Position: Quantitative Analyst, Baseball Analytics

Department: Baseball Research & Development

Description:
The Los Angeles Dodgers seek a full-time, entry-level analyst for the team’s Baseball Analytics group. Their objective is to identify highly talented, mathematically-oriented candidates as they build an industry-leading analytics team.

Job Functions:

• Statistical modeling and quantitative analysis to support one or more research projects focused on player evaluation/development and strategic decision-making
• Developing, automating, and implementing mathematical, statistical, and/or machine learning models
• Preparing reports and presentations to disseminate model results to front office, coaching staff, player development, scouting, and medical/performance staff
• Performing ad hoc data analysis to support Baseball Operations
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Basic Requirements and Qualifications:

• B.S. in mathematics, statistics, computer science, operations research, or a related quantitative field
• Experience building and validating mathematical, statistical, and/or machine learning models, preferably in Python or R
• Some computer programming experience
• Familiarity with SQL
• Knowledge of recent advances within the public baseball research community
• Desire to work in a collaborative team environment

You should apply if:

• You want to help the Dodgers build an industry-leading analytics team
• You love to compete, and you want to see the impact of your work on the field and in the box score

When you apply for this job online, please include answers to following questions in your cover letter, using 500 words or fewer:

• When are you available to start?
• Why are you interested in pursuing this opportunity?
• What experience do you have building mathematical and/or statistical models?
• Additionally, if you are or were enrolled in a university degree program (within the last three years), 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:
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume online at www.dodgers.com under Job Opportunities. The deadline for applications is November 9, 2018.

Position: Analyst, Baseball Research

Description:
The Toronto Blue Jays are seeking a highly motivated and creative Baseball Research Analyst to conduct baseball research and contribute to ongoing departmental research. Additionally, the analyst will create tools that incorporate data into the decision making process, as well as learn how decisions are made in all areas of Baseball Operations and work to improve those processes.

Please note that this is a full-time position.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Design, test, implement and maintain advanced baseball metrics and predictive models using statistical techniques in order to contribute to strategy and decisions across all departments within Baseball Operations.
• Conduct empirical research related to baseball strategy and player evaluation, with an understanding of how findings would apply to better decision making and increased operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with the front office, coaches and scouts to develop best practices for analyzing and displaying baseball data, including the creation of reports, charts, graphics, and other tools to deliver information to end users. Results of this work should help those within the organization better understand, consider and apply the use of information and data to their decisions and operation on a daily basis.
• Collaborate with members of the Research and Development Department to provide constructive feedback on their projects.
• Complete ad-hoc database queries and analysis as dictated by circumstances.
• Recommend new data sources for purchase and/or new techniques to gather proprietary data.
• Work to integrate new information into existing Baseball Operations processes and infrastructure.

Experiences and Job Requirements:

• Passion for baseball and excellent reasoning, problem-solving, creative thinking, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully design and execute rigorous quantitative research projects.
• Published quantitative research about baseball (either online or print), related experience with sports teams or facilities, and/or open source code to review is a plus.
• Strong understanding of current baseball research.
• Proficiency with R, Python or other similar mathematical language is required.
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases is required.
• Understanding of Python, Perl, Ruby or other similar scripting language is a plus but not required.
• Demonstrated experience with machine learning methods, including clustering, random forests, boosting, and neural networks is a plus but not required.
• Experience with web design is a plus but not required.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals including members of the front office, scouts, and field staff.
• Ability to read, speak and comprehend English effectively.
• Ability to work evening, weekend and holiday hours.

To Apply:
Please email a copy of your resume to baseballresumes@bluejays.com and answer these 3 prompts in the body of the email. Please limit your answers to no more than one paragraph per question.

• Describe in detail a time when you used your analytical and research skills to answer a research question, ideally about baseball.
• What experience of yours do you feel has best prepared you for this opportunity?
• In addition to FanGraphs, what baseball websites do you read and why?

Please note, this posting contains multiple positions.

