learn and work on meaningful initiatives with some of the best and brightest in the market research industry the npd group provides the worlds most successful brands with leading market research combining consumer and retail pointofsale data with analytic solutions to interpret todays market trends while anticipating tomorrows in addition we offer a career filled with innovation and growth to the forwardthinking problem solvers who join our team position overview youre a passionate dynamic and highly motivated individual whos looking for an opportunity to have an impact on some of the most wellknown companies in the world this integral member of the research sciences team will report directly to the research manager if you enjoy working with clients to influence their business solutions this job is for you npds research science group works to ensure that npds market information is of the highest quality in particular that it is reliable accurate and complete we design and monitor the systems that ensure quality outcomes through use of approaches such as missing data imputation multilevel modeling selection bias modeling small area estimation automatic categorization of purchase records forecasting of future trends the demographic balance of questionnaire responses via sampling post hoc adjustment ie raking this position exists within the methodology and protocols team a core function in research science that is responsible for developing and promoting best practices across the organization and industry overall responsibilities use sas spss sql r andor excel to design methodological enhancements to npd processes carry out tests of alternative implementations of these enhancements conduct basic research that draws on existing npd data to study different aspects of consumer reporting performance and pos data coverage apply multivariate and machine learning techniques to the above problems promote consistency in implementation of designed enhancements across different businesses maintain relationships with research science client teams to understand what is working well with npd methodology and what could be improved communicate results and procedures to internal clients qualifications advanced degree in statistics preferably a phd twoplus years experience in statistical programming in sas spss andor r advanced statistical techniques including those mentioned above knowledge of sql queries preferred either sas proc sql or another sql implementation excellent project management time management and problem solving skills ability to communicate ideas and analysis results effectively both verbally and in writing to both technical and nontechnical audiences ability to work well on a team as well as independently proficient in ms office ms word excel and powerpoint communication the ideal candidate must be able to conduct engaging and impactful presentations that deliver value to the client while telling a compelling story in a concise and polished manner to a diverse audience most importantly the candidate must demonstrate the ability to listen to the customer and appropriately match the customers needs with npds products and services or be willing to direct the customer to the best solution relationships the ideal candidate must be comfortable and effective when talking with a broad range of decision influencers and