Title: DATA SCIENTIST
Location: California-Foster City
The Data Scientist role is a thought-leader and is responsible for initiating and overseeing projects that manage, mine, model, deliver, or create data. The tools used by the Data Scientist will include Machine Learning and Statistical Programming and this role is expected to develop new tools. The Data Scientist will be responsible for developing predictive systems, creating efficient algorithms, and improving data quality.
Duties and Responsibilities:
*Develop products through the application of analytical methods on large datasets.
*Provide thought-leadership and dependable execution on diverse projects.
*Innovate ways to improve our data quality and how we manage, mine, model, deliver and create data.
*Work closely within a team structure and develop the abilities of others.
*Identify emergent trends and opportunities for future client growth and development.
*May be requested to interpret findings with clients directly.
Job Role Specific Skills and Competencies:
*Innovative and strong analytical and algorithmic problem-solver.
*Ability to work with large datasets with minimal engineering support.
*Experience with large-scale data analysis and a demonstrated ability to identify key insights from data to solve business problems.
*Ability to build scalable systems that analyze huge data sets and make actionable recommendations.
*Ability to work with incomplete or imperfect data.
*Ability to build and interpret probabilistic models of complex, high-dimensional systems.
*Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with senior leaders internal and external to the company.
*Understanding of business processes and the utilization of technology to drive those processes.
*Must have the interpersonal skills to interact with technical and non-technical people.
*Collaborative filtering and automatic tree generation methods.
*Clustering techniques (principal components analysis, k-means, etc.).
*Strong programming skills and proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Python) and coding algorithms in Java, PHP, or C.
*Proficiency with relational databases and new generation analytical tools.
*Analytical and algorithm design abilities with ordinal and nominal data.
*PHD desired, MS with extensive experience as a Data Analyst on large datasets or research experience in this area preferred. May also consider strong candidates with a BS and relevant work experience.
*Candidates must have strong mathematical and statistical background.
*Semantic text mining or natural language processing experience required.
*Background in data mining, machine learning, statistical analysis and modeling.
*Hadoop or other Map Reduce implementation experience desirable.
*Experience in high-stakes information retrieval and statistical analysis (i.e. Bioinformatics, fraud detection).
*Experience in information retrieval and data analytics (e.g. data classification, text mining, search algorithms, etc).
*Experience working within an agile development process desirable.
*Familiarity with linear algebra and manipulating data using matrix algorithms.
We are looking for candidates with more than just computational skills; candidates must have demonstrated experience where they were able to think outside of the box while being responsive to emergent technology, industry, and company trends. Additionally, and ideal candidate would possess the following approaches to their work: hacker(ability to work independently), data analyst (has a demonstrated passion for data), and entrepreneur (has a passion for creating).
About Acxiom
Acxiom is a recognized leader in marketing services and technology that enable marketers to successfully manage audiences, personalize consumer experiences and create profitable customer relationships. Our superior industry-focused, consultative approach combines consumer data and analytics, databases, data integration and consulting solutions for personalized multichannel marketing strategies. Acxiom leverages over 40 years of experience in data management to deliver high-performance, highly secure, reliable infrastructure management services. Founded in 1969, Acxiom is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, and serves clients around the world from locations in the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and South America. For more information about Acxiom, visit Acxiom.com.
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