Data Quality Analyst

The Company: Founded in 1979, Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) is the world’s leading provider of enterprise market information solutions and services, empowering its clients to grow their business profitably in a complex marketplace.  Driving the transformation of the consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail, and healthcare industries, only IRI provides a unique combination of real-time market content, advanced analytics, enterprise performance management software, and professional services.  In late 2003, IRI was acquired by the industry-visionary company Symphony Technology Group, run by Dr. Romesh Wadhwani.  IRI is owned by Symphony Technology Group, a strategic investment group with more than $ 1.1 billion in revenues. Dr. Wadhwani, Chairman of both Symphony and IRI, has successfully built three enterprise software companies over the last 30 years; the most recent of these, Aspect Development, Inc. was acquired for $ 9.3 billion.  The acquisition has been the catalyst for a major transformation of IRI.  IRI has crafted a new vision for itself, and for the industry it serves.  With revenues approaching $600 million annually, IRI’s mission is to increase its value proposition to clients by 10X through innovation and focus on enabling insightful decisions. Since the acquisition, the Company has continued to focus on customer satisfaction, streamlining its organization and supporting disciplines, globalizing operations, strengthening its leadership team, and launching multiple new products and services.  The company’s portfolio of services, solutions, and technology enable leading retailers and their suppliers around the globe to see what they are missing, act faster with greater confidence and win at the shelf. Ninety-five percent of the FORTUNE Global 500 in CPG and retail leverage IRI to power their business.  For more information, visit www.infores.com. BCI Group The Business Consumer Insights Group is a formatted division of IRI that focuses on the Panel Operations and the Testing areas of IRI .  The Panel Operations is responsible for managing the Shoppers Hotline via our household panel and managing product trends using our Client Incidence Process distribution. You will be responsible for investigating data quality issues revealed by unusual values in Panel Databases. Monitor and evaluate trend variance, and formulate corrective action plans to address data declines, and identify potential process improvements. Summarize outcomes of investigations in reports, and write specifications for the elimination of problems. Communicate recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders, and drive implementation of the change. In addition, identify, develop, implement, and maintain key quality, and process metrics that serve as indicators of Panel health and performance.  Understanding statistical methods and practices. Required Experience:1-3 years experience as a Data Analyst • Experience with Relational Databases (e.g., Oracle, Access, FoxPro, SQL Server) • Knowledge of SQL and PLSQL • Experience using SAS to manipulate and extract data. • Understanding of statistical practices and methods • Analytic mode of thinking, with great attention to detail. IRI offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package including relocation benefits, tuition reimbursement, immediate medical/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) plan, flexible work arrangements, casual work environment, and excellent opportunities for growth.  IRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer