Chemical Market Analytics (CMA), by OPIS, a Dow Jones Company is seeking a Senior Research Analyst to work as a part of a team covering market research and analysis of the Asian Aromatics market. Key activities will be maintaining, updating, and expanding the CMA database and models.

You will:

• Oversight of content, forecast methodology and quality.
• Provide ongoing analysis to the Aromatics services, generating and analysing trends, cost, and demand dependencies for products involved.
• Take ownership of the charts and tables that are published routinely and update them as required.
• Provide editorial overview on text submitted by global product experts for various reports.
• Create presentation materials in Microsoft Power Point for meetings and conferences.
• Respond to client questions and serve as a resource for client brainstorming/discussions.
• Supply/Demand – maintain production capacity database, and supply-demand balance forms through entire product chains including annual L-forms, short forms and quarterly balances as needed.
• Regional coordination with critical internal functions and other business lines.
• Working with the product service leads, engage functions, including Sales & Marketing, to facilitate business growth.
• Engage with other business lines to leverage the Chemical Market Analytics total solution.
• Work with the global team to ensure global product area consistency and continuity.

You have:

• General chemical industry knowledge is essential, and previous experience of working in the Aromatics sector will be preferred.
• 3+ years industry experience, preferably in the chemical industry.
• An engineering degree is essential. MBA a strong plus.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work under pressure to achieve set deadlines and with a high attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Mandarin Chinese.
• Confident to speak/present to global clients or any internal/external events. Confident to face challenges and requests from clients.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Professional Suite. Candidate must have Advance level expertise in Microsoft Excel

APAC benefits:

• Comprehensive Insurance & Retirement plans
• Paid Time Off and Leaves
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits
• Career Growth Programs
• Access to Dow Jones Products
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Well-being Support & Fitness Programs

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

Functional Description

At American Express we are focused on providing the best customer experience everyday through a differentiated set of products and services. We are looking for a senior researcher and developer at director level in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) with focus on developing enterprise-grade data science capabilities in natural language processing (NLP) and conversational AI to support emerging use cases on enterprise-wide level, in close partnership with Technology, Marketing, Servicing and Risk organizations.

We are looking for candidates who have strong expertise and in-depth knowledge in NLP, extensive experience conducting innovative research in NLP and unstructured data domain, as well as a proven track record of developing innovative machine learning solutions to deliver exceptional customer experiences and incremental business values.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original research in machine learning and NLP domain with aim to develop enterprise-grade NLP capabilities to solve impactful business problems
• Identify opportunities on enterprise level to transform business processes and practices with innovative NLP capabilities
• Build strong partnership with multiple stakeholders across the Blue Box to revolutionize NLP capabilities for diversified use cases (marketing, risk and servicing)
• Uplift the innovation and cutting-edge R&D in unstructured data modeling, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing area in today’s AI community

Qualifications

• Masters/PhDs in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Operation Research and etc.)
• 7+ years of hands-on experiences in machine learning modeling, NLP and conversational AI
• Strong expertise and knowledge in cutting-edge deep learning research and its application in NLP domain.
• A strong record of delivering machine learning and/or data products including defining business problems, identifying data strategy, building MVPs, and scaling prototypes to production solutions
• Familiarity and proficiency with agile methods and tools to support project management in a timeline sensitive environment
• Team player with strong communication and leadership skills

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

Functional Description

Decision Science colleagues will serve as a key member of the Credit and Fraud Risk organization. We seek a thought-leader and a problem-solver who can blend business, technical, and industry best practices when it comes to developing the analyses, models, and algorithms that power our customers’ digital experiences.

This team is responsible for developing, implementing, and tracking AI/ML models for driving enterprise digital personalization in prospect marketing and automating data capability and model governance.

Our Decision Science teams use industry leading modeling and AI practices to predict customer behavior. We develop, deploy and validate predictive models and support the use of models in economic logic to enable profitable decisions across credit, fraud, marketing and servicing optimization engines.

Responsibilities:

• Work with massive amounts of digital data (Web, App, API) and sophisticated tools in an industry leading Big Data environment.
• Build everything from basic reports to advanced machine learning models and algos to drive improvements to our customer’s online and mobile app experiences.
• Work with product owners to revolutionize the product and content design with a data-driven approach
• Collaborate with tech partners to test, implement and deploy modeling solutions to production system.
• Develop insights into customer behavior and introduce new approaches to transform complex behavioral data into actionable information
• Leverage the power of closed loop through Amex network to make decisions more intelligent and relevant
• Innovate with a focus on developing newer and better approaches using big data & machine learning solutions

Minimum qualifications:

• Masters/PhDs in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Operation Research etc.) with hands-on experience leveraging sophisticated analytical and machine learning techniques.
• Expertise in an analytical language (Python, R or the equivalent), and experience with databases (Hive, SQL, or the equivalent). Knowledge of SAS is a plus but not required.
• Deep understanding of machine learning/statistical algorithms such as deep learning and boosting. Experience with data visualization is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to frame business problems into mathematical programming problems, leverage external thinking and tools (from academia and/or other industries) to engineer a solution and deliver business insights.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Independent thinker who’s organized, has great attention to detail, and can multi-task
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently with sophisticated, unstructured initiatives
• Ability to integrate with cross-functional business partners worldwide
• Proficient in presentation tools, including Excel and PowerPoint

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

Functional Description

Decision Science colleagues will serve as a key member of the Credit and Fraud Risk organization. We seek a thought-leader and a problem-solver who can blend business, technical, and industry best practices when it comes to developing the analyses, models, and algorithms that power our customers’ digital experiences.

This team is responsible for developing, implementing, and tracking AI/ML models for driving enterprise digital personalization in prospect marketing and automating data capability and model governance.

Our Decision Science teams use industry leading modeling and AI practices to predict customer behavior. We develop, deploy and validate predictive models and support the use of models in economic logic to enable profitable decisions across credit, fraud, marketing and servicing optimization engines.

Responsibilities:

• Work with massive amounts of digital data (Web, App, API) and sophisticated tools in an industry leading Big Data environment.
• Build everything from basic reports to advanced machine learning models and algos to drive improvements to our customer’s online and mobile app experiences.
• Work with product owners to revolutionize the product and content design with a data-driven approach
• Collaborate with tech partners to test, implement and deploy modeling solutions to production system.
• Develop insights into customer behavior and introduce new approaches to transform complex behavioral data into actionable information
• Leverage the power of closed loop through Amex network to make decisions more intelligent and relevant
• Innovate with a focus on developing newer and better approaches using big data & machine learning solutions

Minimum qualifications:

• Masters/PhDs in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Operation Research etc.) with hands-on experience leveraging sophisticated analytical and machine learning techniques.
• Expertise in an analytical language (Python, R or the equivalent), and experience with databases (Hive, SQL, or the equivalent). Knowledge of SAS is a plus but not required.
• Deep understanding of machine learning/statistical algorithms such as deep learning and boosting. Experience with data visualization is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to frame business problems into mathematical programming problems, leverage external thinking and tools (from academia and/or other industries) to engineer a solution and deliver business insights.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Independent thinker who’s organized, has great attention to detail, and can multi-task
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently with sophisticated, unstructured initiatives
• Ability to integrate with cross-functional business partners worldwide
• Proficient in presentation tools, including Excel and PowerPoint

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.