Senior Data Scientist, Baseball Analytics

Boston Red Sox•Boston, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Boston Red Sox seek a Senior Data Scientist for the club’s Baseball Analytics department to develop, evaluate, and optimize predictive models that enhance decision-making across all aspects of Baseball Operations. The Senior Data Scientist will collaborate closely with the Baseball Analytics team and other Baseball Operations stakeholders to influence player personnel decisions and strategic initiatives. As a senior member of the team, the Senior Data Scientist will help shape the data strategy of the department, influencing team growth and keeping the group on the cutting edge of predictive data science. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply advanced statistical techniques and data science to shape the team's future direction. The successful candidate will possess excellent analytical skills, a deep understanding of baseball, and the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences effectively. The specific role, level, and compensation package will be tailored to the selected candidate's qualifications and experience.

Requirements

Advanced understanding of modern statistical and machine learning methods and an advanced proficiency with popular data science languages and libraries.
Practical understanding of how to approach research questions to drive actionable insights.
Able to visualize, present and disseminate analyses to a diverse group of stakeholders (leadership, coaches, players, scouts, etc.) in a clean, intuitive, and engaging way.
PhD in a quantitative field (such as statistics, engineering, applied mathematics, physics, quantitative social sciences, computer science, computer vision, or operations research) or equivalent professional experience.
Expert proficiency in SQL and programming languages such as R or Python.
A passion for baseball and a strong desire to contribute to building a championship-winning team.
Effectively demonstrate universal competencies related to problem solving, teamwork, clarity of communication, and time management.
Embodying our culture of honesty, humility, relentlessness, and commitment to DEIB.

Responsibilities

Design and maintain robust predictive models and data pipelines to generate insights for player evaluation, acquisition, development, and performance optimization.
Craft compelling written reports and data visualizations to effectively communicate complex analyses to diverse audiences, including both technical specialists and Baseball Operations leadership.
Partner with the Baseball Systems team to seamlessly integrate new analytical findings into team applications and proactively identify and address data quality issues.
Take an active role in evaluating cutting-edge analytics and research from public and academic spaces to drive innovative ideas and methodologies to help continuously improve the department.
Introduce creative and novel methodologies to improve existing processes and enhance departmental decision making.