Position: Houston Astros Baseball Research & Development Analyst

Location: Houston

Description:
The Houston Astros are seeking an Analyst for the team’s Baseball Research and Development group. The Analyst will work closely with the Director of R&D and the analytics team to conduct research and develop methods that encourage the effective understanding and application of information throughout Baseball Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Research, develop and test mathematical, statistical and predictive models to support Baseball Operations in player evaluation, roster construction and game tactics.
• Conduct research to improve the organization’s understanding of the game of baseball.
• Prepare and explore a variety of baseball data sets and construct workflows to utilize this data.
• Communicate closely with front office, coaching and scouting personnel in the gathering and application of baseball information .
• Evaluate and lead implementation of advanced technologies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in statistics, engineering, applied math, physics, quantitative social sciences, computer science, operations research or similar field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to communicate technical ideas to non-technical audiences using data visualization.
• Proficiency with R/Python or similar statistical programming languages.
• Experience analyzing baseball data and strong understanding of sabermetric concepts.
• Experience with machine learning techniques or video processing is strongly preferred.
• Experience with player tracking data or biometric data sets is strongly preferred.

To Apply:
Please apply here.