[R] Employment opportunities at Fair Isaac

[Chen, Fei]

Hi all,

We currently have 5 immediate openings in the Analytic Science/Product
Development organization of Fair Isaac in San Diego, CA, USA. Send me an
email if you are interested: FeiChen at fairisaac.com

Thanks much, and here's the blurb:
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Position Overview:
Join a company that makes more than 25 billion decisions a year. By the
time you finish reading this job description Fair Isaac will have made
tens of thousands of decisions in credit risk assessment and fraud   
detection around the world. You will be a part of a talented team for
designing, developing, and deploying state-of-the-art, data-driven
predictive models to solve business problems using the latest
technologies
in neural networks, machine learning, statistical modeling, pattern
recognition, and artificial intelligence.

Job Responsibilities:
The main responsibilities include: analyzing and understanding large
amounts of historical data for data clean-up and filtering, pattern 
identification and feature extraction, feature (variable) selection,
experimenting with different types of algorithms and modeling
techniques,
analyzing performance, preparing model reports for communication with   
internal and external clients, participating in pre-sales, and providing
post implementation support.

Minimum Qualifications:
Master's or Ph.D. in science or engineering field. Industry or academic
experience in employing neural networks, machine learning techniques,
mathematical/statistical modeling, pattern recognition, or data
mining/data analysis on real world problems. Strong problem solving and

analytical ability. Excellent communication skills. A statistical
thinker
and quick learner. Team orientated attitude, as well as the ability to

work independently with minimum direction. Preferred experience with
Unix
and strong experience in C/C++ and Java.

Travel Percentage:  5