Seasonal Baseball Analytics Associate

ilitch; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Detroit Tigers, Inc. is seeking an Associate, Baseball Analytics (Seasonal) to support the Baseball Operations group with data infrastructure, statistical analysis, and modeling that shapes on-field decision-making.

This hands-on role involves cleaning data, building queries and tools, and providing support during the Rule 4 Draft and trade deadline. You will work with a team that values rigorous analysis and independent thinking, perform data prep and analyses, and contribute to developing data

Qualifications

• Experience with statistical analysis and modeling.
• Knowledge of baseball data and sabermetrics.
• Ability to clean and structure large datasets.
• Experience with database queries and SQL-based tooling.

Responsibilities

• Support Analytics staff in research and analysis to improve on-field performance and identify insights.
• Aid in statistical analysis and modeling of baseball-related data.
• Assist in creating, testing, and maintaining data collection systems and tools.
• Design and implement custom database queries for data retrieval.
• Attend Baseball Analytics meetings to understand procedures.
• Review publicly available baseball research for insights.
• Provide support during major events like the Rule 4 Draft and trade deadline.
• Handle ad hoc data requests from Baseball Operations.

Skills

R/Python

SQL

Sabermetrics

Data visualization

Communication

Detail-oriented

Job description

Detroit Tigers, Inc. is seeking an Associate, Baseball Analytics (Seasonal) to support the Baseball Operations group with data infrastructure, statistical analysis, and modeling that shapes on-field decision-making.

This hands-on role involves cleaning data, building queries and tools, and providing support during the Rule 4 Draft and trade deadline. You will work with a team that values rigorous analysis and independent thinking, perform data prep and analyses, and contribute to developing data