Position: SQL Developer

Position Overview:
The New York Yankees organization is accepting applications for an experienced SQL developer in their Baseball Operations department. This position reports to their senior Baseball Operations executives and will assist in the development of database systems. Their goal is to integrate these systems with existing baseball analytics tools and web-applications as part of their player information and evaluation platform.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze business requirements and design reports using stored procedures to support Yankees front office baseball applications
• Perform data integrity checks between systems to identify discrepancies
• Set up ETL operations to import and normalize data from different data providers
• Performance tuning of SQL objects and queries
• Work with major and minor league pitch, hit and player tracking datasets, college and other amateur data, international baseball data, and many other baseball data sources

Qualifications and Experience:

• Must have 3-5 years experience developing in T-SQL
• Proven experience developing stored procedures, CRUD operations and advanced data manipulation skills with T-SQL (CTEs, pivots, temp tables, XML)
• Ability to design and layout a database schema from scratch, including table objects, constraints, indexes, foreign keys, and triggers
• Experience in ETL operations, specifically loading data via different techniques, including bulk loading using BCP operations
• Experience performance tuning of queries and database objects, including things like table partitioning, index tuning, query hints, locking, schema normalization
• Ability to utilize SQL Profiler and a thorough understanding of execution plans
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills – must be able to breakdown a complex task and put together an execution strategy with little guidance
• Proven understanding of typical baseball data structures, basic and advanced baseball metrics, and knowledge of current baseball research areas

Job Questions:

• How did you hear about this job?
• Do you have 3+ years experience writing in T-SQL?
• Describe techniques you have used for performing data loading operations.
• How you would approach the identification of a performance issue in a SQL query?
• Have you ever worked with any baseball datasets before? If so, please describe which ones and how you used them.

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

Position: Web Application Developer

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist in the design and implementation of web-based tools and applications for senior baseball operations personnel
• Migrate and adapt existing web applications for mobile devices and various hardware platforms
• Interface with all departments within Baseball Operations (scouting, player development, coaching, analytics) to build tools and reporting capabilities to meet their needs
• Work with major and minor league pitch, hit and player tracking datasets, college and other amateur data, international baseball data, and many other baseball data sources

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3-5 years experience with data-driven web application development using:
  • ASP.NET/C# using MVC and WebAPI
  • nHibernate or other O/R framework
  • AngularJS and Bootstrap
• An understanding of CSS, cross-browser, and responsive web development, including a strong understanding of desktop vs. mobile UI/UX design techniques
• Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio and source code management tools (Subversion, Git, TFS/VSS)
• Proficient in SQL databases and various database design principles (Microsoft SQL Server a plus)
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle (requirements definition, design, development, testing, implementation, verification), Agile, and industry best practices
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills – must be able to breakdown a complex task and put together an execution strategy with little guidance
• An understanding of typical baseball data structures, basic and advanced baseball metrics, and knowledge of current baseball research areas a plus

Job Questions:

• How did you hear about this job?
• Do you have experience writing database-driven web applications, using ASP.Net/C#?
• Describe one data-driven web application you’ve developed and how you’ve utilized ASP.NET/C# and an RDBMS in its development?
• Do you have experience with AngularJS or other client-side Javascript framework?
• List any active websites or mobile applications you have developed (and the technologies they use) that might showcase your work.

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

Position: Data Engineer

Description:
The New York Yankees Baseball Operations department is accepting applications for an experienced data engineer with a focus on data quality analysis. This position reports to the senior Baseball Operations executives and will assist in the development and maintenance of the Yankees data processing pipelines.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepare, clean, format analytical datasets for processing by data scientists
• Become an expert in the team’s datasets, their strengths and weaknesses, and write code to pull and verify data in response to data scientist requests
• Using R, visualize complex, multi-source data to pinpoint data quality issues
• Build automated pipelines for processing and cleaning data
• Conduct database feature engineering to support ongoing quantitative research
• Work with developers to create and deploy systems for anomaly detection
• Interface with data scientists, software developers, and other baseball operations staff as needed
• Design department-wide principles and workflow for data quality management
• Serve as the main point-of-contact for questions about data structures, definitions, and quality

