Director, Marketing Science and Innovation Group - OTX (Los Angeles, CA)

Mission statement for the MSI group

• Provide realizable and sustainable methodological foundations for all OTX products and project insights
• Maximize profit by balancing investment in analytics with in-house capabilities and high quality outside partners
• Implement cutting edge innovative methods for insight
• Develop optimization methods for our clients’ business issues
• Use the MSI group as a point of differentiation for OTX in the marketplace
• Expand our role as industry thought leaders
• Continue introduction of best practices in science to market research

This is a key function within the Marketing Science & Innovation Group and the Director, Marketing Science & Innovation will contribute across all elements of the MSI mission statement.

Specifically, this individual will be a primary contact internally for new product development efforts and the execution and management of marketing science components of client projects.

Duties include research study design, statistical and modeling analysis, helping create cutting edge methods for new products, interacting with client service and external clients to understand business needs and implementation/development of standards for tracking data and other continuous research projects.

The Director, MSI will stay abreast of new data analysis techniques, modeling approaches and applications from related scientific disciplines and consider how these approaches can improve OTX deliverables.

Experience / skills required

Qualifications must include:

• Undergraduate degree with work in mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences and/or quantitative business analysis (Advanced degree preferred)
• Minimum 1 - 2 years of related MR experience
• Extensive knowledge of research computing
• Programming language tools (Perl, Java, SQL, R, C++, etc.)
• Tasks (large data set manipulation, distributed computing, system engineering)
• Comprehensive knowledge of multivariate statistical techniques
• Familiarity with or interest in advanced methods such as:
  • neural networks
  • genetic algorithms
  • agent based models
  • Bayesian belief systems
• Technical knowledge/understanding/background in SQL, Database Design, and Data Processes
• Strong communication and follow-up skills; including clearly communicating with management, customers and vendors
• Capable of working independently and with multiple departments
• Complex database and data management experience

Compensation Commensurate with Experience

OTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications are encouraged from all persons regardless of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, marital status, religious creed, medical/physical/mental condition, sexual orientation, Veteran status, or age.

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