Research Statistician Developer

Research Statistician Developer - Remote or Hybrid

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We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here.

About the job

The IoT analytics team is looking for a Research Statistician Developer to develop cutting edge analytics for IoT applications. Join our team to become a part of the IoT revolution.

As a research statistician developer, you will:

• Develop high-quality statistical software by designing, programming, testing, and documenting code.
• Research and select appropriate statistical methods and computational algorithms.
• Advance SAS’ leadership position in the market for statistical software by understanding and anticipating customer needs.
• Builds expertise in one or more specialized areas of statistics by participation in research conferences and professional activities.
• Work closely with technical support and testing groups.

Required qualifications 

• PhD in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related area.
• 5yrs of experience in programming
• Strong mathematical skills.
• Experience writing large programs in a numerical computing language like Julia, Matlab, Mathematica, Maple, R, and SAS/IML or in a low-level language like C, C++, Fortran.
• You should have a strong background in computational mathematics, especially in numerical linear algebra and operations research.
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
• An equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Preferred qualifications 

• Familiarity with numerical libraries like LAPACK and GSL.
• Experience writing cache and gpu aware programs in C.
• Experience writing commercial software.

World-Class Benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include...
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

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