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Harsh | 16 May 12:03
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Data Scientist at LinkedIn (Bangalore, India)

Dear R Users,
I am looking for a Data Scientist with 1-2 years experience preferably
with a background in Information Security
Analyze data at scale to derive insights by looking at user behavior
in the context of (including but not limited to): Website Visits,
Search and API Usage.
The Data Scientist must understand use-cases of Fraud, Risk and Abuse
as applied to a various functions associated with a large internet
property in the Social Network space
Position based out of LinkedIn's center in Bangalore, India
Skills:
Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Computer Security, Hive, Pig, SQL, R and Python

If you think your experience and skills are a good fit or if you can
demonstrate ability to meet the requirements then get in touch with
Harsh via hsinghal AT linkedin.com with your most recent CV in PDF
format and a cover letter detailing why relevant experiences/projects
and skills

Regards,
Harsh
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Dilip Rajagopalan | 11 May 00:20
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Analytics Opening at Health Market Science, suburban Philadelphia, USA

Health Market Science (HMS), located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania,
USA has an opening for a statistician.   The responsibilities of this
position include research and new product development, and building
client deliverables involving complex analytical methods.  The
position will leverage the candidates’ skills in data analysis to
drive value.

Preferred educational background:  MS with approx 3 yrs experience, or
BS with approx 5 yrs experience in statistics or similar
computational/quantitative science.
Client or vendor side experience in healthcare industry – either in
pharma/med device sector, or in payer/provider space.
Familiarity with medical claims data or Rx data is a plus.

Desired technical skills:  one or more of:exploratory data analysis,
ability to work with and analyze very large datasets
machine learning/statistical analysis – regression, predictive
modeling, clustering, classification, etc

Required tools: statistical package like R/Splus/SAS,  SQL, experience
with Linux/Unix.

See full posting at
http://www.healthmarketscience.com/about/careers/analytics-lead
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Mahometa, Michael J | 8 May 20:25
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Job posting - Statistical Consultant - Univ. of Texas at Austin

All,

Just to get the word out: We are looking for a new Statistical Consultant at the Division of Statistics and
Scientific Computation here at the University of Texas at Austin. Please pass along to any colleagues who
might be interested...

Statistical Consultant
Purpose of Position:

Provide professional statistical consulting and instruction to UT faculty, staff and students. Apply
knowledge of specialized statistical methodologies to research at an advanced level. Responsible for
the direction and completion of research projects. Act as liaison officer between division and other
academic units.

Essential Functions:

Under the supervision of the consulting manager, determine the project requirements of contracting
agencies, faculty, staff or students and develop procedures (consulting models/methods/strategies)
to attain results. Provide 20 hours per week of advanced consulting services. In concert with the
division director, direct curriculum development and statistical instruction for the division's
short courses, introductory statistics courses and software instruction at the UT Summer Statistics
Institute. Instruct consulting personnel on the methods and procedures for developing/documenting
consulting policies and logs, producing data reports, updating web-based tutorials for statistical
software, and promoting the division's consulting services. Maintain the division's web site
resources for consulting, including FAQ's, resources and directions for seeking statistical
assistance from the division. Research methodological topics to complete consultant duties.

http://ssc.utexas.edu/people/employment

Thanks, Michael
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Andy Fugard | 8 May 13:31
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Mental Health Informatician

The CAMHS EBPU is a research and training unit that is part of  University
College London (UCL) and the Anna Freud Centre (a registered charity
dedicated to excellence in child and adolescent mental health). Within the
unit sits the central team for the CAMHS Outcome Research Consortium (CORC)
– a national collaboration between child and adolescent mental health
services (CAMHS) across the UK who contribute outcome data for central
analysis and reporting. The CORC central database currently has data on
over 150,000 episodes of care. Full information on CORC can be found at:
www.corc.uk.net.

The post-holder’s role is to develop the central analysis and reporting
processes at CORC, in particular: improving how we currently automate,
perform statistical analyses of, and graphically present services’ mental
health data; liaising with current research initiatives which analyse the
CORC dataset; analysing data from member sites and supporting colleagues
with analysis; liaising with member services; assisting in developing
reports for services and visiting services to advise and discuss issues
arising as necessary, including on occasion making formal presentations.

We are looking for someone with a computer science and psychology
background. You will be joining a small central team consisting of a
project director, a programme lead and data analyst, a senior research
officer, two research officers, a research assistant and two data
assistants.

The post would suit an enthusiastic, creative, organised and self-motivated
individual who is interested in software development, data analysis, and
who cares about improving the quality of mental health provision. Prior
experience in mental health data analysis and/or work with databases is
desirable. The ability to work as part of a team, and have clarity of
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Bahl, Amit | 2 May 16:13
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Data Mining Opportunities at Merck

The Research Associate in the Applied Mathematics and Modeling group develops statistical models and
computational solutions using large-scale data manipulation, statistical analyses, data mining,
visualization, and related analytical techniques aimed at improving specific scientific and business
decisions/processes.  Example project areas include manufacturing process improvement, portfolio
planning, drug safety assessment, experimental design and analysis, biomarker discovery, and disease
modeling.  The work is fast paced, innovative, and requires the efforts of a top tier data scientist.

See our job ad at KDNuggets for the details: http://www.kdnuggets.com/jobs/12/04-26-merck-research-associate-modeling.html

If you have the right skill set and are looking for challenging data mining problems, we would love to talk to
you.   Apply today!

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Amit Bahl, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Merck & Co.
West Point, PA

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Francesca Buffa | 2 May 13:04
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Clinical Information Technology Position available University of Oxford UK

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///Clinical Information Technology Research Assistant (102792)

We are looking for a Clinical Information Technology Research Assistant 
to work on the Oxford component of the EURECA FP7 project (Enabling 
information re-Use by linking clinical REsearch and CAre) 
http://eurecaproject.eu/partners.

The post-holder will be in the Oxford component of the EURECA project 
and will focus on achieving the deliverable of the project relating to 
cancers called sarcomas. By generating a bench to bedside rare cancer 
strategy, the EURECA project will aim to define and solve the necessary 
steps to achieve maximal health outputs for users, including patients, 
families, researchers, pharmaceutical industry and healthcare providers.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD or equivalent in an Information 
Technology subject plus further training or relevant experience. 
Experience with medical and clinical application of IT and an 
understanding of the electronic patient record semantics is essential as 
is a proven ability to work in multifunctional teams including clinical 
trial organisations, establish relationships and serve as liaison with 
expert opinion leaders in IT and bioinformatics. Knowledge in oncology 
(sarcoma) and advanced presentation and publication skills as shown by 
international meetings and/or publication record is desirable.

All applicants must complete a short online application form; upload a 
CV and supporting statement.

For more details visit:
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Francesca Buffa | 2 May 13:03
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Position available University of Oxford UK

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///Clinical Information Technology Research Assistant (102792)

We are looking for a Clinical Information Technology Research Assistant 
to work on the Oxford component of the EURECA FP7 project (Enabling 
information re-Use by linking clinical REsearch and CAre) 
http://eurecaproject.eu/partners.

The post-holder will be in the Oxford component of the EURECA project 
and will focus on achieving the deliverable of the project relating to 
cancers called sarcomas. By generating a bench to bedside rare cancer 
strategy, the EURECA project will aim to define and solve the necessary 
steps to achieve maximal health outputs for users, including patients, 
families, researchers, pharmaceutical industry and healthcare providers.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD or equivalent in an Information 
Technology subject plus further training or relevant experience. 
Experience with medical and clinical application of IT and an 
understanding of the electronic patient record semantics is essential as 
is a proven ability to work in multifunctional teams including clinical 
trial organisations, establish relationships and serve as liaison with 
expert opinion leaders in IT and bioinformatics. Knowledge in oncology 
(sarcoma) and advanced presentation and publication skills as shown by 
international meetings and/or publication record is desirable.

All applicants must complete a short online application form; upload a 
CV and supporting statement.

For more details visit:
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Jim Rogers | 1 May 23:13

Opening for a Data Programmer

Opening for a Data Programmer (April 19, 2012)

Metrum Research Group is seeking a full-time data programmer to support our biomedical modeling and
simulation services. This is an excellent opportunity to develop as a data programmer while gaining
exposure to cutting edge problems in the growing field of pharmacometrics. The individual will work as an
integral member of our team, based in Tariffville, CT. We provide a full benefits package and salary is
competitive. Professional development is supported.

