Position: Software Engineer, Baseball Operations

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Description: 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 our proprietary tools and applications.
• Assist with the design and development of new software products.
• Other projects as directed by the Baseball Operations leadership team.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, similar technical field of study or equivalent real-time experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge in developing in a Web-based object-oriented product environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge in working with medium-to-large scale relational databases.
• Ability to work in all phases of the product lifecycle, from requirements gathering to design, testing, and implementation.
• Ability to learn new technologies and techniques as necessary.
• Familiarity with the sport of baseball, baseball-specific data, modern statistical techniques, and sabermetric analysis.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience with data pipelines, data warehousing, or data engineering, especially using SQL Server.
• Experience developing web APIs using Java or C#/.NET.
• Experience with JavaScript visualization tools such as D3.js or Plotly.js.
• Experience with cloud services and/or container technologies.

Working Conditions:

• Office environment.
• Occasional evening, weekend, and holiday hours may be required.

To Apply:
To apply, please complete the application here.

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Please note, this posting contains multiple positions.

Position: Baseball Research & Development Analyst (Multiple Roles)

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Description: The Tampa Bay Rays are searching for their next Baseball Research and Development Analysts. Their R&D group helps shape their Baseball Operations decision-making processes through the analysis and interpretation of data. They are seeking those with a passion for baseball and a desire to contribute through mathematics, data analysis, and computation. The next members of their R&D team will be intellectual contributors that can work both individually and collaboratively, come up with interesting research questions to explore, find ways to answer those questions through the available data, develop, test and validate quantitative tools, communicate the results of their research, and work to apply their research outcomes to improve how their organization operates. They want to work with people who care about being a good teammate, want to make a positive impact on their organization, have an innovative spirit, and will explore new ways to make them better. Does this describe you?

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop models to answer various questions and problems posed by decision makers
• Generate internal quantitative tools for use by other members of the department
• Administer the processing of quality data from various sources
• Examine the relationship between the data from various sources and player performance
• Create reports at the request of various stakeholders
• Investigate ways to improve current tools

Skills:

• Fluency in R or Python
• Experience with statistical modeling and machine learning
• Candidates with non-traditional schooling backgrounds, as well as candidates with traditional degrees in related areas, are encouraged to apply

To Apply:
To apply, please complete this application.

Position: Product Designer

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Description: The Tampa Bay Rays are hiring a Product Designer to improve their existing products and build new features in their products. The goal is to provide their end-users with an intuitive and consistent experience throughout the entire suite of applications. They are searching for someone who is self-motivated and acquires skills quickly. This role will have a direct impact in the software that is used for all aspects of their Baseball Operations department and on the experience of users in different capacities around the world. Their ideal candidate will have experience and demonstrated success in the items listed below.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create a design framework of reusable components to standardize the UI across the entire web app
• Develop new user-facing features, and improve the existing UI/UX
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Be responsible for all design choices from inception through launch
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders from beginning to end with regards to UI/UX design and usability to ensure that the stakeholders needs are met in coordination with the Baseball Systems Development Team

Skills:

• Be able to implement your designs using HTML & CSS
• Understanding of when it’s best to use different technologies such as Flexbox and CSS Grid
• Understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as Sass
• Familiarity with client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks such as Vue, React, jQuery, vanilla JavaScript & ES6
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX and how it will affect your design choices
• Knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.
• Understanding of the Git version control system

To Apply:
To apply, please complete this application.

Position: Data Engineer

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Description: The Tampa Bay Rays are seeking a Data Engineer to join their Baseball Systems department to help ensure data integrity and that users have acceptable performance when accessing the database. This role is responsible for importing data from external providers, integrating data from different sources, and working with members of the R&D department to operationalize analytical products. This person will interact with multiple departments and staff members, sometimes all at once, to take feedback as well as to make recommendations for improvements. The sole focus of this role is the performance of the database – a critical aspect of the success of the Rays Baseball Operations department – and the necessary interaction with the Research and Development and Baseball Systems groups to achieve that goal. Problem-solving skills and being an excellent teammate are a must in this role.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development and support of integrations with external data providers
• Address data quality issues and implement procedures for error checking and monitoring
• Ensure the database performs up to an acceptable level
• Coordinate R&D models with the daily flow of data to ensure that they are synchronized
• Explore emerging technologies and determine their fit with the Rays’ current platform

