Football Data Scientist – Elite Performance Insights

Everton Football Club; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent football club in the UK is seeking a Data Scientist to enhance decision-making through actionable insights from complex data. This permanent role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, developing statistical models, and communicating findings to diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a quantitative education, and proficiency in SQL and Python or R. This position offers a chance to contribute to analytics in a dynamic football environment, located at Finch Farm training ground in Liverpool.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in statistics and hands-on experience with machine learning.
• Comfortable working with real-world data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate statistical and machine-learning models.
• Communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Design metrics to quantify player effectiveness and team cohesion.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

SQL

Python or R

Machine learning

Communication

Education

Degree in a quantitative field

Job description

A prominent football club in the UK is seeking a Data Scientist to enhance decision-making through actionable insights from complex data. This permanent role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, developing statistical models, and communicating findings to diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a quantitative education, and proficiency in SQL and Python or R. This position offers a chance to contribute to analytics in a dynamic football environment, located at Finch Farm training ground in Liverpool.