Baseball Analytics Associate (Seasonal) - Drive Insights

Sports Careers; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Detroit Tigers, Inc. is seeking an Associate, Baseball Analytics for a seasonal, year-round role to support the Baseball Operations group with data infrastructure, statistical analysis, and modeling work that informs on-field decisions.

You will work firsthand with data cleaning, tool development, and insightful queries during high-stakes events. The role involves collaborating with analysts, building datasets, and applying statistical methods and programming skills to baseball problems in a

Qualifications

• Practical experience with R/Python or similar software and languages for statistical analysis and visual presentation.
• Practical experience in SQL or similar languages for database queries and understanding of database design principles.
• Demonstrated knowledge of baseball-specific data, advanced statistical methods, and sabermetric analysis.
• Highly motivated with a keen eye for detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Experience in software development, encompassing requirements identification, system design, coding, testing, and deployment is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support Analytics staff in conducting research and analysis to enhance on-field improvements and uncover new insights and opportunities.
• Aid in the statistical analysis and modeling of baseball-related data.
• Assist in creating, developing, testing, and maintaining specialized data collection systems and tools.
• Design and implement custom database queries tailored to meet specific data retrieval requirements.
• Attend Baseball Analytics meetings regularly to understand the department's operational procedures.
• Regularly review and analyze publicly available baseball research.
• Provide support during major baseball events, including the Rule 4 Draft and the trade deadline.
• Address ad hoc requests from the Baseball Operations teams and undertake additional responsibilities as assigned by the staff of the Baseball Operations Department.
• Provide comprehensive support with importing, cleansing, and preparing baseball data sets for detailed analysis.

Skills

R/Python

SQL

Sabermetrics knowledge

Communication

Organization

Software development experience

Job description

Detroit Tigers, Inc. is seeking an Associate, Baseball Analytics for a seasonal, year-round role to support the Baseball Operations group with data infrastructure, statistical analysis, and modeling work that informs on-field decisions.

You will work firsthand with data cleaning, tool development, and insightful queries during high-stakes events. The role involves collaborating with analysts, building datasets, and applying statistical methods and programming skills to baseball problems in a