Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Survey Research Scientist (Mountain View, CA)

Survey Research Scientist - Mountain View

The Google Marketing team is responsible for marketing the company's exceptional product portfolio to end users, partners and customers on a worldwide basis. Our approach is to embrace the strength of our products and pace of innovation to drive marketing programs that are as entrepreneurial, data-driven and respectful of our users as Google itself. We have a variety of roles, including product marketing, creative services, event management, quantitative marketing and field marketing. The role: Survey Research Scientist

The Survey Research Scientist will have the opportunity to design, execute, and analyze complex surveys across the most important parts of Google's business and products, globally. This effort involves applying the latest research methods to complex surveys and combining results with transactional data to improve understanding. You will be expected to accomplish this work in a dynamic, fast changing business environment by collaborating with other analysts, sales associates, product managers, and engineers. Responsibilities:

Apply advanced statistical methods.
Apply and research the latest survey research methods.
Work with large, complex data sets and solve difficult, non-routine problems.
Clearly communicate highly technical results and methods.
Interact cross-functionally with a wide variety of people and teams.
Requirements:
PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or Survey Research required or relevant work experience.
Experience with sample design, missing data/imputation, non-response.
Experience with manipulating large data sets.
Proficient with R, SAS, SQL etc.
Experience with longitudinal data and causal methods a plus.
About Google:
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin,Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program, which is the largest and fastest growing in the industry, provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users.Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

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