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of experience developing in SQL (preferably T-SQL)
• 2+ years of experience with data profiling, data modeling, and data pipeline development
• 2+ years of experience developing in R (or a similar statistical programming language), including experience with data manipulation and visualization in that language
• Ability to write succinct code with optimal performance and simplicity
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills – must be able to break down a complex task and put together an execution strategy with little guidance
• An understanding of typical baseball data structures, basic and advanced baseball metrics, and knowledge of current baseball research areas

Job Questions:

• How did you hear about this job?
• Describe your experience writing in T-SQL.
• Describe your experience writing in R. What packages do you use most?
• Describe your experience with data engineering and the specific techniques you’ve used.
• At a high-level, describe briefly what steps you would take to identify data biases or inconsistencies in an unfamiliar/new dataset?
• Have you ever worked with baseball data sets before? If so, please describe which ones and how you used them.

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

Position: Associate, Quantitative Analysis

Description:
This position is a rigorous 12-month program geared to prepare entry level candidates for a career within the Baseball Operations industry.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in research and analysis of various baseball topics
• Design, test and implement predictive models using advanced statistical techniques
• Prepare, manage, and visualize large-scale data sets
• Develop processes for monitoring and ensuring data quality across multiple data sources
• Responsibilities may also include data collection and entry, running database queries and administrative tasks

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field required
• Experience building predictive models, preferably in R
• Computer programming experience
• Experience using SQL
• Familiarity with current baseball research
• Understanding of fundamental concepts in statistics and probability

Job Questions:

• How did you hear about this job?
• When are you available to start?
• What classes have you completed in math, statistics, probability, and/or computer science?
• Describe any previous experience building statistical models.
• Which programming languages are you proficient in and what is your preferred language? If applicable to the language, please describe any libraries/packages you use.
• Describe any previous experience using SQL, if any.
• Please list any previous baseball/softball experience. This can include playing experience, research experience, coaching experience, writing experience, and more.
• Will you now or in the future need visa sponsorship status to lawfully work in the United States?

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

Position: Associate, Baseball Operations

Description:
This position is a rigorous 12-month program geared to prepare entry level candidates for a career within the Baseball Operations industry.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and prepare advance scouting material for the New York Yankees
• Support the Baseball Operations and Pro Scouting staffs with daily logistical tasks
• Chart select games from video, as well as execute additional video projects
• Introductory level player evaluation
• Assist with various research tasks
• Data collection and entry
• Administrative tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience working with BATS coaching system
• Must be able to recognize pitch types and know how to score a baseball game
• General understanding of MLB rules and regulations
• Detail oriented and organized
• Strong verbal communication and collaborative skills
• Experience working with video and in baseball

Job Questions:

• How did you hear about this job?
• What is the earliest date that you are available to start the Associate program?
• What are your favorite statistics for evaluating baseball players?
• What are your favorite baseball-related websites, books, or podcasts?
• Who do you think are the five best starting pitchers in MLB right now?
• Do you have any previous baseball or softball experience? Please provide specific examples.
• Will you now or in the future need visa sponsorship status to lawfully work in the United States?

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

These descriptions are intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to these positions. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by the employee. The New York Yankees is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.

Position: Boston Red Sox Analyst

Location: Boston, MA

Description:
The Boston Red Sox are seeking an Analyst for the team’s Baseball Analytics department. The role will support all areas of Baseball Operations while working closely with the SVP/Assistant GM, Director of Baseball Analytics, and the department’s team of analysts.

This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, intellectually curious environment and to impact player personnel and strategic decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Statistical modeling and quantitative analysis of a variety of data sources, for the purpose of player evaluation, strategic decision-making, decision analysis, etc.
• Effectively present analyses through the use of written reports and data visualization to disseminate insights to members of the Baseball Operations leadership.
• Maintain working expertise of leading-edge analytics, including publicly available research and novel statistical approaches, in order to recommend new or emerging techniques, technologies, models, and algorithms.
• Other projects and related duties as directed by the Director, Baseball Analytics, and other members of Baseball Operations leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field such as statistics, predictive analytics, data science, engineering, applied math, physics, quantitative social sciences, computer science, or operations research.
• Demonstrated experience with baseball data analysis.
• Advanced understanding of statistical methods or machine learning techniques.
• Proficiency with modern database technologies including SQL.
• Demonstrated experience with programming languages (e.g., R or Python).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical ideas to non-technical audiences using data visualization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Demonstrated work ethic, passion for baseball, and strong baseball knowledge, including familiarity with current baseball research and analysis.
• Attention to detail while also having the ability to work quickly and balance multiple priorities.
• Experience working for a major league club preferred.
• Ability to work evening, weekend, and holiday hours is a must.
• Other programming and database skills are a plus.

