Senior Vice President, Data Science

Edelman Data & Intelligence is seeking a Senior Vice President of Predictive Analytics. The person in this role will help drive our global analytics and research business by 1) developing methodologies and leading analytics projects leveraging survey data, 2) balancing the art and the science of market research to solve complex business questions/objectives, 3) growing a junior team, and 4) evolving our overall capabilities and products. 

Responsibilities:

• Consult and assist teams in designing questionnaires to maximize output and analysis plans
• Expert experience with designing surveys for projects that may involve message testing, A/B testing, Content testing, conjoint, segmentation and persona development, creating typing tools and other such techniques 
• Work collaboratively with teams and stakeholders to model and run appropriate statistical and advanced analysis techniques and be able to communicate that in common language terms
• Work closely with data processing and project management teams to establish quotas and demography when and where needed and ensure respondent sample plans are robust and generalizable
• Design and deploy advanced analytics using survey data, including structural equation modeling, logistic regression, the development of typing tools, and similar capabilities
• Present recommendations on advanced survey analytics to clients alongside account teams in a way that is clear and concise.
• Build and manage a team of data scientists, who’s responsibilities include:
• Efficiently managing data from disparate sources, distilling into datasets prepared for data science.
• Executing statistical models and analysis to support project work.
• Preparing client-facing material (example: PowerPoint slides and charts), distilling analytical insights effectively into stories for clients
• Developing standardized code and processes that can be easily used by the larger team.
• Support new product development as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Consult and assist teams in designing questionnaires to maximize output and analysis plans
• Expert experience with designing surveys for projects that may involve message testing, A/B testing, Content testing, conjoint, segmentation and persona development, creating typing tools and other such techniques 
• Work collaboratively with teams and stakeholders to model and run appropriate statistical and advanced analysis techniques and be able to communicate that in common language terms
• Work closely with data processing and project management teams to establish quotas and demography when and where needed and ensure respondent sample plans are robust and generalizable
• Design and deploy advanced analytics using survey data, including structural equation modeling, logistic regression, the development of typing tools, and similar capabilities
• Present recommendations on advanced survey analytics to clients alongside account teams in a way that is clear and concise.
• Build and manage a team of data scientists, who’s responsibilities include:
• Efficiently managing data from disparate sources, distilling into datasets prepared for data science.
• Executing statistical models and analysis to support project work.
• Preparing client-facing material (example: PowerPoint slides and charts), distilling analytical insights effectively into stories for clients
• Developing standardized code and processes that can be easily used by the larger team.
• Support new product development as necessary.

Edelman Data & Intelligence (DXI) is a global, multidisciplinary research, analytics and data consultancy with a distinctly human mission.
We use data and intelligence to help businesses and organizations build trusting relationships with people: making communications more authentic, engagement more exciting and connections more meaningful.
DXI brings together and integrates the necessary people-based PR, communications, social, research and exogenous data, as well as the technology infrastructure to create, collect, store and manage first-party data and identity resolution. DXI is comprised of over 350 research specialists, business scientists, data engineers, behavioral and machine-learning experts, and data strategy consultants based in 15 markets around the world.
To learn more, visit: https://www.edelmandxi.com