Senior Data Scientist, Men's Insights — Hybrid & Impact

The FA; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Event day tickets

Free lunches at Wembley & St. George's

Private medical cover

Contributory pension

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working model

Job summary

The FA in England is seeking an England Men's Insights Senior Data Scientist to drive evidence-based insights across performance functions. You will design, train and optimise models using event data, optical and GPS data to support player selection and development.

Collaborate with the R&D team and stakeholders, deploy visualisations in web apps, and ensure findings are validated and embedded into decision-making. You will be required to be on site at St.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in a quantitative field or sports science with data science experience.
• Strong foundation in data science, including visualization, EDA, data wrangling, feature engineering, and model training.
• Experience with football-specific datasets and turning insights into decisions.
• Advanced statistical modelling using Python or R.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced analytical models and data-driven tools.
• Create visualisations and deploy them in web apps for stakeholder use.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical partners to embed insights.
• Ensure data quality and integration with existing analytics platforms.

Skills

Data science

Data visualization

EDA

Feature engineering

Python / R

Cloud computing

Stakeholder communication

Education

Quantitative degree or sports science

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

BigQuery

Job description

The FA in England is seeking an England Men's Insights Senior Data Scientist to drive evidence-based insights across performance functions. You will design, train and optimise models using event data, optical and GPS data to support player selection and development.

Collaborate with the R&D team and stakeholders, deploy visualisations in web apps, and ensure findings are validated and embedded into decision-making. You will be required to be on site at St.