Skills:

• Advanced understanding of SQL
• Experience with R, Python, or other scripting language
• Proficiency with evaluating and improving the performance of SQL queries
• Ability to assist in the development of data models optimized for business intelligence and/or analytic workloads
• Knowledge or experience with semi-structured or unstructured data stores
• Comfort with exploring and evaluating new technologies
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priority levels at once

Technologies:

• RDBMS (SQL Server, MySQL)
• SQL Server Integration Services
• Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS)
• Apache Project (Hive, Spark, Kafka, NiFi)

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering Degree or commensurate experience

Demonstrated success with:

• Data Ingestion
• Data Processing (Cleaning, Transformation, Integration, etc.)
• Data Warehousing

To Apply:
To apply, please complete this application.

Position: Junior Data Technician

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Description: The Rays’ Junior Data Technician will be responsible for assisting with the inspection, validation, calibration, and processing of multiple data sets. Their new hire will partner with the Data Technician to thoroughly vet, critically assess, and curate many data sources used by the Baseball Operations department. They will work collaboratively while ensuring the reproducibility and reliability of the Rays’ data processing by standardizing procedures and generating documentation. This role will interact with multiple departments and staff members to take feedback as well as to make recommendations for improvements.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Builds statistical models and automated systems to process, evaluate, and calibrate data
• Assures that data received from external sources is of usable quality and standardized
• Reviews discrepancies in data, gathers clarification or advises end users of issues related to data set
• Supports the analysts that use the data set
• Interacts with staff on matters affecting the data and makes recommendations for improvement or process enhancement
• Produces documentation outlining standard processes

Skills & Education:

• Familiarity with R and SQL or proven ability to learn new a programming language quickly
• Knowledge of statistical modeling
• Candidates with non-traditional schooling backgrounds, as well as candidates with traditional degrees in related areas, are encouraged to apply

To Apply:
To apply, please complete this application.

Position: DevOps Engineer

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Description: The Tampa Bay Rays are seeking a DevOps Engineer to embed with their Baseball Research & Development department to improve the efficiency and increase the reliability of their products and tools. A primary goal for this position is to reduce the amount of time spent on code and infrastructure maintenance while positively impacting research progress. This person will work in collaboration with current staff and develop best practices for the department. This role will have the expertise to develop a framework to facilitate continuous evaluation of their models to ensure reliability and optimize speed. Their new hire will also have a strong ability to relate to staff and effectively communicate new practices. If you have a passion for improving processes, automation, developing best practices, and being a great teammate, consider the responsibilities below.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Improve the overall efficiency of the R&D group and reliability of production models and code
• Oversee computational infrastructure, make decisions on the best approach, and configure the infrastructure accordingly
• Improve database performance by reducing the inefficient ways database resources are used
• Facilitate the reliability and quality control of the Rays’ various models
• Develop internal software packages (R, Python) that can be leveraged to make development and deployment more efficient
• Manage a server that houses various analytical tools
• Coordinate with Data Engineering to deploy the Rays’ pipeline in their main data import procedures, when possible
• Develop API’s for their models for live data processing and for exploration of models via interactive apps
• Assist analysts in the development and maintenance of various apps

Skills & Education:

• Continuous Integration and Deployment in a data science environment
• Containerization technologies
• Automated testing tools
• Package development
• Scripting Languages (Python, Powershell, Perl, etc.)
• Candidates with non-traditional schooling backgrounds, as well as candidates with traditional degrees in related areas, are encouraged to apply

To Apply:
To apply, please complete this application.

The Rays are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the Tampa Bay Rays.

Position: Marquee Analytics Cape Cod Baseball League Video Scouting Internships

Location: Cape Cod, Mass.

Description:
Marquee Analytics provides outsourced video scouting services to major league baseball organizations and is seeking qualified candidates to work as Video Scouting Interns for the 2019 Cape Cod Baseball League season. Interns will track rosters, capture live video footage from every game of the CCBL season, and upload those games using specialized software. The internships run from June 8, 2019 to August 14, 2019 and will include compensation.

Responsibilities:

• Manage video and computer equipment for data capture.
• Score and chart live games using specialized software.
• Track and update rosters and player information.
• Verify data accuracy and video quality.
• Provide daily updates to staff and content partners.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of baseball rules and scorekeeping.
• Proficiency with computers (Windows, Mac).
• Experience with video equipment including cameras, sd cards, and basic cabling is preferred.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• Must have access to reliable transportation and housing on Cape Cod.

To Apply:
To apply, please send an email with the subject “2019 CCBL Internship,” your resume, and a cover letter to joe@marqueeanalytics.com.

Please note, this posting contains three positions.

Baseball Systems Developer, Research & Development

Department: Baseball Operations
Supervisor: Senior Architect, Research and Development
Classification: Full-time (Exempt)

The Houston Astros are seeking a Baseball Systems Developer for the team’s Baseball Research and Development group. The Baseball Systems Developer will work closely with the Senior Architect of R&D as part of a cross-functional agile team to build infrastructure and design systems that encourage the effective understanding and application of information throughout Baseball Operations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a cross-functional agile team on designing, testing, implementing, and maintaining scalable software for Baseball Operations
• Collaborate with a cross-functional agile team on improving efficiency and scalability of current Baseball Operations software

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field is preferred
• Proficient in at least two of the following:
• C# and ASP.NET or ASP.NET Core
• HTML/JavaScript (TypeScript preferred)/CSS
• A front-end framework like React, Angular, or Vue
• Experience with Microsoft Azure/Amazon Web Services/Google Cloud platform is preferred
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment is preferred
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Plotly and D3 is preferred
• Experience with formal software (unit/integration/ testing and data-driven development preferred
• Experience with agile software development processes preferred
• Familiarity with Python and R Shiny Apps preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

To Apply:
To apply, please visit TeamWorkOnline and complete the application.

Baseball Systems Data Modeler, Research & Development

Department: Baseball Operations
Supervisor: Senior Architect, Research and Development
Classification: Full-time (Exempt)

The Houston Astros are seeking a Baseball Systems Data Modeler for the team’s Baseball Research and Development group. The Baseball Systems Data Modeler will work closely with the Senior Architect of R&D as part of a cross-functional agile team to build infrastructure and design systems that encourage the effective understanding and application of information throughout Baseball Operations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain ETL jobs for incoming data feeds
• Ensure data integrity within the database and data processes
• Design, implement, and maintain data mapping procedures
• Apply statistical methods for handling and testing missing data problems

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field is preferred
• Experience with SQL Server and T-SQL, including SQL Server Reporting Service and SQL Server Integration Services
• Experience with designing and developing data marts
• Experience with data governance
• Understanding of baseball data (e.g., TrackMan, Statcast) is preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Azure/Amazon Web Services/Google Cloud platform is preferred
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment is preferred
• Experience with agile software development processes preferred
• Experience with software testing and data-driven development preferred
• Familiarity with Python and R is preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

To Apply:
To apply, please visit TeamWorkOnline and complete the application.

Machine Learning Engineer, Research & Development

Department: Baseball Operations
Supervisor: Director, Research and Development
Classification: Full-time (Exempt)

The Houston Astros are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer for the team’s Baseball Research and Development group. The Machine Learning Engineer will work closely with the Senior Architect and Director of R&D as part of a cross-functional agile team to deploy statistical, machine learning, and deep learning models at scale and to ensure that they are reliable and repeatable.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a cross-functional agile team on developing machine learning systems from prototyping to production
• Support investigation of new software packages/vendors, APIs, and algorithms to deliver quality analytics and machine learning at scale
• Develop infrastructure and tools to productionize new algorithms in a repeatable manner

Education and/or Experience:

• Advanced degree in statistics, engineering, applied math, physics, quantitative social sciences, computer science, operations research or similar field or professional experience preferred
• Fluency in R, including experience with the tidyverse and modern R development practices
• Fluency in Python with preference for Python 3 experience
• Experience with software testing and data-driven development strongly preferred
• Experience with large data sets and distributed computing strongly preferred
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (Tensorflow, CNTK, Caffe, etc.) preferred
• Ability to write SQL queries is preferred
• Experience with agile software processes preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

To Apply:
To apply, please visit TeamWorkOnline and complete the application.

