DIA Associates is an analytics driven strategy consulting company. Our high-impact solutions integrate seamlessly traditional strategy consulting and sophisticated analytics. We serve Fortune 500 clients primarily in the Financial Services Industry.
What We Do
At the core of our approach is the firm conviction in the transformational power of analytics to drive measurable results and sustainable competitive advantage for our clients. The recent years have seen explosion in information and ways to analyze it. The mere access to mountains of information and arsenal of analytical approaches is not sufficient, however, to capture the wealth of opportunities. We help our clients identify and capture opportunities in a systematic and rigorous manner, and continue to evolve driving profit and strategic advantage.
Who We Look For
We are seeking to fill the following positions in our Xi’an Analytics Center:
Data Analyst:
Data Analysts derive business insights from usually large amounts of information. They are experts in various data sources and analytical approaches to analyzing them. Data analysts are technically sophisticated, motivated, systematic and full of intellectual curiosity. Responsibilities:
-Collect and convert data from various formats
-Prepare data for analysis including data quality check, integration, clean up and various manipulations
-Perform various types of analyses including profiling, trending, segmentation, modeling (statistical and econometric), forecasting and others
-Produce data profiling statistics and perform analysis using SAS, MS Excel tools including pivot tables, and MS Access
-Develop data processing and analysis routines (typically using SAS)
-Summarize results and findings in well organized format Requirements:
-Masters degree students or exceptional bachelor's degree students from quantitative disciplines such as computer science, engineering, mathematics (statistics), econometrics, etc.
-Fluent in English, written and oral
-Ability and desire to learn quickly
-Strong programming skills in any computer language such as Java, C, C++, C#, VB, etc.
Previous SAS experience helpful but not required Programmer Analyst:
Programmer Analysts develop a number of crucial customized applications for client and internal use. They are extremely skilled and versatile in various programming languages and environments. Our Programmer Analysts drive constant innovation and enhance our solutions and applications. Responsibilities:
-Work independently or with team to develop applications that access, analyze and present data
-Conduct web analytics and perform database programming
-Enhance internal tools and applications to facilitate the efficient execution of analysis tasks
-Participate in packaging our solutions and developing presentation layer Requirements:
-Masters degree students or exceptional bachelor's degree students with computer science majors
-Good English, written and oral
-Ability and desire to learn quickly
-Technical experience in a majority of the following areas: ActionScript or JavaScript, XML or JSON
-Database: SQL/Oracle/Sybase/MySQL
-N-Tier architecture and 3-Tier application models
-Developing web-services
-At least some experience with Microsoft Visual Studio
-Familiarity with encryption and security
-We are also looking for strong candidates with experience in coding numerical algorithms and knowledge in Java, C, C++, C#, VB, VB#, etc..
Information Analyst:
Information Analysts perform a variety of key functions, such as research, analyses and communication. They are very innovative, great communicators and possess superior industry knowledge. Our Information Analysts ensure the highest quality of our product, the best ways to communicate results and ongoing business development Responsibilities:
-Conduct primary, secondary or online research, including market research
-Perform various spreadsheet-based analyses and derive insights
-Summarize results and findings in well organized format and participate in preparation of presentations or documents Requirements:
-Masters degree students or exceptional bachelor's degree students from less quantitative majors, such as business administration, finance, international trade, etc.
-In-depth knowledge of respective field of study
-Excellent English, both written and oral
-Ability and desire to learn quickly
-Excellent skills in Microsoft Office