Senior Analyst – Baseball Research and Development

The Senior Analyst - Baseball Research and Development (R&D) will deliver research and tools to improve decision making, working with Baseball R&D, Baseball Systems and the entire Baseball Operations Department. The position requires a person who has intellectual curiosity, is a self-starter and can communicate technical and analytical concepts effectively to a non-technical audience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate existing data sources and build predictive or explanatory models to aid in a variety of player acquisition, player development and gameplay decisions.
• Collaborate with other Baseball Operations departments (e.g., Player Development, Performance Science) on studies, models and/or tooling to assist in meeting their specific departmental goals and strategic needs.
• Participate in cross-departmental collaboration efforts and provide guidance to senior leadership in strategic goal setting initiatives each quarter (OKRs).
• Investigate emerging data sources and identify potential for predictive value and actionable insights to improve decision making.
• Develop visualizations and other mechanisms for disseminating analytical results to Baseball Operations including consideration for less technically and analytically inclined consumers.
• Continually survey latest analytical methods and advancements in baseball research to apply cutting edge methods and data to problems.
• Understand current decision processes and information systems and offer enhancements and improvements.

Qualifications:

• Understanding of detailed statistical modeling techniques, including, but not limited to, linear regression, logistic regressions, machine learning, etc.
• Proficiency with an analytical software platform required, R or Python preferred.
• Proficiency with SQL and SQL databases required, Microsoft SQL preferred.
• Extensive experience with advanced statistical concepts, particularly those relevant to sabermetric player evaluation techniques.
• Understanding of baseball scouting, performance science, strength training or sports medicine preferred.