Team Data Scientist

National Basketball Association (NBA)•New York, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is part of the Data Strategy & Analytics (“DSA”) group, responsible for delivering analytical insights and products to team stakeholders. The Team Data Scientist will be responsible for partnering with Team Marketing & Business Operations (“TMBO”) to evolve enterprise reporting that drives key decisions and outcomes tied to the team business (ticketing, partnerships, and marketing). Additionally, this role will support and drive more efficient team capabilities through predictive analyses and data visualization, while regularly interfacing with leadership across strategic, legal, and technical verticals to align efforts around our organization’s top financial priorities.

Requirements

coding in R or Python, with a background in SQL
BI tools, preferably Tableau or Power BI
Snowflake, Azure, or similar cloud data infrastructures
Familiarity with dbt
Developing methods to streamline processes and data flow through automation
Understanding existing data structures, including collection and standardization processes, and ability to help shape future processes going forward with an eye toward business needs
Ability to consult with business analysts and operators to understand their data needs, develop systems to access the data and convert the outputs into various formats for analysis
Comfort with ambiguity in data and experience in working with partners to optimize third-party data streams
Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field, with sports focus preferred
2+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data science and/or business intelligence role

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain analytical products for communicating the state of the team business to key stakeholders at the league office
Enhance current product and report generation process to expedite the delivery of insights to team executives across all areas of the business
Create new models and outputs that inform decision-making around fan communication and journeys with the NBA
Take technical ownership of key data submission portals, understanding how certain data inputs lead to business outcomes and decisions
Work with Team Marketing & Business Operations (“TMBO”) account managers on various analyses to support decision-making in the ticketing space and other business lines