Junior Analyst, Player Projections

Washington Nationals•Washington, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Analysts in the Player Projections department build models to predict player performance, in support of player acquisition, development, and deployment. The Nationals are seeking Analysts capable of building high quality data pipelines, conducting and incorporating advantage-seeking research, utilizing a deep knowledge of statistics and probability to build forecasts, and ensuring those forecasts impact outcomes on the field. The Junior Analyst, Player Projections will perform those duties in the context of major and minor league players, building models to explain and predict the performance of potential trade and free agent acquisitions while engaging with other departments (Acquisitions, Development, and Operations) and leadership to improve organizational decision-making.

Requirements

High-stakes decision-making under uncertainty
Programming (Python, R, etc.) and AI agent integration
Statistical modeling, forecasting, and probabilistic programming (using Stan, PyMC, etc.)
Machine learning methods and model evaluation
Data engineering and pipelining (SQL, etc.)
Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders about baseball research
Deep understanding of prospect valuation and/or a baseball focus area (hitting, pitching, fielding, baserunning, catcher defense, etc.)
Excellent communication, project/product management, and interpersonal skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and highly confidential environment
Deep alignment with and promotion of the organization’s values of joy, humility, integrity and competitiveness and vision to create an organization that becomes the envy of sport.

Responsibilities

Build models to predict player performance.
Build high quality data pipelines.
Conduct and incorporate advantage-seeking research.
Utilize a deep knowledge of statistics and probability to build forecasts.
Ensure forecasts impact outcomes on the field.
Build models to explain and predict the performance of potential trade and free agent acquisitions.
Engage with other departments (Acquisitions, Development, and Operations) and leadership to improve organizational decision-making.