To Apply:
To apply, please send an email to analyticsresume@redsox.com with the subject “Office Analyst”. Please include the following items/answer:

• Updated resume
• Example of analysis you’ve done, preferably related to baseball.
• What is a project that you believe would add substantial value to a baseball team? Please describe the project and provide an overview of how you would complete it.

Position: Boston Red Sox Major League Clubhouse Analyst

Location: Boston, MA

Description:
The Boston Red Sox seek an analyst to support the major league coaching staff while working closely with the major league manager, senior analyst in Baseball Analytics, and Advance Scouting department.

This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, intellectually curious environment and to potentially impact player performance and on-field strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Statistical modeling and quantitative analysis of a variety of data sources, for the purpose of optimizing on-field player performance and strategic decision-making.
• Effectively present analyses through the use of written reports and data visualization to disseminate insights to members of the major league coaching staff.
• Travel with the major league team throughout the season, including to the Red Sox spring training facility. During the offseason this position will be based in Boston working with Baseball Analytics.
• Maintain working expertise of leading-edge analytics, including publicly available research and novel statistical approaches, in order to recommend new or emerging techniques, technologies, models, and algorithms.
• Other projects and related duties as directed by the major league manager, senior analyst in Baseball Analytics, and other members of Baseball Operations leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field such as statistics, predictive analytics, data science, engineering, applied math, physics, quantitative social sciences, computer science, or operations research.
• Demonstrated experience with baseball data analysis.
• Advanced understanding of statistical methods or machine learning techniques.
• Proficiency with modern database technologies including SQL.
• Demonstrated experience with programming languages (e.g., R or Python).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical ideas to non-technical audiences using data visualization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Demonstrated work ethic, passion for baseball, and strong baseball knowledge, including familiarity with current baseball research and analysis.
• Attention to detail while also having the ability to work quickly and balance multiple priorities.
• Experience working for a major league club preferred.
• Ability to work evening, weekend, and holiday hours is a must.
• Other programming and database skills are a plus.

To Apply:
To apply, please send an email to analyticsresume@redsox.com with the subject “Clubhouse Analyst.” Please include the following items/answers to the following questions:

• Updated resume
• Example of analysis you’ve done, preferably related to baseball
• What is a project that you believe would add substantial value to a baseball team? Please describe the project and provide an overview of how you would complete it.

Position: Research and Development Intern

Location: Kent, WA
Employment Details:

• Seasonal, $2500/month.
• No additional benefits.
• Start Date: As early as November 1st, 2018 – no later than December 1st, 2018
• End Date: April 1st, 2019, but exceptional applicants may be offered an extension through the summer
• Candidates will be expected to work ~40 hours per week.
• This is NOT a remote position. It is located in Kent, WA. No financial relocation assistance is offered, though Driveline will put you in contact with a number of affordable short-term housing options upon accepting the role, if offered.

Description:
You will spend your time on the floor checking in with athletes, monitoring their movements, answering questions and integrating with the skill-specific and High Performance teams to collect and analyze athlete data.

You’ll work on projects like:

• Preparing athletes for biomechanical assessments via retroreflective marker placement.
• Running assessment reports in our internal tools software and in industry-standard software like Visual3d, Motive:Body, and OpenSIM.
• Collecting and cleaning data for existing and new research projects.
• Filming athletes using our Edgertronic high-speed cameras, editing the videos, and organizing them for easy access by the coaches, athletes, and research team.
• Writing blog posts and creating social media content to document findings.
• Going through your own independent research project of your choice, from study design, to IRB approval, to data collection and analysis, and finally, publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

R&D interns at Driveline Baseball spend their entire week working on internal projects that push the limits of knowledge in the baseball training space. You will be given unparalleled access to technology that few labs in the world have access to, and you will be tasked with an independent project that will eventually be published in a peer-reviewed journal with your name attached and proper credit given (all publication fees are paid for by Driveline Baseball).

