Research Associate
Cobena Business Analytics & Strategy, Inc.
- Taguig, Philippines9th Avenue, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, Taguig, Metro Manila, PhilippinesTaguigMetro ManilaPhilippinesPhilippines
- Full timeFULL_TIME
Job Description
Research Associates are being recruited at Cobena to provide the organization with a rich source of high potential talent who will be the pipeline for filling up key roles in the organization as it pursues its high growth trajectory. Research Associates will be working together with the Analytics, Data and Transformation teams in order to provide technical support in the areas of analytics, database administration, data cleansing, research, project management, project support, and report writing. The Research Associate will have the opportunity to work in the different parts of the organization, to be trained and developed by being exposed to various types of roles in increasingly complex tasks.
Responsibilities:
- Will work closely with the various founders/ department heads in:
- Preparation of business proposals
- Solutions design
- Project management
- Database design, management, and maintenance including data scrubbing
- Documentation
- Conducts various types of market research to assist in the development of proposals/ design of business solutions using online and offline sources
- Collect data on clients’ and their competitors’ tactics, market conditions and consumer demographics
- Create and evaluate methods for amassing data, including surveys, interviews, questionnaires and opinion polls
- Analyze data using statistics programs, predictive analytics, and other data-driven tools
- Monitor and forecast marketing/sales trends; highlight opportunities for new initiatives and promotions
- Convert complex data findings into text, tables, graphs and data visualizations
- Research and analyze market trends and statistics to make modeling decisions
- Develop and implement complex quantitative models (e.g. models for trading equities) and analytical software/tools
- Perform daily statistical analyses (e.g. risk analytics, Tableau & excel analysis) and coding tasks (e.g. pattern recognition or machine learning)
- Detail model specifications and methods of data collection
- Liaises closely with the Data science, database engineering, finance teams in the design of algorithms and analytical tools to be able to address the various client requirements
- Conducts data analysis and extracts the insights to help solve business problems, identify opportunities
- Explore and examine data from a variety of angles to determine hidden weaknesses, trends and/or opportunities
- Present and interpret data results to senior management and clients
- Work with internal departments to present clear reports to clients and management
- Designs final presentation materials and write the reports
- Generate requirement documentation for internal/external processes, reports
- Works with external vendors in the delivery of various project requirements
- Any additional responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time
Minimum Qualifications
Skill requirements
- Analytical, at ease with numbers and how they are used for financial, statistical analysis
- Highly computer literate and un-intimidated by numbers, statistics, databases
- Proficient in the use of a wide array of IT tools for visual presentation: power point preparations, flowcharts, etc.
- Proficient with IT and the use of digital tools/ technologies
- Creativity & problem solving skills
- Systematic in their approach to daily, routine tasks; ensures that data quality is always well preserved
Qualifications and Requirements:
- BS in Business, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or related courses
- Digital native: highly adept with the use of digital / IT tools: Microsoft office, social network applications, programming software/ freeware (preferred, not required); data analytics tools (preferred/ not required)
Personal Attributes:
- Highly analytical and intelligent. Intellectually curious
- Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
- High desire to succeed.
- Positive/ strong “can do “attitude.
- Strong sense of personal commitment and sense of urgency
- High level of integrity and dependability
- Energetic; strong capability to energize others
Jobs Summary
- Job Level
- Associate / Supervisor
- Job Category
- Management and Consultancy
- Educational Requirement
- Bachelor's degree graduate
- Recruiter response to application
- Sometimes
- Office Address
- 9th Avenue, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines