Position: Miami Marlins Baseball Operations Analyst Intern

Location: Jupiter, FL

Description:
The Baseball Operations Analyst Intern will assist Baseball Operations decision-making through the analysis and research of baseball information. The specific day-to-day responsibilities of this position will revolve around analyzing data to answer baseball-related questions. A competitive candidate will possess an established foundation of statistical, programming, and database skills. The position will report to the Director of Analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Research, develop, and test mathematical, statistical, and predictive models to support Baseball Operations in player evaluation, roster construction, and game tactics.
• Develop data pipelines and visualizations to increase efficiency of the Baseball Operations department.
• Expand upon Marlins analytical strategy by improving existing resources and creating new data models, metrics, applications, and reports.
• Perform ad-hoc research projects as requested and present results in a concise manner.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated baseball research and strong technical ability.
• Ability to communicate baseball analytics concepts to individuals with diverse baseball backgrounds, including coaches, scouts, and executives outside of analytics.
• Understanding of and passion for the game of baseball.
• Strong familiarity with current state of baseball research.
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and ability to self-direct.
• Ability to work extended hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Suggested Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field such as statistics, engineering, applied math, physics, computer science, or operations research.
• Meaningful work experience with relational databases and SQL, as well as experience with R, Python, or another statistical software required.
• Understanding of and experience with machine learning and other advanced forecasting techniques is strongly preferred.
• Experience with a scripting language (e.g. Powershell, Ruby, Perl) or web development strongly preferred.
• Ability and desire to learn other programming languages as needed.
• Baseball playing experience a plus.

To Apply:
Please email materials (resume, cover letter, research, etc.) to marlinsanalyticsjobs@gmail.com.