Position Title: Applied Statistics Manager

Duties & Responsibilities: Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research unit is currently searching for a well qualified Applied Statistics Manager. Responsibilities are divided into three areas: • Lead and execute in-depth analytical projects based on various data sources, including primary and secondary data, using advanced statistical analysis techniques • Work with internal and external clients to deliver actionable findings to address business needs • Communicate analysis results and their implications in a manner that will be easily understood by non-technical professionals and the media

Position Qualifications: The ideally qualified candidate would possess the following skills and abilities: Education & Experience Well qualified candidates are likely to have a MS (PhD preferred) in a relevant quantitative field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, economics, etc.) and at least several years of applied experience in the advanced analytics, marketing research, or marketing science industry or a related field where they have consistently delivered actionable and practical results. Experience in financial services and consumer finance are a plus. Project Management Skills The successful candidate must be able to either independently or working with clients and external vendors: • Translate clients’ business objectives and decision support needs into effectively targeted analytical designs • Implement advanced analyses and help determine the business implications to deliver actionable results • Apply strong written communications capabilities, including effectively translating statistical analysis results into understandable and clear storylines so less technical professionals, and the media when appropriate, can easily understand findings and their implications and apply to their business and policy needs • Coordinate efforts on a regular basis with the Market Research Manager to deliver effective market research design efforts and actionable results Managerial Skills The successful candidate must have the ability to: • “Multitask” and work in a very fluid and typically rapid-paced workflow situation, usually “juggling” demands from multiple projects at the same time • Engage professionally and competently with clients • Manage multiple vendor relationships • On occasion, address overall research project needs beyond statistical issues Technical Skills Strong skills and experience with basic and advanced data analysis and statistical procedures typically used in marketing research and market science, such as: • Market research methodology (online, phone, and mail survey techniques) • Frequency distributions & descriptive statistics (e.g., frequency, cross-tabulation, significance testing, analysis of variance, correlations) • Multivariate advanced statistics (e.g., various types of regression analyses, MANOVA, factor analysis, cluster analysis, segmentation, conjoint design & analysis, etc.) • Econometrics (e.g., index construction, predictive modeling, risk assessment) • Data skills such as manipulating, synthesizing and analyzing large complex primary and secondary (e.g. Census) data sets and appending primary data with secondary data to enrich insights • Expertise and experience with relevant software applications, including: • Microsoft Office applications: Excel (extreme proficiency required), Word, and PowerPoint • SPSS/SAS: Very strong SPSS/SAS skills with ability to write and execute syntax • Other relevant applications a plus (e.g., Stata, MatLab, etc.)

Salary Range:  Highly competitive and commensurate with education and experience.

Benefits: http://www.fanniemae.com/portal/about-us/careers/we-offer.html

Web Site: fanniemae.com

Application Address:

Contact Email: steven_e_deggendorf@fanniemae.com

Application Deadline: 06/30/2013