You will be given a laptop and standing desk to work at inside the research lab, on the floor, and with our athletes. This isn’t a front office “hidden” position where you crank out data and no one is counting on you – you will be interfacing daily with professional athletes.

This is an opportunity to advance your career and knowledge base while being paid.

A Great Candidate Demonstrates:

• Quantitative skill and experience in major statistical packages, like R-Studio.
• Previous experience with some form of biomechanical analysis software package.
• Open source project work on GitHub or openly published preprints/blogs to review. Driveline wants to know that you have contributed in some way on your own – this internship is very self-driven and is not micromanaged. Driveline needs independent thinkers, workers, and doers who take initiative.
• Previous experience in coaching or playing baseball. Knowledge of the game within the game results in faster on-ramping at Driveline Baseball.
• Excellent verbal communication skills. Deliver the right message at the right time.
• Excellent “feel.” That mix of empathy, common sense and likability that makes people trust you.
• A mindset for growth and learning. What do you want to be better at?
• Always organized.
• Proactively creates solutions to problems. You can’t help but do a little weekend side-project to solve that issue that’s been bugging you.

Requirements:

• Familiarity with Driveline’s mission, previous research, and blog posts.
• Passion for getting it right. “Smart people know how hard it is to know something.”
• Ability to work independently.
• Must be able to stand for 4+ hours straight.
• Must be able to lift 50+ pounds.

What is Not Required:
Any form of college education. Driveline cares about what you’ve done and what you’re passionate about independently, not what class load you’ve taken.

To Apply:
To apply, please fill out this Google Forms Application. Applications are due by 10/20/2018.

Following the end of the internship, candidates will be evaluated on an individual basis for full-time roles or internship extensions.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Driveline is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws. For employees and applicants for employment who have disabilities, Driveline provides reasonable accommodation.

Please note, this posting contains three positions.

Position: Atlanta Braves R&D Developer Trainee

Location: Atlanta, GA

Description:

The R&D Developer Trainee position emphasizes software and web development as it relates to the Baseball Operations department. The trainee’s main responsibilities will be to assist the R&D department with building proprietary applications for displaying baseball information and visualizations, maintaining existing information management systems, and developing additional productivity tools to aid in Baseball Operations decision making. Candidates must have proven experience with application and/or web development, with interest in baseball and sports analytics research as a strong plus. The position will report to Assistant General Manager, Research and Development.

Note: Applicants for full-season R&D Developer Trainee positions (Jan-Nov), and summer R&D Developer Intern positions (May-Aug) will be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development and maintenance of all proprietary software used within the Baseball Operations department.
• Work with department stakeholders to develop, deploy and test applications within IT best practice parameters.
• Build relationships, communicate effectively, and gather feedback from Baseball Operations staff to build new platforms and improve existing systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Past or expected BA or BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field of study or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated software development experience in one or more programming languages: Java, .NET, Python, Flask, Javascript, AngularJS, C#, C/C++.
• Familiarity with database technologies and SQL. Microsoft SQL Server experience is a plus.
• Ability to learn new technologies, including new coding languages.
• Strong work ethic, initiative, and the ability to solve technical problems.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including some nights and weekends as dictated by the Major League season.
• Must complete a successful background check.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of current baseball statistics and analytics used in player evaluation a plus
• Experience with data visualization a plus.
• Web development experience, especially with JavaScript, Angular JS, or Python Flask
• Experience with big data techniques.
• Demonstrated software development work product.
• Collegiate or other baseball playing experience.

To Apply:
If you are interested, please email your resume and any other materials to bravesrdpositions@gmail.com.

Position: Atlanta Braves R&D Analyst Trainee

Location: Atlanta, GA

Description:
The R&D Analyst Trainee 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 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 Assistant General Manager, Research and Development.

