If you have the ability to dissect large portions of data, and make sense of it all, if you can be a leader by demonstrating your work ethic and ability to convey new ideas, and if you want to change the landscape of how Internet behavior is collected, then we have a role for you at comScore, Inc.

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is seeking a Senior Analyst to be a contributing member of the Research and Development (R&D) team within the Custom Analytics group at our Reston, VA headquarters.

Title: Senior R&D Analyst – Custom Analytics

Reports To: Senior Manager - Custom Analytics

Location: Reston, VA

What it is:
Senior Analyst role is for a person with experience in analysis of consumer data and/or web analytics data with a focus on creation and automation of statistical models. Analysts will extract, manipulate, and analyze data in order to provide reports and findings for various custom projects.

How you fit into the company structure:
• Support the Sales and Client Service teams by producing high-end ad-hoc analyses to support sales initiatives, utilizing a combination of SQL, Excel, and other statistical/mathematical software packages.
• Extract, transform and analyze data from the corporate warehouse, then generate final reports and key findings.
• Provide guidance to sales, client service, and technical resources and concurrently manage multiple projects at different stages of the project life cycle.
• Will be required to interact directly with internal and external clients.
• Implement efficient and repeatable methodologies and processes for producing ad-hoc analyses.
• Will have a good understanding of the market, methodology, and technology that make up each of the products in the Media Metrix 360 product suite.
• Recognize data issues and work efficiently with other internal departments to get problems resolved and implement future safeguards.

Skills that we’ll need you to have include:
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative and/or technical subject such as Statistics, Math, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, etc.
• 1-2 years professional experience.
• SQL experience plus proficiency with numbers/statistics is a must.
• Strong analytic skills that include analysis design and execution.
• Experience in data analysis and problem solving utilizing very large datasets.
• Knowledge of relational databases and methods for efficiently retrieving data from them.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to new data sources and methodologies.
• Strong project management skills including ability to autonomously manage simultaneous projects starting from developing requirements to execution and final testing.
• Experience working with developers, engineers and other technical resources.
• General knowledge of how the Internet works.
• Adaptable person who can deal with a fast pace business environment.
• Must be able to maintain a “Big Picture” perspective.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with web analytic packages such as Google Analytics, Omniture, Webtrends etc. are a plus.
• Working knowledge of Javascript, .Net Programming, VB, and/or C# a plus.
• Experience with behavioral panel data a plus.

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital marketing intelligence. In an independent survey of 800 of the most influential publishers, advertising agencies and advertisers conducted by William Blair & Company in July 2008, comScore was rated the ‘most preferred online audience measurement service’ by 54% of respondents, a full 20 points ahead of its nearest competitor. comScore’s capabilities are based on a massive, global cross-section of approximately 2 million Internet users who have given comScore permission to confidentially capture their browsing and transaction behavior, including online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in survey research that gathers and integrates their attitudes and intentions. Using its proprietary technology, comScore measures what matters across a broad spectrum of digital behavior and attitudes, helping clients design more powerful marketing strategies that deliver superior ROI. With its recent acquisition of M:Metrics, comScore is also a leading source of data on mobile usage. comScore services are used by more than 1,100 clients, including global leaders such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, BBC, Carat, Cyworld, Deutsche Bank, France Telecom, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Financial Times, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestlé, Starcom, Universal McCann, the United States Postal Service, the University of Chicago, Verizon Services Group and ViaMichelin. For more information, please visit www.comscore.com.

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