For all positions:

Work Environment
This job operates in an office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level is usually moderate but can be loud within the stadium environment.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Travel
Rare travel maybe expected in this role.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The Astros are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the Houston Astros.

Please note, this posting contains three positions.

Position: Coordinator, Medical Administration

Location: New York, NY

Major League Baseball is looking to hire a Coordinator, Medical Administration in its League Economics & Operations Department. The position is full-time, and is based in New York City.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist with all administrative duties around compliance with the league-wide Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system standards.
• Monitor completeness of entries and provide feedback to Clubs to ensure that all appropriate documentation is entered in the EMR.
• Serve as key point-of-contact for Club baseball operations and medical personnel on EMR compliance and other player medical and injury topics.
• Help to set strategy for EMR development with Club athletic trainers, physicians and other Commissioner’s Office employees.
• Work with joint MLB-MLBPA epidemiologists and research groups to complete league-wide injury research projects.
• Other projects as assigned by Sr. Coordinator, Medical Administration.

Desired Skills:

• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong quantitative background including experience working with large data sets and leading complex analysis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Powerpoint)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a fast-paced business environment
• Familiarity with, and interest in, Major League Baseball, particularly in baseball medical and injury topics.

Experience:

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance, preferably including a focus in scientific or other quantitative coursework
• 1-2 years professional experience preferred

To Apply:
To apply, please visit this site and complete the LinkedIn application.

Position: Coordinator, Amateur Administration

Location: New York, NY

Major League Baseball is looking to hire a Coordinator, Amateur Administration in its League Economics & Operations Department. The position is full-time, and is based in New York City.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as key point of contact for the MLB Draft Prospect Link (“Prospect Link”) with amateur players, parents, coaches, and MLB Clubs.
• Assist with Commissioner’s Office Pre-Draft Programs (e.g., Top 50 MRI Program, Top 300 Prospects Program, video, medical information).
• Assist with development of Prospect Link and other IT systems for collecting information related to Club domestic amateur scouting operations.
• Identify and work with technology vendors who provide data and video platforms for Club scouting operations.
• Complete analysis of domestic amateur and Rule 4 Draft topics for Commissioner’s Office and Clubs.
• Other projects as assigned by Sr. Director, League Economics.

Desired Skills:

• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong quantitative background including experience working with large data sets and leading complex analysis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Powerpoint)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a fast-paced business environment
• Familiarity with, and interest in, Major League Baseball, particularly in Rule 4 draft, scouting and amateur baseball.

Experience:

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance
• 1-2 years professional experience preferred

To Apply:
To apply, please visit this site and complete the LinkedIn application.

Position: Coordinator, League Economics Department

Location: New York, NY

Major League Baseball is looking to hire a Coordinator in its League Economics department. The position is full-time, and is based in New York City.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete valuation analysis of player contracts and other analysis related to baseball labor markets
• Monitor trends in Club and Player strategy to assist in setting on-field policy and rule changes
• Oversee all duties related to Uniform Employee Contracts and the Employee Permissions process
• Serve as business customer to Commissioner’s Office baseball IT systems, ensuring data accuracy across baseball applications, managing vendors and assisting to set departmental IT strategy
• Provide analytical support to Clubs in negotiations and hearings with salary arbitration-eligible players
• Other projects as assigned by Senior Director, League Economics & Strategy

Desired Skills:

• Very strong quantitative background including experience working with large data sets and leading complex analysis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Powerpoint)
• Experience with SQL—or other relational database platforms—and statistical modeling software (R, STATA, Python, etc.)
• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a fast-paced business environment
• Familiarity with, and interest in, Major League Baseball player rules and transactions

Experience:

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance, preferably including significant quantitative coursework
• 1-2 years professional experience preferred
• Experience in consulting, investment banking, information technology, or other professional services preferred

To Apply:
To apply, please visit this site and complete the LinkedIn application.