Note: Applicants for full-season R&D Analyst Trainee (Jan-Nov), and summer R&D Analyst Intern (May-Aug) positions will be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Perform advanced statistical analysis on large datasets in order to assist in the decision-making of the Baseball Operations department.
• Develop software, databases, models, applications, reports, and other information systems to increase efficiency of the Baseball Operations department.
• Perform ad-hoc research projects as requested and present results in a concise manner.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong foundation in the application of statistical concepts to baseball data, including familiarity with current state of baseball research.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with statistical modeling software (R or Python preferred).
• Ability to communicate concepts to individuals with diverse baseball backgrounds, including coaches, scouts and executives.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including some nights and weekends as dictated by the Major League season.
• Must complete a successful background check.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with statistical modeling and prediction techniques, including regression, classification, and machine learning.
• Web development experience, especially with JavaScript, Angular JS, or Python Flask.
• Experience with at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Perl).
• Experience with big data techniques a plus.
• Demonstrated baseball or other sports analytics research work product.
• Ability and desire to learn other programming languages as needed.
• Collegiate or other baseball playing experience.

To Apply:
If you are interested, please email your resume and any other materials to bravesrdpositions@gmail.com.

Position: Major League Operations Analyst

Location: Atlanta, GA

Description:
Support the Major League Operations group through the creation of tools for displaying and disseminating data, statistics, and other baseball-related information. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background and can work independently on self-contained projects, as well as an understanding of baseball research concepts and modern gameplay strategies. This position will report to the Director of Major League Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop tools and visualizations for disseminating statistical concepts.
• Conduct research projects for the Major League Operations group.
• Help build database and reporting infrastructure to support Major League advance report and coaching staff needs.
• Summarize project results in succinct, actionable format and present findings to the group.
• Work on Major League advance scouting process.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated track record as self-starter through independently-produced projects and/or writing (via online publication, etc.).
• Strong foundation in the application of statistical concepts to baseball data and the translation of data into actionable baseball recommendations.

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced-level capabilities in R and SQL.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Perl) and web development experience with Python Flask.
• Demonstrable independent research (published or unpublished) using publicly available datasets (i.e. PITCHf/x, Statcast, etc).

Duration:
January 2019 for calendar year. Depending on candidate qualifications position may be an internship or full-time.

To Apply:
Please email relevant materials, research, and resume to bravesopsjobs@gmail.com.

Please note, this posting contains multiple positions.

Position: Quantitative Analyst (full-time and summer), Baseball Research & Development

Description:
As a Quantitative Analyst (QA) or QA intern, you help shape the Phillies Baseball Operations strategies by processing, analyzing, and interpreting large and complex data. You do more than just crunch the numbers; you carefully plan the design of your own studies by asking and answering the right questions, while also working collaboratively with other analysts and software engineers on larger projects.

Using analytical rigor, you work with your team as you mine through data and see opportunities for the Phillies to improve. After communicating the results of your studies and experiments to the GM and executive staff, you collaborate with front office executives, scouts, coaches, and trainers to incorporate your findings into Phillies practices. Identifying the challenge is only half the job; you also work to figure out and implement the solution.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct statistical research projects and manage the integration of their outputs into our proprietary tools and applications (e.g., performance projections, player valuations, draft assessments, injury analyses, etc.)
• Communicate with front office executives, scouts, coaches, and medical staff to design and interpret statistical studies
• Assist the rest of the QA team with their projects by providing guidance and feedback on your areas of expertise within baseball, statistics, data visualization, and programming
• Continually enhance your knowledge of baseball and data science through reading, research, and discussion with your teammates and the rest of the front office
• Provide input in architecting the storage of baseball data

Required Qualifications:

• Deep understanding of statistics, including supervised and unsupervised learning, regularization, model assessment and selection, model inference and averaging, ensemble methods, etc.
• Meaningful work experience with statistical software (R, S-Plus, SAS, or similar), databases, and scripting languages such as Python
• Proven willingness to both teach others and learn new techniques
• Willingness to work as part of a team on complex projects
• Proven leadership and self-direction

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS, MS or PhD in Statistics or related (e.g., mathematics, physics, or ops research) or equivalent practical experience
• 0-5+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience drawing conclusions from data, communicating those conclusions to decision makers, and recommending actions

Position: Software Engineer (full-time and summer), Baseball Research & Development

The work of a Software Engineer (SWE) or SWE intern at the Phillies extends well beyond merely coding. As a SWE you contribute fresh ideas in a variety of areas, including information retrieval, networking and data storage, security, machine learning, natural language processing, UI design and mobile to shape the evolution of the Phillies baseball analytics systems.

