Manager of Analytics, Nextag (Bay Area)
We are looking for a Statistical Analyst who will be designing and conducting statistical experiments to maximize site performance and manage risk, extracting and transforming data from existing data stores and performing ad-hoc statistical analyses.
NexTag (ww.nextag.com), the largest Online Comparison Shopping site for products, mortgages, travel, cars and more.
Here are some NexTag attributes:
- founded 1999
- 60 consecutive months of robust profitability, just concluded their 20th consecutive profitable quarter
- 2003: fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley, 7th fastest in the US (by revenue, SF Business Times, Oct'03)
- 2003: fastest growing number of unique visitors for a shopping site (by a factor of two, Nielsen NetRatings)
- 2004: 2nd fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley (despite the difficulty of growing a large number exponentially: SF Business Times, Oct’04)
- 2005: selected by Red Herring as a Top 100 Private Company
- 2005: continuing a robust growth rate
- 2005: NexTag named among the top fastest growing companies in 2005
http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/about/pr/2005-10-20.jsp
- 2006: ranked the #1 shopping site by SmartMoney.com http://www.smartmoney.com/dealoftheday/index.cfm?story=20060426
- 2006: continuing a robust growth rate
- funded by Gary Little at Morgenthaler; final round (Series C) was Dec ’00; company has grown from operating income since then
Recently, NexTag was featured on the front page of the business section of the San Jose Mercury News (Friday, April 8, 2005). You can see the article with pictures at http://www.nextag.com/about/news/mercurynews_04082005.jsp
Jobs: Manager of Analytics (Statistics)
Responsibilities:
- Applying statistical methods to answer business and engineering questions
- Designing and conducting statistical experiments to maximize site performance and manage risk
- Extracting and transforming data from existing data stores and performing ad-hoc statistical analyses
Qualifications:
- MS or PhD in Statistics or Operations Research
- Excellent understanding of statistical methods:
- Experimental design
- Analysis of variance / Regression
- Logistic regression
- Non-parametric statistics
- Time-series analysis
- Solid data management skills: SAS, SQL and Excel
- Strong problem solving and conceptual thinking abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects while working independently and in teams
Preferred:
- Familiarity with relational databases
- Familiarity with database design principles and data flow processing
To apply:
Local Candidates Only - No relocation package will be offered
Please send resume to job2@nextag.com with datashaping.com as reference.
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.nextag.com.
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