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Position: Associate Quantitative Analyst

Department: Baseball Research & Development
Status: Part-Time
Reports to: Director, Quantitative Analysis
Deadline: March 1, 2019

Description:
The Los Angeles Dodgers are seeking an Associate Quantitative Analyst for the team’s Research & Development group within Baseball Operations. This position will run for 12 weeks during the 2019 MLB season.

Job Functions:

• Develop statistical/machine learning models to support player evaluation, development, and strategic decision-making
• Perform ad hoc data analysis to answer urgent questions from the front office and other groups within Baseball Operations
• Prepare reports and presentations to track progress and disseminate model/analysis results
• Collaborate with other members of the Analytics team and organizational relationship-building

Basic Requirements/Qualifications:

• Pursuing a degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field
• Knowledge of recent advances within the public baseball research community
• Experience building and validating mathematical, statistical, and/or machine learning models, preferably in Python or R
• Some computer programming experience
• Familiarity with SQL
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Desire to work in a collaborative team environment

When applying for this position, please include answers to following questions in your cover letter, using 500 words or fewer:

• What dates are you available for this internship?
• Based on published baseball research and blogs, what areas are worth performing further research on, and would it be beneficial to a team/players, etc. Why?
• What experience do you have building mathematical and/or statistical models?

Additionally, if you are enrolled in a university degree program, please include with your application, a complete list of the technical courses that you have taken or in which you are currently enrolled, along with course numbers and grades.

To Apply:
To apply, please visit this site and complete the application.

The Dodgers are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Please note, this posting contains three positions.

Position: Baseball Operations Analyst

Reports To: Director of Baseball Analytics
Department: Baseball Operations
Status: Full-Time/Exempt
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

Position Summary:
The San Francisco Giants are seeking an Analyst to join the Baseball Operations department. This individual will be part of the R&D team and provide research and analysis to support the front office and player development staff. This position will also work closely with the application development team to design and develop statistical models and tools using advanced data sources within new and existing applications. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, the ability to communicate effectively to non-technical people, and both passion and intellectual curiosity for the game of baseball.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide statistical analysis and quantitative research to support Baseball Operations staff
• Communicate analysis to Baseball Operations staff effectively
• Research, design, and test predictive and statistical models using data and technology to support all aspects of Baseball Operations
• Collaborate with application development team to design and integrate analytic tools into existing baseball information system
• Maintain understanding of new public baseball research and emerging statistical tools, as well as all potential vendor data/technology options

Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in computational field, such as statistics, engineering, computer science, or applied math
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases (Microsoft SQL preferred)
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
• Experience with additional programming languages (e.g. R, Python) is strongly preferred
• Understanding of statistical modeling and machine learning techniques
• Ability to communicate effectively to all members of Baseball Operations
• Passion for baseball, intellectual curiosity, and understanding of sabermetric concepts
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and travel as dictated by the baseball calendar
• Must be willing to travel extensively

To Apply:
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume here. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2019.

Position: Data Scientist

Reports To: Director of Baseball Analytics
Department: Baseball Operations
Status: Full-Time/Exempt

Position Summary:
The San Francisco Giants are seeking a Data Scientist to join the Baseball Operations department. This individual will be part of the R&D team and develop advanced predictive models to support front office and in-game decision making. This position will also work closely with the application development team to integrate these decision-support tools into new and existing applications. The ideal candidate will possess advanced data modeling skills, the ability to communicate effectively to non-technical people, and both passion and intellectual curiosity for the game of baseball.

Position Responsibilities:

• Research, design, and test predictive and statistical models using data and technology to support all aspects of Baseball Operations
• Collaborate with application development team to design and integrate decision-support systems and tools into baseball information system
• Share technical expertise with junior members of department
• Maintain understanding of new public baseball research and emerging statistical tools, as well as all potential vendor data/technology options
• Communicate findings to Baseball Operations staff effectively
• Stay abreast of ongoing technical and baseball research

Knowledge and Skills:

• Graduate degree in computational field, such as computer science, statistics, engineering, or applied math
• Four years of work experience in mathematical, statistical, and predictive modeling
• Understanding of statistical modeling and machine learning techniques
• Expertise in programming languages (e.g. R, Python)
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases
• Ability to communicate effectively to all members of the Baseball Operations staff
• Passion for baseball, intellectual curiosity, and understanding of sabermetric concepts

To Apply:
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume here. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2019.

