Hockey Analytics Internship: Data-Driven Research

Pittsburgh Penguins; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins offer a Hockey Research & Development Internship in Pittsburgh, PA with remote consideration. You\'ll work with Hockey Operations to analyze data and inform decisions.

We seek students with strong math/statistics, programming in R/Python, and a passion for hockey. Internship runs up to 10 weeks (June–August), full-time 40 hours/week, with stipend offered and potential path to full-time.

Qualifications

• Rising college junior or senior, or current graduate student.
• Strong foundation in mathematics, physics, statistics, CS, engineering.
• Proficiency in programming with R, Python, or similar.
• Self-driven with attention to detail.
• Creative problem solving and analytical mindset.
• Passion for hockey and data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop statistical models using hockey data for player evaluation.
• Perform ad hoc data validation and analysis for Hockey Operations tasks.
• Formulate research questions and derive actionable insights.

Skills

Mathematics

Statistics

Programming (R/Python)

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Hockey interest

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student

Tools

R

Python

Job description

The Pittsburgh Penguins offer a Hockey Research & Development Internship in Pittsburgh, PA with remote consideration. You\'ll work with Hockey Operations to analyze data and inform decisions.

We seek students with strong math/statistics, programming in R/Python, and a passion for hockey. Internship runs up to 10 weeks (June–August), full-time 40 hours/week, with stipend offered and potential path to full-time.