Decision Science Analyst Senior

The Opportunity

Employer :  United Services Automobile Association

Tasks : Leverages expert business / analytical knowledge to participate or lead discussions with cross functional teams to understand and collaborate highly complex business objectives and influence solution strategies. Applies innovative and scientific / quantitative analytical approaches to draw conclusions and make 'insight to action' recommendations to answer the business objective and drive the appropriate change. Translates recommendation into communication materials to effectively present to various levels of management. Incorporates visualization techniques to support the relevant points of the analysis and ease the understanding for less technical audiences. Identifies and gathers the relevant and quality data sources required to fully answer and address the problem for the recommended strategy through testing or exploratory data analysis (EDA). Integrates / transforms disparate data sources and determines the appropriate data hygiene techniques to apply. Thoroughly documents assumptions, methodology, validation and testing to facilitate peer reviews. Understands and adopts emerging technology that can affect the application of scientific methodologies and / or quantitative analytical approaches to problem resolutions. Delivers analysis / findings in a manner that conveys understanding, influences various levels of management, garners support for recommendations, drives business decisions, and influences business strategy. Provides subject matter expertise in operationalizing recommendations. May telecommute.

Requirements : Will accept a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Sciences or related field and 6 years’ experience in the job offered or in a related occupation. Alternatively, will accept a Master’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Sciences or related field and 4 years’ experience in the job offered or in a related occupation. Position requires :

• AGILE development;
• Tableau Server;
• Integration Testing;
• PROC SQL in SAS Tool;
• Experience using SAS to format reports in HTML, PDF, CSV, and Excel;
• Developing SAS code using Macros;
• PL / SQL and SQL Server;
• Unix;
• XML;
• Hadoop;
• Hive Query Language;
• HTML and R;
• Informatica and Netezza; and
• Tableau.

Worksite : 5601 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024

Relocation assistance is Not Available for this position.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

Compensation : USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits : At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.