Senior Risk Statistician (San Francisco, CA)
General Description:
The Senior Risk Statistician will report to the Director, Analysis & Metrics, and will provide crucial intelligence and models needed to prevent and combat fraud in AdBrite’s global ad marketplace. As a key contributor, s/he will be challenged to uncover fraud behaviors and build accurate rules and models to detect them quickly and efficiently.
Reporting to: Director of Analysis & Metrics
Responsibilities: - Guide fraud-prevention strategy and tactics by data mining and diagnosing constantly changing fraud behaviors.
- Build predictive features and models that detect fraud using advanced algorithms (neural networks, logit, cluster analysis, decision-tree, etc.) based on large, rich datasets. Iteratively test, refine, and improve features/models.
- Aggregate, synthesize and analyze large amounts of data across databases and log files using SAS, Perl, SQL, etc., to provide analytical support in fraud prevention and detection.
- Effectively manage various aspects of systems to ensure modeling and production infrastructure is optimized. The Senior Risk Analyst will work closely with a cross-functional team from Engineering/Product/Fraud to enhance systems, trouble-shoot issues, etc.
Requirements:- MS (or BS with equivalent experience) in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
- 3-5 years’ work experience in data mining, quantitative analysis, statistical modeling, machine learning, or other relevant field. Prior experience with risk/fraud prevention a plus.
- Advanced technical skills with SQL, R, S-Plus, SAS or equivalent are required. MySQL knowledge is a plus.
- Proficiency with databases and scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Python, PHP).
- Entrepreneurial, passion for analyzing highly complex data sets, relentless customer focus, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and superb attention to detail
- To apply for this position, send your cover letter and resume to hr@adbrite.com. Please include the position title in the subject line.
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