Fast Switch is hiring: Technical Data Analyst in Michigan Center

12th November, 2024

Technical Data Analyst #1009803
Job Description:

• The energy at our company is contagious. We're driven by our immense passion, as we constantly seek out challenges and identify new opportunities.
• We work hard to connect with our customers and earn their loyalty for life. Bring your talent to our company - our opportunities for growth span the globe. We will give you the training and opportunities to unleash your ambition.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Work as an integral member within the Cadillac Global Strategy & Operations Team, with a focus on innovation and analytics providing a key data science component to support the development and execution of global strategy, research, innovation, and operations projects.
• Provide strong connection and support to strategy and operations managers by developing analytical solutions to address and improve KPI's and business results.
• Pursues problem identification and impact across large vehicle populations, leveraging data mining, predictive modeling, simulation, and visualization techniques to further enhance insight and internal performance optimization.

• Conduct Advanced Data Analysis and Automation:
  • Perform in-depth analysis and design search patterns.
  • Develop automation tools for data mining and reduction.
• Mentorship and Skill Development:
  • Mentor junior researchers and data scientists to enhance their analytical skills.
  • Foster a collaborative learning environment within the research and strategy team.
• Stay Informed on Technological Advancements:
  • Continuously update knowledge on the latest software and hardware innovations and ideate on how to apply.
  • Identify and implement cutting-edge solutions to meet research and strategy objectives.
• Collaborative Research and Statistical Application:
  • Establish strong working relationships with interdisciplinary teams including Enterprise Data and Analytics and IT.
  • Review research and strategy project requirements and apply appropriate statistical techniques to data.
• Data Collection and Refinement:
  • Drive the acquisition of new data and refine existing datasets.
  • Ensure data quality and relevance for ongoing research and strategy projects.
• Develop and Communicate Best Practices:
  • Create best practices for research instrumentation and experimentation.
  • Share these practices with peer teams to enhance research methodologies.
• Support Complex and Real-Time Data Processing:
  • Develop analytics to support complex event processing and real-time data analysis in big data contexts.
• Subject Matter Expertise in Research, Statistics, and Data Analytics:
  • Serve as an expert in predictive and prescriptive analytics.
  • Ensure research aligns with industry best practices and contributes to the field's body of knowledge.
• Data storytelling
  • Use a structured approach for communicating data insights, with key elements: data, visuals, and narrative to explain, enlighten or engage the audience.
  • The data story is used to drive and influence change.

Additional Requirements

• 8+ years of experience using data to solve problems, hypothesis testing, and create visualizations and storytelling to address business problems
• 8+ years of experience in data architecture and data base management
• 8+ years of professional development experience
• Solid experience with Big Data technologies in Data Bricks platform using Python/R
• Master's degree in STEM fields required.
• D in STEM fields preferred.
• Must have 8+ years of actual experience
• Preferable Michigan/Texas (Austin) Hybrid working onsite 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) for collaboration
• Research/Data Science/Analytics Background
• Sharp Technical/Statistical/Math skills Strong data storytelling, communication and presentation skills
• Displays curiosity and creativity
• Ability to liaise with business leads and create tangible next steps from data to create better business outcomes
• Auto industry preferred, not mandatory
• R or Python experience is mandatory

Additional Info:

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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