Position: Sports Science Analyst

Reports To: Director of Baseball Analytics
Department: Baseball Operations
Status: Full-Time/Exempt

Position Summary:
The San Francisco Giants are seeking a Sports Science Analyst to join the Baseball Operations department. This individual will be part of the R&D team and provide research and analysis to support the medical, training, and player development staffs. This position will also work closely with the application development team to design and develop statistical models and tools using advanced data sources within new and existing applications. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation with advanced training in performance science disciplines, strong analytical skills, the ability to communicate effectively to non-technical people, and both passion and intellectual curiosity for the game of baseball.

Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with medical and training staffs to integrate performance tracking information into sports science, injury prevention and training programs
• Collect and manage sports science data sources across the Giants organization
• Provide analysis and reporting on sports science data to optimize player performance and minimize injury risk
• Explore new sports science technologies and maintain knowledge of public research to provide innovative value to the organization
• Conduct quantitative research to support ad-hoc requests from Medical staff to improve decision-making process
• Work with application development and analytics teams to integrate data sources into internal information systems

Knowledge and Skills:

• Work experience and/or degree in analytical field, such as statistics, computer science, applied math, or engineering
• Foundational knowledge in performance science disciplines, including biomechanics, sports medicine, exercise physiology, and/or athletic training
• Experience working with large data sets
• Interest and comfort working with new performance tracking technology
• Familiarity with programming languages and concepts is a plus
• Ability to communicate effectively to all members of the Baseball Operations and Medical staffs

To Apply:
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume here. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2019.

The Giants are an equal employment opportunity employer and consider applicants for all positions regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, medical condition or disability, genetic condition, marital status, domestic partnership status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status and any other protected class under federal, state or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, they will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the San Francisco Giants.

Position: Analyst, Baseball Research & Development

Job Description Summary:
The New York Mets are seeking a Data Analyst to work on its Research and Development team. The employee will analyze baseball data in order to build models that support player development, baseball operations, and scouting. The Analyst will report to the Director, Baseball Research and Development.

Job Description:

• Assist development team to create and integrate new tools into existing enterprise application.
• Collaborate with members of Research and Development team to maintain long term information and systems architecture for Baseball Operations.
• Write scripts which support data collection, automation, and report generation.
• Interface with Baseball Operations leadership on player evaluation, in-game strategy, scouting, and player development.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or similar quantitative field.
• Strong experience querying and managing data with SQL.
• Demonstrated experience using statistical tools and packages in R or Python.
• Familiarity with baseball specific datasets (i.e., Trackman, Statcast, etc) and knowledge of current baseball research.
• Preference for candidates who have demonstrated experience building web applications in Python, Java, PHP, Javascript, etc. Please provide a link to the application and/or codebase (Github) if possible.

To Apply:
Please follow the link to the application and apply by January 25th.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the New York Mets.

Position: Baseball Systems Software Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL

Description:
This role will primarily focus on the development and maintenance of the Cubs internal baseball information system, including creating web interfaces and web tools for the user interface; building ETL processes; maintaining back-end databases; and troubleshooting data sources issues as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the design and implementation of web interfaces for the Baseball Ops information system
• Develop and maintain ETL processes for loading, processing and quality-checking new data sources
• Identify, diagnose and resolve data quality issues
• Build and/or support mobile-friendly user interfaces and experiences
• Build and/or support web services and business-layer applications that speak to both back-end databases and front-end interfaces
• Provide development support and guidance to Baseball Operations power users and general support to all Baseball Operations front-office and field personnel, as needed
• Examine, and where appropriate, prototype new technologies in the pursuit of creating competitive advantages through software, applications and tools
• Partner with Data Architects and Infrastructure/Operations resources on the Information Technology team to ensure secure, scalable and high-performing applications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Related Quantitative Subjects
• Expertise with modern database technologies and SQL
• Expertise in Python, Java or C#
• Experience with Javascript
• Experience with front-end Javascript frameworks like ReactJS, Angular or Vue
• Experience with HTML/CSS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of advanced baseball statistics and sabermetric concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the R programming language
• Experience with Pandas, NumPy and SciPy Python Libraries
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• Experience building web or native applications for mobile devices
• Experience building and supporting ETL processes

To Apply:
To apply, please use this link to complete the online application.

