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:
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