Details:

• We are looking for a candidate with a stronghold in base and advanced SAS programing (advance SQL, macros, loops, etc.) with sound knowledge of economics and econometrics/statistical concepts.
• Substantial experience in programming skills in SAS
• Excellent attention to detail for flagging issues and key observations in data
• Good knowledge of microeconomic, statistics, and econometrics concepts
• Ability to present  statistical results in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to work independently with data and devise efficient methods of handling large data and undertake analysis
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Stata/Python/R/SQL would be an added advantage
• Can work efficiently under tight deadlines with a high level of accuracy
• Team player and ability to meet short and long term goals with flexible working hours
• Ability to quickly adapt  to other statistical tools, if required
• Proven record of the highest ethical standards is non-negotiable

Min. Qualification:

• Masters in Economics with strong SAS skills

Skills Required:

SAS (expert level), Python (basic)

Roles:

• Processing and cleaning large datasets in SAS to be used for analysis
• Handle large datasets (importing, cleaning, summarizing, and visualizations) in various formats – excel, txt, CSV
• Clean numeric (including datetime variables) and string variables in datasets
• Identify issues with data and perform sanity checks
• Summarize data
• Produce report quality tables, graphs etc. with minimum supervision
• Write down statistical results articulately
• Work closely with team members in data analysis. Also, coordinate and work with US colleagues on various data related requests
• Audit work output of co-workers using efficient methods
• Mentor team members on advanced programming
• Assist team with secondary research tasks if required