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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:0.5in;text-align:center"><a name="OLE_LINK3"><b>Data Scientist
- Specialist</b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;text-align:center"><b> Research
Science</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;text-align:justify"><a name="OLE_LINK1">The NPD Group, founded
in 1966, is the leading global provider of consumer and retail market research
information for a wide range of industries. We provide critical consumer
behavior and point-of-sale (POS) information, combined with industry expertise,
across many industries worldwide. </a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;text-align:justify">NPD’s Research Science Group works to
ensure that NPD’s market information is of the highest quality; in particular,
that it is reliable, accurate, and complete. We design and monitor the
systems that ensure quality outcomes through use of approaches such as:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:75.35pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span>Missing
data imputation</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:75.35pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span>Multi-level
modeling</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:75.35pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span>Selection
bias modeling</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:75.35pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span>Small area
estimation</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:75.35pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span>Automatic
categorization of purchase records</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.05in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span>Forecasting
of future trends</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.05in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span>The
demographic balance of questionnaire responses via sampling</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.05in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><i>Post hoc</i>
adjustment (i.e., raking)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;text-align:justify">This position exists within the
Methodology and Protocols team, a core function in Research Science that is
responsible for developing and promoting best practices across the organization
and industry.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in"><b><span style="color:black">Overall Responsibilities:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(33,33,33)">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Use SAS, SPSS, SQL, R, and/or Excel to:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(33,33,33)">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Design methodological enhancements to NPD processes</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(33,33,33)">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Carry out tests of alternative implementations of these
enhancements</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(33,33,33)">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Conduct basic research that draws on existing NPD data to
study different aspects of consumer reporting performance and POS data coverage</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(33,33,33)">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Apply multivariate and machine learning techniques to the
above problems</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(33,33,33)">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Promote consistency in implementation of designed
enhancements across different businesses Maintain relationships with Research
Science client teams to understand what is working well with NPD methodology
and what could be improved</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(33,33,33)">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Communicate results and procedures to internal clients</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style="color:black">Qualifications:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">Advanced degree in statistics, preferably a PhD</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:black"> </span>Two-plus
years’ experience in:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(33,33,33)">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Statistical programming in SAS, SPSS and/or R</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(33,33,33)">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Advanced statistical techniques (including those mentioned
above)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(33,33,33)">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Knowledge of SQL queries preferred (either SAS Proc SQL or
another SQL implementation) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(33,33,33)">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Excellent project management, time management, and
problem solving skills</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(33,33,33)">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black">Ability to communicate ideas and analysis results
effectively both verbally and in writing to both technical and non-technical
audiences</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span>Ability to
work well on a team as well as independently</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span>Proficient in
MS Office (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:1in;text-align:center"><span style="color:black">The NPD
Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Location: Port Washington, NY or Chicago</span></p>
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<p><br></p>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">Leora Lawton PhD<br>Executive Director<br>Berkeley Population Center<br>350K Barrows Hall<br>(of) 510-643-1270<br>(m) 510-928-7572<br><a href="http://www.popcenter.berkeley.edu" target="_blank">www.popcenter.berkeley.edu</a><br></div>
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