Job Posting: Boston Red Sox Baseball Operations Analytics Intern

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December 16, 2015

Position: Boston Red Sox Baseball Operations Analytics Intern

Location: Boston

Description:
The Boston Red Sox are seeking a Baseball Operations intern with a focus on analytics for the 2016 calendar year. The internship will provide exposure to all departments within baseball operations. Applicants must have a passion for baseball, strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work quickly while balancing multiple priorities.

Candidates must be available to start by the end of January and continue in the position until mid-December. The position reports to the Director of Major League Operations. Please note that such positions have the potential to lead to a full-time employment offer, but such an offer is not guaranteed.

Responsibilities:

  • Statistical modeling and quantitative analysis of a variety of data sources, for the purpose of player evaluation, strategic decision-making, decision analysis, etc.
  • Ad hoc queries and quantitative research in support of general Baseball Operations tasks.
  • Overseeing daily updates to our baseball information system.
  • Monitoring the quality of external data feeds.
  • Staying current on publicly available baseball research.
  • Various game-day duties, as necessary.
  • General intern duties.

Qualifications:

  • A strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, computer science and/or engineering.
  • Strong baseball knowledge.
  • Experience using SQL.
  • Familiarity with current baseball research and analysis.
  • Familiarity with a statistical software package such as R.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
  • Ability to work evening, weekend, and holiday hours is a must.
  • Other programming and database skills are a plus.

Compensation:
This position is compensated.

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To Apply:
To apply, please send an email to analyticsresume@redsox.com with the subject “2016 Analytics Internship”. Please include a resume and answers to the following questions:

  1. What computer programming experience do you have?
  2. 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.





 

Paul Swydan used to be the managing editor of The Hardball Times, a writer and editor for FanGraphs and a writer for Boston.com and The Boston Globe. Now, he owns The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Acton, Mass. Follow him on Twitter @Swydan. Follow the store @SilUnicornActon.

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descender
10 years ago

Oooooh I want this job. I’ll use truncate instead of properly rounding, slowly sending their franchise into a death-spiral over many years…. mwahahahaha.

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