Player Development Analytics Lead

Kansas City Royals; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas City Royals are seeking a highly motivated analyst to join the Research & Development team. Integrating with the Minor League Player Development system, the role translates baseball data into actionable insights to help develop top talent.

The analyst will oversee the development pipeline, build digestible reports for coaches and players, and communicate findings across the baseball operations staff. Strong SQL/R skills and a track record in baseball research are essential.

Qualifications

• Record of published baseball research or 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 staff.
• Familiarity with modern player evaluation and player development metrics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and run the Player Development pipeline delivering data and reports daily.
• Improve resources for player development strategies.
• Build reports to deliver digestible insights to coaches and players.
• Effectively communicate data with Minor League coaches, staff, and players.
• Perform ad-hoc data analysis to inform player development decisions.

Skills

SQL

R

Interpersonal communication

Analytics

Education

B.Sc. or higher in CS/Math/Stats or related

Tools

HTML/CSS

Job description

Kansas City Royals are seeking a highly motivated analyst to join the Research & Development team. Integrating with the Minor League Player Development system, the role translates baseball data into actionable insights to help develop top talent.

The analyst will oversee the development pipeline, build digestible reports for coaches and players, and communicate findings across the baseball operations staff. Strong SQL/R skills and a track record in baseball research are essential.