Our ideal engineers will have a versatile skill set, be enthusiastic to handle new challenges and demonstrate leadership qualities. You will work closely with end-users across Scouting, Player Development and the Major League Coaching Staff while building software tools from the ground up. By identifying appropriate design specifications through collaboration with those end-users, you will build applications that conform to user needs.

Specific areas of focus may include, but are not limited to, the draft, free-agency, player valuation, player development, in-game strategy, and injury prevention. As a SWE you will have the opportunity to use your technical expertise to create software solutions that impact decision-making at the Phillies.

Responsibilities:

• Improve existing platforms and design new proprietary applications to be used directly by the GM and executive staff
• Collaborate with front office executives, scouts, coaches, and medical staff regarding the design and technical specifications of software solutions for Baseball Operations
• Work together with Baseball R&D department to help optimize the Phillies baseball analytics systems, including crafting solutions to efficiently and effectively synthesize, organize and present data from multiple third-party sources
• Help to augment the technical knowledge of the entire Baseball Operations department by providing training, mentorship and support on the use of all applications and tools built by the team

Required Qualifications:

• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
• Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, C#, Go, Objective C, Python or JavaScript)
• Interest and ability to learn new technologies as needed
• Experience working with two or more from the following: web application development, Unix/Linux environments, mobile application development, design thinking, machine learning, natural language processing, and data architecture
• Proven willingness to both teach others and learn new techniques
• Proven leadership and self-direction

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s, PhD degree, further education or 4+ years experience in engineering, computer science or other technical related field
• Prior experience managing/leading a technical team

To Apply:

Interested applicants for either position should submit both their resume and an answer to the following question:

How would you decide whether a minor league position player prospect is ready to be promoted to the major leagues? (250 word limit)

Tip: There’s no defined right or wrong answer. Responses are used to get some insight into how you approach problem solving and baseball in general.

Please note, the summer intern positions are paid.

Please submit your resume and question response to analytics@phillies.com no later than Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Applications not sent to analytics@phillies.com will not be considered.

Please note, this posting has three internship opportunities.

Position: Baseball Analytics Intern

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with importing, cleaning, and preparing of baseball datasets.
• Assist with the design, development, testing and support of proprietary data collection and decision-support systems.
• Design ad hoc SQL queries.
• Assist with statistical modeling of baseball data.
• Execute exploratory research and analysis as directed.
• Review public research on a regular basis.
• Provide support for important events such as the Rule 4 Draft, the trade deadline, contract negotiations and salary arbitration.
• Support Baseball Operations, Scouting and Player Development with ad hoc requests.
• Other duties as assigned by members of the Baseball Operations Department.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• The ideal candidate must be at least a college senior or recent graduate (within 6 months).
• Demonstrated familiarity with SQL querying and database design principles.
• Demonstrated knowledge with of baseball-specific data, modern statistical techniques and sabermetric analysis.
• Familiarity with R/Python and/or other software applications/languages used for statistical calculations and graphical representations.
• Experience with software development, including requirements definition, design, development, testing, and implementation, a plus.
• Experience with ETL processes that integrate multiple data sources, a plus.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent organizational skills.
• Highly motivated with excellent attention to detail.
• The ideal candidate must be available full-time.
• The ideal candidate must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as dictated by the baseball calendar.
• Willing and able to relocate to the Detroit metro area.

Working Conditions:

• Office Environment
• Some evening, weekend, and holiday hours will be required.

Duration:
January/May 2019 through December 2019.

To Apply:
To apply, please use this link.

