[Jobs] data scientist position in DC

[Leora Lawton]

I’m passing this along to any interested parties on behalf of a colleague.
If interested, please respond to lisa.drew at two42solutions.com (not me).



*ABOUT US:*

*Born from an innovative Washington DC based research and big data
analytics company, two.42.solutions is a social media consulting firm
providing critical intelligence surrounding *corporate reputations,
political candidates, and public interest issues.  Our next generation
social media monitoring services leverage the power of a best in class
technology platform with advanced analytics and statistical modeling
providing our clients with analysis and insights that matter.

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*CURRENT POSITION*

*We are looking for a data scientist *to be a strategic partner working
closely with a small team to leverage our domain-specific knowledge in
creating an innovative social media measurement platform.



Candidates should have an innate sense of curiosity - must be inquisitive:
exploring, asking questions, doing “what if” analysis, questioning existing
assumptions and processes as well as the ability to move beyond data driven
models and existing modes of thought to step outside of pure numbers and
arrive at more creative and insightful research conclusions. There are
numerous problems facing social media measurement that have yet to be
solved, and we need someone who can pick the right problems that have the
most value to our mission.

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*POSITION REQUIREMENTS*

·        Highly motivated and proactive in the development of new
technology, methodology  and/or custom analytics.

·        Knowledge of social media environment: metrics, developing
technology, current state of academic research and/or studies on the
subject.

·        A strong grounding in mathematics (ability to design and implement
advanced algorithms) understanding the importance of the intersection
between computer science and statistics.

·        Working competence with system design, programming languages and
software such as R for statistical analysis, SAS, etc. as well as an
understanding of technologies such as Hadoop.

·        Familiarity with public opinion research and politics.**

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*RESPONSIBILITIES*

·        Work with the team (and data) to develop proprietary metrics for
social media consulting services, as well as continuously expand the
accuracy and comprehensiveness of our current scoring systems.

·        Research and recommend cutting edge technology and techniques for
continued market leadership position and/or new opportunities in the big
social data space.



If you are interested in learning more about this position or would like to
apply, please contact lisa.drew at two42solutions.com


-- 
Leora Lawton PhD
Executive Director
Berkeley Population Center
350K Barrows Hall
(of) 510-643-1270
(m) 510-928-7572
www.popcenter.berkeley.edu
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