Quantitative Analyst - Cricket

Smartodds; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports analytics firm in Greater London is hiring a Cricket Quantitative Analyst to develop predictive models and conduct statistical analysis across various sports. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in Statistics or a related field, along with strong programming skills in R or Python. Responsibilities include creating models for predicting outcomes and supporting clients in pricing tasks. This role offers a supportive environment with significant opportunities for personal development and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

30 days holiday

In-house chef

Team sporting events

Cycle to work scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience with probabilistic and statistical modelling.
• Demonstrated passion for sports modelling through projects.
• Ability to work within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Develop predictive models for pre-match and in-play outcomes.
• Support clients in pricing tasks with mathematical libraries.
• Carry out statistical analysis and communicate results.

Skills

Statistical modelling

Programming in Python

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

MSc in Statistics or related field

PhD or equivalent

Tools

R

SQL

C++

Job description

We have a fantastic new opportunity to join our team at Smartodds as a Cricket Quantitative Analyst.

Based in North London, Smartodds provides in-depth research and analysis on sporting events around the world, supported by world-class, bespoke software platforms.

We are proud of our collaborative and dynamic culture, grounded in our core values of Boldness, Open-mindedness, Ownership, and Togetherness.

We are a supportive and collaborative team - our environment is open, inclusive, and focused on doing great work together. About the role As a member of the Quant Team, you will join an exciting environment, predicting outcomes of professional sports on behalf of our clients.

We focus on football, baseball, basketball, cricket, tennis, American football, ice hockey, horseracingand golf. In this role, you willjoin ourcurrentteam of cricketquant analystsindevelopingstatistical modelsprimarilyforcricket,while alsosupportingresearch into othersports,as well asinvestigatinghow our predictions can beleveragedto improve profitability and the overall commercial performance. Furthermore,youwillplay a key role in developing and supporting the reliable production of high-quality predictions for our clients.

We highly value the personal development of our teammembersandyou willthereforebe able toallocatededicated time to improve your skills and gain the necessary experience that will enable you to progress into more senior roles. You’ll have plenty of autonomy to execute your models from idea to code to validation to (hopefully) deployment, integrating your well documented and tested code into our internal libraries to help in prediction for at least one of the above sports. The atmosphere is a collaborative academic one with peer reviews, research talks, and the opportunity for further education.

Unlike academia though, the market is there to give immediate feedback on how good your model is.

This makes the job challenging but also very exciting. Whilewe are open to applications from anyone who meets theminimumrequirements, we would be especially keen to hear from applicants with more substantial research experiencefor thisparticular role. Key Responsibilities Contribute toidentifyingpromising research directions; ensure research is carried out to the highest standard Developcricketpredictive models forboth pre-match andin-play Contribute to discussions and efforts toidentifyweaknesses and potential improvements in existing models across all sports Support Smartodds' clients in their pricing tasks by developing,maintainingand supporting the mathematical libraries behind our range of tools and models and s oftware that delivers model predictions into production Perform statistical analysis of datasets, testing well-defined hypotheses and effectively communicating results to the various stakeholders, including Smartodds' clients Attend at least one event to support your professional development as a sports quant analyst on an annual basis : conferences, courses, meet-ups, networking events; in-person or remotely; on sports, statistics, machine learning, gambling, etc. Skills & Experience Required MSc in Statistics or a related field (e.g., Data Science or Mathematics), or another field (such as Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, etc) with some experience in statistics PhD or equivalent in statistics(orrelated area)or3+ years of work experience in a relevant role,e.gSports quantitative analyst for a betting syndicate or a bookmaker Extensive experience of probabilistic and statistical modelling Strong programming skills in one high level language such as R or Python Demonstrated passion for working in sports modelling,evidencedby personal projects, MSc project in a related area or statistical analyses of sports or teams Ability to communicate results to those with and without specialist knowledge Ability to work in the UK Preferred A strong interest incricketdemonstratedbypreviousattempts to model outcomes or analyse data Good understanding of sports betting markets Experience with and / or knowledge of Bayesian models, state space models, filtering and smoothing, computational statistics and approximate inference methods Experience with and / or knowledge of machine and statistical learning, deep neural networks, feature engineering, reinforcement learning, dynamicoptimisationandoptimalcontrol Experience with automated trading systems Strong software development foundations Experience with anyadditionalprogramming languages(suchasC++orJulia) Familiarity with database technologies, e.g., SQL, MongoDB, Redis, Postgres Experience with version control, codereviewsand merge requests What you can expect in return – Our Benefits From Day One 30 days holiday (in addition to bank & public holidays) In-house chef* In-house masseuse* Team sporting events 25% discount on Brentford Football Club merchandise Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Interest-free travel season ticket loan Offsite trips *Available on selected days After 3 Months Pension - Employer Contribution starting at 5.5%, and employee starting at 2.5% Income protection – 75% of salary (subject to terms & conditions) After Probation Private Medical Insurance - including coverage of any excess payment Health Cash Plan via Medicash Life Assurance (4 x times earnings at time of death) Enhanced Company Sick Pay A discretionary annual bonus After 2 Years Increase in Employer Pension to 6% (to a minimum employee contribution of 3%) Enhanced Maternity Pay Enhanced Paternity Pay After 4 Years Increase in Employer’s Pension to 7% (to a minimum employee contribution of 3.5%) Powered by JazzHR