Job Description Analytical Consultant-20001497

Description   As a member of the SAS Advanced Analytics Lab (AAL), you will support customer analytic business needs through data discovery, analysis, reporting, and presentation. You will participate in end-to-end customer analytic requirements, which will include identifying data analysis needs, processing and exploring client data, translating business requirements into analytic methods, building analytic models, developing analysis reports, and presenting reports to customers.  Your duties will also include developing data quality procedures, assisting in quality assurance efforts for all AAL projects, automating analytic processes, and other duties as assigned. Special Position Note: This position will support customers who, due to strict security and data protection requirements, will require regular screening of any individuals working with secure data. This includes periodic drug screens and background checks.  Qualifications   Essential • Master's degree in statistics, applied mathematics, or a related quantitative field • 2 years of experience in data analysis or analytical consulting • 2 years of experience with the SAS System • Ability to travel 25% of the time as business needs dictate. Additional • Ability to solve customers' complex business problems using innovative analytical processes and techniques • Ability to perform in both team and individual environments • Proven record of handling increasing responsibilities • Familiarity with data mining techniques • Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with people from a variety of technical backgrounds Preferences • Ph.D. degree in statistics, applied mathematics or a related quantitative field • Experience with Link or Social Network Analysis (e.g., Detica, I2 and other related software) • Experience with analytic and business approaches related to fraud detection • Experience with credit scoring models Experience with SAS Enterprise Miner and Text Miner software • Experience with SAS ETS and SAS Forecast Studio • Experience with probabilistic linkage of large data sets • Experience in data manipulation using SAS • Experience with SAS macro language Additional Information To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V The level of this position will be determined based on the applicant's education, skills and experience. Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations.  To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment.  SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process. Job  Consulting Primary Location US-DC-Washington Organization  SAS Institute Inc. Job Posting  Oct 22, 2013, 9:58:07 PM Unposting Date  Nov 16, 2013, 6:59:00 AM * Classification Full-time