MLB Pitching Analytics & R&D Analyst

Gondola; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company benefits

401K

PTO

Job summary

The Kansas City Royals are seeking a highly motivated analyst to join the Major League Pitching group within the Research & Development department. Based in the clubhouse, you will provide data-driven insights to help coaching staff and players make informed pitching decisions and contribute to game planning and strategy.

You will build digestible reports, communicate clearly with MLB coaches and staff, and perform ad-hoc analyses while maintaining workflows to deliver daily pitching metrics and

Qualifications

• Record of published baseball research or a portfolio of technical projects
• Strong proficiency with SQL and R to query and analyze data from large data sets
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact with front office, analysts, coaches, players, and Baseball Operations personnel
• Familiarity with modern pitching evaluation and pitching development metrics

Responsibilities

• Be a critical thinker to improve resources for pitching development and game planning strategies
• Build reports to deliver digestible insights to coaches and players
• Effectively communicate data with Major League coaches, staff, and players
• Perform ad-hoc data analysis to answer questions that help inform pitching decisions
• Maintain our processes and pipeline to deliver pitching reports and the related data daily

Skills

SQL

R

Interpersonal skills

Pitching metrics

HTML/CSS

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Stats or related

Tools

HTML/CSS

Job description

The Kansas City Royals are seeking a highly motivated analyst to join the Major League Pitching group within the Research & Development department. Based in the clubhouse, you will provide data-driven insights to help coaching staff and players make informed pitching decisions and contribute to game planning and strategy.

You will build digestible reports, communicate clearly with MLB coaches and staff, and perform ad-hoc analyses while maintaining workflows to deliver daily pitching metrics and