Business Analyst / Sr. Business Analyst at slide

Detailed Descriptions
Do you want to have an impact on the lives of tens of millions of people every single day? Do you thrive in small companies? Then Slide, the pioneer of online self expression is the company for you. Founded by Max Levchin (co-founder of PayPal), Slide's personal media network is now enjoyed by more than 150 million people each month. We're looking for a smart, savvy, hard-working Business Analyst to use his/her exceptional analytical, problem-solving and communication skills to help drive future product decisions. The ideal candidate will have a strong combination of analytical skills and business savvy.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct analyses that answer business critical questions
• Liaise with the Product team to ensure that all key metrics are being tracked with each product release
• Gather, track and analyze key performance metrics to provide explanations for significant changes and drive overall business growth
• Write and Interpret complex MySQL queries for standard as well as ad-hoc data mining purposes
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track key metrics

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years work experience in a relevant field, preferably within the Quantitative Market Research or Data-mining department of a high growth company
• Advanced MS Excel modeling skills required; Experience with data query tools (e.g. MySQL) and databases is preferred, although strong desire to learn these skills is acceptable
• Superior intellectual and quantitative analysis abilities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and superb attention to detail
• Comfort with and a desire to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Bachelor degree or equivalent

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Senior Research Scientist at Yahoo

Location : Sunnyvale, CA
Description : Position: Sr. Research Scientist

The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day.

In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!. We're looking for people like you.

How Big Can You Think?

Yahoo! Research works on developing the world-class science that will deliver the next generation of businesses to the company. Scientists at Yahoo! Research work in an open environment where they are free to publish and collaborate with peers outside the company, while maintaining the ability to significantly impact the company's products. Having built up a world-leading Search research team in a few short months, we're looking for dynamic scientists to drive innovative research in other disciplines.

We are looking for outstanding Research Scientists who have expertise in one or more of these disciplines: information retrieval, computational linguistics, machine learning, matrix and graph algorithms, data mining, human-computer interaction/user experience and microeconomics.
You will initiate and execute research projects, develop new and innovative algorithms and technologies; pursue patents where appropriate. Analyze data, identify problems and potential customers, devise solutions and build prototypes. Stay current on published state-of-the-art algorithms and competing technologies.
Maintain world-class academic credentials through publications, presentations, external collaborations, and service to the research community.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field.
• Research track record, focused on information retrieval, computational linguistics, machine learning, matrix and graph algorithms, unsupervised clustering, data mining, human-computer interaction/user experience or related areas.
• 3+ years of post-doctoral industry or academic experience.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities.
• Ability to understand business strategy and to translate theoretical results into applications.
• Ability to perform research that is justified and guided by business opportunities.

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