Position: Baseball Software Development Intern

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with importing, cleaning, and preparing of baseball datasets.
• Assist with the design, development, testing and support of proprietary data collection and decision-support systems.
• Design ad hoc SQL queries.
• Assist with the day-to-day operations of data warehousing and modeling processes.
• Assist with documentation of current processes.
• Assist with the collection of bug information for all processes and user-facing systems.
• Provide support for important events such as the Rule 4 Draft, the trade deadline, contract negotiations and salary arbitration.
• Support Baseball Operations, Scouting and Player Development with ad hoc requests.
• Other duties as assigned by members of the Baseball Operations Department.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• The ideal candidate must be at least a college senior or recent graduate (within 6 months).
• Demonstrated familiarity with SQL querying, database design principles, and object-oriented programming concepts.
• Demonstrated familiarity with either C# and/or Java plus web application design in a Windows environment. Knowledge of Angular is a plus.
• Familiarity with R/Python, Shiny, and/or other software applications/languages used for statistical calculations and graphical representations, a plus.
• Experience with software development, including requirements definition, design, development, testing, and implementation, a plus.
• Experience with ETL processes that integrate multiple data sources, a plus.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent organizational skills.
• Highly motivated with excellent attention to detail.
• The ideal candidate must be available full-time.
• The ideal candidate must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as dictated by the baseball calendar.
• Willing and able to relocate to the Detroit metro area.

Working Conditions:

• Office Environment
• Some evening, weekend, and holiday hours will be required.

Duration:
January/May 2019 through December 2019.

To Apply:
To apply, please use this link.

Position: Minor League Baseball Information Intern

Location: Lakeland, Florida

Job Description:
This position is designed to assist with day-to-day department activities, projects, presentations and overall organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilization of STATS software to chart, upload and download game information.
• Act as main video personnel for both Gulf Coast League teams.
• Assist in day-to-day video operations during Spring Training.
• Daily management of data collected from various affiliates throughout the Minor League season.
• Preparation of advance scouting documentation prior to each series.
• Assist scouting staff with video needs from local and televised games and workouts.
• Recording of any on-field activity as requested by Tigers staff.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• The ideal candidate must be at least a college senior, recent graduate (within 6 months).
• The ideal candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent organizational skills.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent attention to detail.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent knowledge of general baseball concepts.
• The ideal candidate must be available full-time.
• The ideal candidate must be willing to work longs hours, including days, nights, weekends and holidays.
• The ideal candidate must be have excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

Working Conditions:

• Office Environment
• Some evening, weekend, and holiday hours will be required.

Duration:
February 2019 through October 2019.

To Apply:
To apply, please use this link.

Position: Software Developer

Location: Coplay, Pennsylvania

Position Overview:
Sports Info Solutions (SIS) is looking for candidates to fill a full-time position in their IT Department. The candidate will develop new features and products as well as help maintain existing internal and external products within a mature codebase. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building applications, including anything from back-end services to their client-end counterparts. The primary responsibilities will be to design and develop these applications, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Develop new features, applications and maintain existing applications and reports for use internally and by SIS clients, including MLB and NFL coaches and front office staff.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
• Full life-cycle development.
• Web and/or API development in C# and ASP.NET, including ASP.NET Core.
• Windows application development in VB and C#.
• Correspond with clients, including MLB and NFL teams, agents, media companies, and others.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess:

• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in C#, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems.
• Familiarity with the .NET framework, including .NET Core.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Strong familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server programming.
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns.
• Knack for writing clean, readable C# code.
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• ASP.NET (Web Forms or MVC), ASP.NET Core and Windows Forms.
• Knack for writing clean, readable C# code.
• Understanding of SSRS.
• HTML and CSS.
• In-depth knowledge of MS Development tools.
• Basics of Windows Server Administration.

Bonus Points for:

• Open Source (languages/databases/Linux), DevOps and either AWS or Azure experience.
• Self-motivated attitude.
• Able to work in a collaborative, team environment or independently as needed.
• Great communication skills.
• Knowledge of baseball statistics and analytics.

To Apply:
To apply, please use the following link: Sports Info Solutions Software Developer