Response Expectations:
Due to the overwhelming number of applications the Cubs receive, they unfortunately may not be able to respond in person to each applicant. However, they can assure you that you will receive an email confirmation when you apply as well as additional email notifications whether you are selected to move forward for the position or not. Please note, the Cubs keep all resumes on file and will contact you should they wish to schedule an interview with you.

The Chicago Cubs and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and employing a diverse workforce. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristics.

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Please note this posting contains two positions.

Company Background:

Former Sports Info Solutions interns have risen rapidly through major league front offices after getting their start watching two to three games per day at SIS. In the words of one former intern and current Vice President of Baseball Operations, “My summer at [BIS] was the best baseball experience of my life.” Major league teams frequently come to us for recommendations when they need to fill a position within their organization, and SIS’ top interns each year routinely land team internships and/or full-time jobs.

SIS takes pride in making their internships great development opportunities for those looking to get their start in baseball. In addition to gaining invaluable experience watching thousands of players across different levels, they offer introductory classes that cover writing scouting reports and using the database management language, SQL. We also provide insight and advice from previous SIS interns who have branched out into a variety of areas in the sports industry.

Position: 2019 Minor League Video Editing Internship

Location: Coplay, PA

Description:
Sports Info Solutions is looking for highly motivated individuals with a desire to work in the baseball industry. In a new position for the 2019 season, SIS is looking for Minor League Video Editors, who will watch and clip video from Minor League games while validating the accuracy of pitch by pitch information. The end result of each Video Editor’s work will allow professional teams and other SIS clients to conduct advanced player and team analysis, specifically relating to advanced scouting and player development. Video Editors will have the opportunity to watch thousands of players across multiple levels of Minor League baseball, while also learning the ins and outs of the baseball statistics industry.

Responsibilities:

• During overnight shifts, edit video from minor league games, properly marking in and out points for each pitch, ensuring all meaningful action is captured
• Validate the accuracy of minor league pitch-by-pitch data
• Assist with the production of the 2020 Bill James Handbook
• Provide administrative support to the full-time staff

Time Frame:

• The start date for this position is March 11th, 2019. This position will run through the end of the minor league season, with the last day of employment being Monday, September 2nd, 2019 (Labor Day).
• This position will require relocation to Coplay, Pennsylvania; working remotely is not an option at this time.

Compensation:
A starting hourly rate of $8.00 and/or college course credit will be offered.

To Apply:
Click here to apply for the 2019 Minor League Video Editing Internship.

Position: 2019 Baseball Video Scouting Internship

Location: Coplay, PA

Description:
Sports Info Solutions is looking for highly motivated individuals with a desire to work in the baseball industry. Video Scouts will have a chance to make an immediate impression on the company. Each Video Scout will be collecting data that is directly used by SIS clients (including major league teams) for advance scouting and evaluation purposes. Not only will the Video Scouts become more familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of hundreds of amateur and professional players, but they will also learn the ins and outs of the baseball statistics industry.

Responsibilities:

• Score and pitch chart MLB, MiLB and amateur games using specialized computer software
• Check the accuracy and validity of data
• Prepare and analyze statistical data for delivery to customers
• Assist with the production of the 2020 Bill James Handbook
• Provide administrative support to the full-time staff

Time Frame:
SIS offers two unique start dates for this position. The first begins February 4th, 2019. It will last for a period of four to five months into early June, with the possibility of extending further based on company workload and the Video Scout’s performance. The second begins on March 6th, 2019. This will last five to six months into early September, again with a possibility of extending longer.

Compensation:

• A starting hourly rate of $7.75 and/or college course credit will be offered.
• Each Video Scout will also be eligible for regular raises based on performance.
• There will also be opportunities to sign up to work overtime to earn extra income (opportunities will depend on work levels throughout the year).

To Apply:
Click here to apply for the 2019 Baseball Video Scout position.

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