Job Posting: Detroit Tigers Baseball Analytics Associate
Position: Baseball Analytics Associate
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Job Description
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:
- Demonstrated familiarity with SQL querying and database design principles.
- Demonstrated knowledge 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.
- Physics coursework a plus.
- Highly motivated with excellent attention to detail.
- The candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- The candidate must have excellent organizational skills.
- The candidate must be available full-time.
- The candidate must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as dictated by the baseball calendar.
- The candidate is willing and able to relocate to the Detroit metro area.
Working Conditions:
- Remote working environment; potential for office environment.
- Some evening, weekend, and holiday hours will be required.
To Apply:
Please follow this link to apply.
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