Senior Data Scientist - Cricket

Pythia Sports; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports analytics firm in London is seeking a Senior Data Scientist specializing in cricket modelling and simulation. The successful candidate will perform statistical analysis, develop predictive models, and ensure the data's robustness and validity. A PhD or equivalent industry experience is required, along with proficiency in Python. This hybrid role entails office attendance twice a week, offering benefits like health insurance, enhanced parental leave, and 36 days of total holiday allowance.

Benefits

Private health and dental insurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced paternity and maternity leave

Exciting development opportunities

36 days holiday total allowance

Qualifications

• Multiple years of experience in a team-leading role within a sporting context.
• Deep understanding of statistical robustness and data validity.
• Proven track record of using data to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and conduct statistical analysis of predictive models.
• Uncover trends in multiple sports datasets.
• Build and maintain data-driven predictive models.

Skills

Advanced statistics and modelling techniques

Strong programming skills (Python)

Data validation and integrity

Strong communication skills

Education

PhD or equivalent industry experience

Tools

Cloud computing

Job description

Pythia Sports are looking for a creative thinking and experienced person to join their established in-house modelling team as a Senior Data Scientist in cricket modelling and simulation. The purpose of the role is to develop, and conduct statistical analysis of, human-interpretable predictive models for a cricket prediction pipeline.

Currently working hybrid from our central London office.

As a Senior Data Scientist you will:

• Have a deep understanding of the data, its limitations and meaning, including the investigation of data validity
• Uncover trends in multiple sports datasets
• Build and maintain data-driven predictive models
• Research and apply novel modelling techniques
• Build and maintain model validation metrics to regularly track performance
• Have awareness of the limitations of any model output
• Have an understanding of statistical robustness and validity.

Key Skills / Qualifications

• Multiple years experience in a team-leading role utilising advanced statistics and modelling techniques – preferably in a sporting context
• PhD or equivalent industry experience with data
• Strong programming skills, with a preference for Python
• A long and proven track record of using data to solve complex problems
• Experience working with cloud computing (desirable).

Attributes and experience that would also be a big plus

• A keen interest in cricket, especially limited overs cricket
• Previous professional experience working with cricket analytics

Candidate Overview

The successful Senior Data Scientist will be an innovative, self-driven person with high levels of integrity. They will be working closely with local and remote teams and therefore need to be highly communicative, but also work well independently. They must be well organised and have the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

This is a hybrid role with London Victoria office attendance expected twice a week.

What to expect from the selection process

• CV screening
• 1st interview with Modelling team
• Take home data challenge
• Final interview split between senior management team and Cricket team. All stages are eliminatory.

Company Overview

Pythia Sports is a fast growing technology company with a focus on predictive sports modelling and data collection. We focus on being the best at what we do and recognise that our success comes from having the best employees and keeping them happy. We pride ourselves on hiring talented, creative and free thinkers.

Here you will find a relaxed atmosphere, monthly social events and amazing people!

We also offer private health and dental insurance, cycle to work scheme, enhanced paternity and maternity leave, enhanced sick pay, 36 days holiday total allowance and exciting development opportunities.

Pythia Sports employees are expected to embrace the company philosophy of integrity combined with innovation and cutting edge technology.