Basketball Data Scientist San Francisco, CA - Remote

Swishanalytics; Mississippi; Remote; USD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative sports analytics startup is seeking a Basketball Data Scientist to join their dynamic team. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of sports betting products through advanced machine learning and statistical modeling. You will have the opportunity to ideate, develop, and enhance models that drive core algorithms, ensuring they are at the forefront of predictive analytics. If you are passionate about sports and data, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving industry. Join a creative team where your contributions will be valued and recognized!

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in developing machine learning models for sports.
• Expertise in probability and inferential statistics required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve machine learning models for sports betting.
• Analyze model performance and document findings for stakeholders.

Skills

Machine Learning

Statistical Modeling

Probability Theory

Inferential Statistics

Bayesian Statistics

Communication Skills

Education

Masters in Data Analytics

PhD in Data Science

Masters in Computer Science

Tools

Python

SQL

GitHub

AWS

Job description

Swish Analytics is a sports analytics, betting and fantasy startup building the next generation of predictive sports analytics data products. We believe that oddsmaking is a challenge rooted in engineering, mathematics, and sports betting expertise; not intuition. We're looking for team-oriented individuals with an authentic passion for accurate and predictive real-time data who can execute in a fast-paced, creative, and continually-evolving environment without sacrificing technical excellence. Our challenges are unique, so we hope you are comfortable in uncharted territory and passionate about building systems to support products across a variety of industries and consumer/enterprise clients.

Job Description

Swish Analytics is hiring Basketball Data Scientists to join our ever-growing team! Data Science is at the core of our business, so this team has true ownership and impact over developing core components of Swish's data products. We're hiring a Data Scientist to support our Sports Data Models.

Duties:

1. Ideate, develop and improve machine learning and statistical models that drive Swish’s core algorithms for producing state-of-the-art sports betting products.
2. Develop contextualized feature sets using sports specific domain knowledge.
3. Contribute to all stages of model development, from creating proof-of-concepts and beta testing, to partnering with data engineering and product teams to deploy new models.
4. Strive to constantly improve model performance using insights from rigorous offline and online experimentation.
5. Analyze results and outputs to assess model performance and identify model weaknesses for directing development efforts.
6. Adhere to software engineering best practices and contribute to shared code repositories.
7. Document modeling work and present to stakeholders and other technical and non-technical partners.

Requirements:

1. Masters degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science or related technical subject area; PhD highly preferred.
2. Demonstrated experience developing models at production scale for baseball or sports betting.
3. Expertise in Probability Theory, Machine Learning, Inferential Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods.
4. Minimum of 4+ years of demonstrated experience developing and delivering effective machine learning and/or statistical models to serve business needs in sports or sports betting.
5. Experience with relational SQL & Python.
6. Experience with source control tools such as GitHub and related CI/CD processes.
7. Experience working in AWS environments.
8. Proven track record of strong leadership skills, with the ability to partner with teams in solving complex problems by taking a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions.
9. Excellent communication skills to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Base salary: $120,000-175,000 (encompasses multiple levels and depends on experience).

Swish Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates who meet the qualifications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, genetic, military, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The position responsibilities are not limited to the responsibilities outlined above and are subject to change. At the employer’s discretion, this position may require successful completion of background and reference checks.