one of the following options bachelors degree with emphasis on coursework of a quantitative nature eg statistics computer science engineering mathematics physics data science industrialorganizational psychology and econometrics etc and two years of experience working in a data analytical or computer programming function or masters degree with emphasis on coursework of a quantitative nature eg statistics computer science engineering mathematics physics data science industrialorganizational psychology and econometrics etc other qualifications preferred masters degree experience in quantitative analytics eg data mining regression analysis hypothesis testing predictive modeling techniques and model optimization familiarity with continuous improvement concepts and applications eg six sigma lean experience with sap business intelligence tools and sap crm isu and bw data knowledgeable in data modeling data structure meta data and application of complex sql queries with data from multiple sources experience in business intelligence tools microsoft powerbi tableau sap business objects bob etc experience articulating business questions pulling data from relational databases eg sap bw oracle sql server and using advanced excel and statistical tools eg minitab alteryx advanced excel with vba r python sas spss stata matlab etc to conduct indepth analysis to support decision making familiarity with a big data platform hadoop aws azure including data extraction and connection to the platform for analytics familiarity with cloud environments strong written verbal and interpersonal communication skills utility or customeroriented industry experience additional information incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned this description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job it is not intended as an allinclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign direct and control the work of employees under their supervision