Position: Development Coach (Full-Time/Seasonal)

Location: Cubs minor league affiliates

Role:
This role will work closely with Player Development, Research and Development, and the coaching staff at a minor-league affiliate. The role will focus on collecting data from technologies, and assisting the coaching staff in leveraging information to aid in player development. Successful candidates will have a strong interest in evidence-based coaching and development, the technical aptitude to acquire expertise with the technologies and the resulting data, and the communication skills to work effectively with player development personnel to improve development outcomes for players. This position is located at one of the Cubs affiliates (Des Moines, Iowa; Knoxville, TN; South Bend, IN; Myrtle Beach, FL; Eugene, OR; Mesa, AZ), and would require travel on all road trips during the season.

Responsibilities:

• Assist coaching staff with accessing information and video
• Setup, operate and maintain technologies at the affiliate
• Monitor data from technologies to ensure data quality
• Write reports summarizing trends in data for coaches, player development
• Assist coaching staff in making use of technologies, as guided by player development
• Travel with the team

Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Aptitude for information technology
• Bachelor’s degree in an quantitative field preferred
• Experience with programming or scripting languages (e.g., C, Python, R, SQL) preferred
• Experience or strong interest in using baseball data to support coaching or skill development
• Knowledge of advanced baseball statistics preferred
• Fluency in Spanish preferred

To Apply:
To apply, please complete the application that can be found here.

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, the Cubs 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.

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