Director, Advanced Analytics
Maxim Integrated (Nasdaq: MXIM) is the world leader in analog integration. We specialize in combining
multiple analog functions so that our customers can make their products more amazing. See what we’re
working on today. www.maximintegrated.com
Founded over 30 years ago, Maxim now serves over 35,000 customers worldwide and enjoys revenue of
approximately $2.4 billion (FY2013). The Company is headquartered in San Jose, California (USA), with
design centers, manufacturing facilities, and sales offices throughout the world.
Do you enjoy the challenge of taking “Big Data” and creating a business solution that affects thousands
of lives? Are you a Big Data subject matter expert who thrives in both hands-on data techniques and
acting as an advisor to business leaders? The Director, Advanced Analytics will be part of our corporate
finance organization supporting our entire organization, critically important to Maxim’s product
innovation.
The Director, Advanced Analytics is a senior technical and managerial position, responsible for building
and leading the Corporate Advanced Analytics team building, deploying and supporting predictive and
prescriptive models using a wide variety of modeling techniques deployed across all business areas
based on our business needs. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in delivering
insight with strong grounding in analytical research. The candidate must also demonstrate strong
management, recruiting and leadership capabilities with an ability to clearly communicate and present
the team's overall charter and deliverables. The position requires a unique combination of strategic and
tactical skills that will enable the successful candidate to significantly impact Maxim’s transformation
and sustained profitable growth.
Responsibilities
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Lead and provide direction to the Corporate Business Advanced Analytics team by setting the
team goals, research agenda, authorizing projects based on the company and business unit
priorities. Develop a team comprised primarily of analytics engineering, predictive analytics
scientists, data modelers, and technical program management. Growing the team through direct
employment and leveraging 3rdparty sourcing to meet growing demand is expected.
Partner with the demand analytics team to incorporate the forecasts of predictive analytics into
the existing strategic framework. Act as a key member in the development of new analytics
products and strategies.
Create a strategic framework that supports the development of algorithms that help develop,
analyze, and validate predictive models, build recommender systems and evaluate the
effectiveness of these systems.
Guide research to help develop product business models, ideas, leverage new data sources,
expand analytical techniques and support infrastructure. Evaluate research projects and explore
new methodologies. Lead the analysis and understanding of business units using large scale Big
Data.
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Effectively communicate and translate results to our executive leadership and business unit
teams in appropriate business terms.
Requirements
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Graduate-level or PhD in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics (or other quantitative field) or
equivalent education/experience. Specialization/research focus in machine learning, forecasting,
econometrics, simulation, data mining, Big Data Analytics, statistics or a related field highly
desired.
15+ years of experience in developing recommendation systems, econometric models,
predictive analytics algorithms, data mining, and/or building machine learning systems to solve
large scale customer problems is required. Experience using Big Data scale systems and data is
valuable.
A results/delivery-oriented professional who effectively assesses modeling insight trade-offs and
finds creative solutions to problems.
Strong engineering process fundamentals in setting accurate delivery timelines and managing
accordingly.
Ability to match the best analytical methods to the variety of business opportunities and to use
metrics to ensure only the very best analytics models are put into production.
Excellent leadership skills and the ability to attract, motivate, train, develop and retain an
international world-class team. The ideal candidate will network with peer groups in Engineering
and Research forming a community of analytic modeling practitioners that share practices and
leverage expertise across the enterprise.
A demonstrated high level of analytical rigor and the ability to sift through significant amounts
of information to isolate the essence of effective solutions that are meaningful to the product
vision and strategies.
A proven ability to successfully lead a diverse analytics team is essential. Demonstrated ability to
drive results though teamwork with peers and collaboration with all stakeholders and members
of the management team required.
A confident peer influencer with strong communication skills (both oral & written) who quickly
establishes credibility at all levels and can leverage the vision of the company internally and
externally.
A proven track record in a fast-paced, hands-on and highly intense environment within a global
organization.
A minimum requirement for this U.S. - based position is the ability to work legally in the United
States on a permanent basis (U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident or qualifying Asylee/
Refugee).