Primary responsibilities:
* Data set preparation and data quality control.
* Exploratory data analysis.
* Optimization and automation of data flow processes.
* Code review.

Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree.
* Connecticut residency required.
* Substantial quantitative consulting and/or research experience is highly desirable, and is required
if the applicant’s degree is not in a quantitative field.
* Experience involving code management and/or data management and/or data analysis is required.
* Substantive experience with the R (or S+) language is required. Experience with other high-level
languages for scripting and/or data analysis (e.g. Matlab, Python, Perl) is desirable.
* Experience with code versioning systems (e.g. Subversion) is highly desirable.
* Experience with Amazon Web Services and/or parallel computing is desirable.
* Excellent communication skills are required.
* Excellent attention to detail is required.

Metrum Research Group is a leading provider of biomedical modeling and simulation services in the U.S.A.
and internationally. Founded in 2004, Metrum Research Group has worked with over 100 clients on more than
250 projects. Our experience spans R&D efforts for small molecule pharmaceuticals, biologic
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tobias.verbeke | 27 Apr 14:04
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Job Opening: Statistical Consultant at OpenAnalytics (Belgium)

 OpenAnalytics is an international company providing data analysis
 services and products across geographies and industrial sectors.

 We are currently looking to expand our team of statisticians with a 
 candidate
 who fits the following profile:

 Statistician: MSc / PhD in Statistics, Applied Mathematics or Computer 
 Science

 A detailed description can be found at

 http://www.openanalytics.eu/jobs

 Strong R skills are an important asset for the position.

 Kind regards,
 Tobias Verbeke

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 Tobias Verbeke
 Manager

 OpenAnalytics BVBA
 Kortestraat 30A
 2220 Heist-op-den-Berg
 Belgium

 E tobias.verbeke at openanalytics.eu
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Mark Schwarz | 25 Apr 22:31

Data Scientist and 'Data Management Guru' positions available in the heart of Austin, Texas

== About Us:

Oceanus is a boutique software and analytics company.  We address some of
the most difficult and strategic issues in the automotive industry such as
how to launch electric vehicles, and how social media will change car
ownership.  We are profitable, doubling each year, compensate well, and
have great benefits -- including beer on tap.

Our culture is important to us.  We make decisions on three simple values:

== Brand:  Make our customers, employees and partners love us.  We bring
start-up enthusiasm, speed, and innovation to the enterprise.  We solve
hard problems, we are agile, we keep it simple, and we over-deliver.

Growth:  Doubling each year is hard, but interesting--we have to completely
change the problems we are tackling and how we approach them.  Growth is
the challenge that excites us to come into work and allows us to hire and
retain the best people.

Fun.  Life is too short to hate your job.  We have the luxury of picking
what we work on, and we choose what motivates us.  Work will sometimes be
work, but we try to minimize suck.  We have a relaxed, collaborative
environment.  We celebrate our successes, and sometimes, we just celebrate.

Responsibilities:

== Data Management Guru Responsibilities:

Our business is built on understanding our customers' data more deeply than
they do.  We have a broad range of web, behavioral, descriptive, financial,
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Francesca Buffa | 25 Apr 15:00
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Position available University of Oxford UK

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///Clinical Information Technology Research Assistant (102792)

We are looking for a Clinical Information Technology Research Assistant 
to work on the Oxford component of the EURECA FP7 project (Enabling 
information re-Use by linking clinical REsearch and CAre).

The post-holder will be in the Oxford component of the EURECA project 
and will focus on achieving the deliverable of the project relating to 
cancers called sarcomas. By generating a bench to bedside rare cancer 
strategy, the EURECA project will aim to define and solve the necessary 
steps to achieve maximal health outputs for users, including patients, 
families, researchers, pharmaceutical industry and healthcare providers.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD or equivalent in an Information 
Technology subject plus further training or relevant experience. 
Experience with medical and clinical application of IT and an 
understanding of the electronic patient record semantics is essential as 
is a proven ability to work in multifunctional teams including clinical 
trial organisations, establish relationships and serve as liaison with 
expert opinion leaders in IT and bioinformatics. Knowledge in oncology 
(sarcoma) and advanced presentation and publication skills as shown by 
international meetings and/or publication record is desirable.

All applicants must complete a short online application form; upload a 
CV and supporting statement.

For more details visit:

https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=102792
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