Junior Data Scientist - TennisViz

Ellipse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role with presence in London and Leeds

Company pension scheme

Company life insurance

Job summary

A leading sports data and analytics company in the UK is seeking a Junior Data Scientist to join its team at the forefront of sports analytics. This role involves analyzing athlete tracking data to provide insights to clients such as broadcasters and professional coaches. Candidates should have a strong interest in sports, detailed knowledge of the PyData stack, and experience in data visualization. This position offers a hybrid work model with offices in London and Leeds.

Qualifications

• Strong interest and knowledge in a variety of sports, in particular tennis.
• Experience with the PyData stack (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, matplotlib etc.).
• Knowledge of machine learning and statistical models.
• Basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Experience conveying complex information through Data Visualisation.

Responsibilities

• Work with experienced tennis analysts using an extensive tennis database.
• Analyse granular tracking data to generate insights on player performances.
• Opportunity to work on other sports like Cricket, Rugby & Horse Racing.

Skills

Strong interest in sports, particularly tennis

Experience with the PyData stack

Knowledge of machine learning models

Basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL

Experience in Data Visualisation

Job description

TennisViz, part of the Ellipse Group, is the world leader in using algorithmic software to process player and ball tracking data to create ground-breaking analysis in real time. Our unique automated software captures every shot, situation, phase, and tactic, which are the foundation of a new set of performance metrics called TennisViz Insights.

With ambitious plans for growth, we are looking to recruit a Junior Data Scientist to join us at the cutting edge of sports analytics.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of the growth story of our rapidly expanding business.

Responsibilities

• You will be working with experienced tennis analysts, using a very extensive tennis database consisting of match results, official point-by-point data and ball/player tracking data etc. from all levels of the professional game.
• You will be analysing and interpreting granular tracking data to generate new insights on player performances for use by clients such as broadcasters and professional coaches.
• You may also have the opportunity to work on other sports in the business such as Cricket, Rugby & Horse Racing.

Requirements

• Strong interest and knowledge in a variety of sports, in particular tennis.
• Experience with the PyData stack (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, matplotlib etc.).
• Knowledge of machine learning and statistical models, e.g. linear/logistic regression, decision trees, random forest, unsupervised methods etc.
• Basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Experience conveying complex information through Data Visualisation.

Nice to have

• Experience working with sports data.
• Understanding of version control systems like Git.
• Comfortable working with the command line.

Benefits

• Hybrid role with an expectation to work from our new offices in London and Leeds when required
• Company pension scheme
• Company life insurance

Equality & Diversity

Ellipse is committed to building an open and inclusive culture that supports personal development and learning. Ellipse believes in the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment, training, development and promotion despite any differences based on individual grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.

About Ellipse

TennisViz is part of Ellipse. Ellipse is a leading sports data and analytics company comprising CricViz, FootballViz, Horse Racing, RugbyViz (Oval and Stuart Farmer Media Services) and TennisViz. Working with the world’s biggest broadcasters, professional teams and rights holders, we simplify complex data to engage a broad and diverse audience and tell better stories about the sports we love.

Please apply using this link: https://ellipsedata.com/jobs/junior-data-scientist/

We cannot promise to respond to all applicans due to the volume we receive