Baseball Analytics Research Analyst

Athletics; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Athletics in Las Vegas, NV, is seeking a Research Analyst to support Baseball Operations, Research and Development. The role combines baseball insight with advanced analytics to evaluate players, teams, and game strategy.

Responsibilities include analyzing performance with Statcast and other datasets, building predictive models, and researching hitting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning. Collaboration with stakeholders to translate findings into recommendations is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, data science, computer science, or related quantitative field.
• Strong knowledge of baseball and familiarity with modern player evaluation and sabermetric concepts.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL, or comparable analytical programming languages.
• Experience building models to scale on large and semi/unstructured data sets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present ideas clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Analyze player performance using Statcast, traditional statistics, advanced metrics, tracking data, and proprietary organizational datasets.
• Develop and maintain statistical models used for player evaluation, performance forecasting, and decision support.
• Research hitting, pitching, fielding, baserunning, biomechanics, and other components of player performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations.
• Monitor league-wide trends and emerging strategies to identify opportunities for organizational improvement.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both highly quantitative colleagues and non-technical baseball staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Statistical modeling

Communication skills

Collaborative work

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, data science, or related quantitative field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

Athletics in Las Vegas, NV, is seeking a Research Analyst to support Baseball Operations, Research and Development. The role combines baseball insight with advanced analytics to evaluate players, teams, and game strategy.

Responsibilities include analyzing performance with Statcast and other datasets, building predictive models, and researching hitting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning. Collaboration with stakeholders to translate findings into recommendations is essential.