, DMPs, DSPs, CMS, Tag Management, RTB APIs, etc.).
Compensation/Benefits:
AARP offers competitive benefits with a 401K, 100% company funded pension plan, health, dental, vision and life insurance, STD/LTD, paid vacation and sick, and other benefits.
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Feb 26 2019
Active Until:
Mar 26 2019
Hiring Organization:
AARP
industry:
Nonprofit