Position: Data Engineer

Department: Baseball Operations

Reports To: Director, Baseball Systems

Job Summary:
The Data Engineer is primarily responsible for designing and developing data pipelines and helping to ensure high quality data is readily available to the Padres R&D and Systems teams. The role is responsible for working internally to optimize proprietary data as well as helping to build out the ingestion of third party data from a variety of vendors. Read the rest of this entry »

Position: Associate Data Quality Analyst

MLB is looking to fill the full-time position of Associate Data Quality Analyst. As an Associate Data Quality Analyst at MLB, you will be part of the Baseball Data Quality team, which is responsible for ensuring the utmost integrity of the information maintained and supported by the broader Baseball Data team, including the Statcast ecosystem, and communicating with various stakeholders, including MLB Clubs, broadcast partners, and web/mobile properties. In this role you will partner closely with world-class talent across technical, advanced analytics, and subject matter experts to improve MLB’s operations and products. You will have some of the richest and most robust data at your fingertips and an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate triage during in-game support shifts (especially nights and weekends) among engineering, product, and infrastructure groups for many levels of baseball.
• Respond directly to inquiries from MLB clubs, broadcasters, and MLB leadership.
• Compose and edit documentation and communicate best practices to consumers with varying technical backgrounds.
• Maintain status reports and issue logs for internal monitoring and external transparency
• Query MLB’s database and build statistical reports/models as appropriate to identify and detect trends.
• Maintain consistent day-to-day data completeness and data/video clean-up and recovery.
• Correspond with technical and operational stakeholders to identify incident causes and preventative measures.
• Identify ways to optimize support processes and make recommendations to MLB leadership for consideration.
• Contribute to the testing and validation of new data, analyses, and solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Ability to communicate professionally in a customer support role with technical and non-technical users via phone, email, blog, instant message, and other media.
• Familiarity with baseball tracking systems, especially MLB’s Statcast platform.
• Critical thinking skills – the ability to apply analytical insights to improve data and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and dedication to excellence.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays, especially during baseball season.
• Baseball fan.

Strongly Preferred

• Experience within the baseball industry analyzing and/or disseminating baseball tracking data.
• Demonstrated commitment to accuracy, precision, and completeness.
• Knowledge of SQL or similar database querying experience.
• Familiarity with R and/or Python for Data Science.

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Position: Baseball Operations Software Engineer

Location: Detroit, MI

Job Summary:
The Detroit Tigers are currently seeking a Software Engineer. This role will be responsible for development and maintenance of software projects within Baseball Operations. This position will report to the Sr. Software Engineer, Baseball Operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform general development and maintenance tasks for the upkeep of internally developed software products.
• Use modern software techniques and best practices in all parts of the software life cycle.
• Support the integration of baseball analysis into the Tigers’ proprietary tools and applications.
• Assist with the design and development of new software products.
• Other projects as directed by the Baseball Operations leadership team.

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Position: Sports Biomechanics Analyst

Location: Glendale, AZ
Duration: Full-Time

Position Overview:
The Chicago White Sox are searching for a passionate individual to expand their biomechanics and sports science capabilities. As a Sports Biomechanics Analyst, you will lead and coordinate the collection and analysis of motion capture data at the team’s Glendale pitching and hitting labs while also integrating markerless and wearable technologies and data sets. The analyst will work closely with the player development, sports science, and R&D teams to develop actionable training and insights to accelerate development paths, achieve peak performance, and reduce injury risk. Read the rest of this entry »

Position: Atlanta Braves Major League Operations Analyst (Full-Time and Trainee Positions)

Location: Atlanta, GA

Description:
The Major League Operations Analyst will assist Baseball Operations decision-making through the analysis and research of baseball information. The day-to-day responsibilities of this position will revolve around building tools and infrastructure, using data analysis to provide insight into player evaluation, performance projection, roster construction, and all other facets of baseball operations decision-making, with emphasis on different sub-departments depending on the baseball calendar and needs of the department. The position will report to the Director of Baseball Operations. Read the rest of this entry »

Job Title: Software Developer, Baseball Systems

Department: Baseball Operations: Research & Development – Baseball Systems
Reports To: Director, Engineering – Baseball Systems
Location: Chicago, IL

Role:
The Chicago Cubs Baseball Systems Department is seeking to fill a Baseball Systems Software Developer position. This role will focus on the development and maintenance of the Chicago Cubs baseball information system data warehouse, including creating web interfaces and web tools for the user interface; building automated ETL processes which feed it; maintaining back-end databases; and troubleshooting data sources issues as needed. This role will collaborate with software developers and data analysts in their use of the Cubs’ data warehouse and coordinate plans for database growth and will also review and recommend new technologies for use by Baseball Operations department. Read the rest of this entry »

Please note, this posting contains two positions.

Position: Baseball Operations Analyst

Location: Chicago, IL

Description:
The Chicago White Sox seek a passionate, knowledgeable, and dedicated individual with a desire to work in Baseball Operations. The position will focus primarily on the numerical methods that drive Baseball Analytics, however there will be additional exposure to all facets of baseball operations. This position will report to the Director of Baseball Analytics. Read the rest of this entry »

Position: Research and Development Internship

Location: Coplay, PA

Position Overview:
Sports Info Solutions is looking for candidates to fill a paid internship in their R&D Department. They will work either remotely or out of the SIS office near Allentown, PA, and will assist their R&D team, supporting football and baseball research for publications and future products. Past R&D interns have continued to become full-time members of the SIS staff or have moved on to internships and full-time jobs with professional sports teams. Read the rest of this entry »

Position: Baseball Research and Analytics Coordinator

Job Location: Nashville, TN

The Role

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Baseball is looking for a hard-working, organized individual with the unique ability to transform complex statistical information into captivating presentations. This role varies from creative to analytical. The ideal candidate will have previous experience with baseball research and a desire to build a career in this space.

Responsibilities

• Create and design complex data presentations with an understanding of layout, typography and visual hierarchy
• Contribute to a variety of research, analytical, and statistical needs
• Update and accurately maintain Excel databases
• Contribute to the salary arbitration process by producing compelling slides
• Organize, track, and execute agency paperwork
• Proactively and effectively communicate with the Analytics Team; share work early and often and seek out constructive feedback

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Baseball Systems Operator – Tracking Technology

Location: Atlanta, GA
Contract: Hourly, Casual
Salary: $25
Start Date: Immediate

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of sports technology by joining Hawk-Eye’s team working with MLB. You will be based in the company’s US Head Office in Atlanta, GA and will be responsible for delivering the company’s services in baseball. You will liaise with on-site staff pre-game to ensure that Hawk-Eye technology is set up correctly and ready for the game; then you will monitor those systems throughout the game, providing assistance to colleagues and clients. Read the rest of this entry »