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Scientific Consultant Revionics
ObjectiveRevionics has an immediate opening in our Research Team for a Scientific Consultant. This individual
will work in a fast-paced environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team developing and delivering
scalable solutions to challenging business problems. The successful candidate must be creative and
develop a thorough understanding of the science and business rationale behind Revionics? products,
services, and methodologies.
About us:
Revionics delivers the most advanced price, promotion, and markdown optimization solution available to
retailers. Our predictive technology accounts for price, promotion, and markdown activities enabling a
coherent view of customer demand. This proprietary approach applies advanced analytics and science to
predict customer behavior, empowering retailers to make better decisions, improve customer loyalty, and
achieve their overall financial objectives.
Revionics? solutions are delivered on a modern, fully scalable, pay-as-you-go, software-as-a-service
platform. Our clients include retailers in grocery, automotive, drug, building materials, convenience,
general merchandise, and discount stores.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Scientific Consultant is responsible for supporting Revionics? analytical pricing software. Scientific
Consultants are responsible for developing an expert-level understanding of the core scientific capabilities
of Revionics? solutions, configuration of the system to maximize value, and delivery of analytical services
to Revionics? customers. The Scientific Consultant must also be able to explain advanced concepts to
business users and customer IT personnel.
Key Responsibilities:
Calibrating control/focus groups for value assessment pilots
Conducting proof-of-value measurement exercises
Helping to configure and implement Revionics Price, Promotion, and Markdown
Optimization solutions to deliver maximum value to customers while meeting business
needs and constraints
Providing standard analytical consulting services to customers (Store-Zone clustering,
Key-Value Item identification, Market Basket Analysis, Customer Segmentation Analysis)
Providing analytical services for specialized, customer-specific business needs
Analyzing demand models, elasticity curves, promotional lift characteristics, and
seasonality profiles to ensure model quality
Analyzing optimization solutions and system recommendations for value and conformance
to business needs and constraints
Advocating for usability enhancements, functional enhancements, and algorithmic
enhancements to better meet customer needs
Knowledge transfer throughout the organization.
Requirements:
Advanced Degree (Masters or Ph.D.) in Mathematics, Engineering, or Physical Sciences
At least 5 years of experience in analytical applications
Demonstrated ability to apply complex mathematical and statistical solutions to business
problems.
Excellent communication skills
Excellent presentation skills
Excellent data visualization skills (Excel, Matlab, SAS) and ability to present complex
information to technical and non-technical audiences
Strong quantitative skills
Strong business acumen
Ability to work with both highly-technical and non-technical personnel
Firm understanding of probability & statistics
Outlier identification methodologies
Familiarity with regression and modeling techniques (least squares, maximum likelihood,
Bayesian estimation)
Familiarity with optimization techniques (Linear Programming, Sequential Quadratic
Programming, Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing)
Familiarity with Classification and Clustering methods (K-means, Non-hierarchical,
Hierarchical/Agglomerative)
Strong proficiency working with relational databases and ability to write SQL queries (SQL
Server / T-SQL, Oracle PL-SQL, etc.)
Optional Skills:
Object-oriented programming (C++, C#, Java)
Programming proficiency with analytical platform software (SAS, Matlab)
Familiarity with Retail business
Familiarity with Supply Chain Management & Optimization
Familiarity with ETL / Automation tools (Informatica, Pervasive, Sunopsis, SSIS, etc.)
Proficiency with Reporting and Business Intelligence applications (Crystal Reports, Cognos,
SQL Server Analysis Services, Oracle OBIEE, etc.)
| Location: | Roseville, CA United States |
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Revionics
Investors: Sierra Ventures, Velocity Venture CapitalAll Jobs: at Revionics
| Web Site: | www.revionics.com |
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| Headquarters: | 4208 Douglas Blvd Suite 300 Granite Bay, CA 95746 United States |
| Industry: | Software |
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