Remote Sports Data Analyst: Insights That Elevate

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote with flexible hours

Health, dental and vision insurance

Access to analytics tools

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Sports Data Analyst to join a fully remote team, collecting and processing large datasets from sporting events and players to uncover trends and performance metrics.

You'll build statistical models, generate reports and dashboards for coaches and management, define KPIs, and collaborate with technical teams to ensure data integrity, enabling data-driven decisions across the organization.

Qualifications

• Masters/PhD in quantitative field with sports data focus.
• Strong statistical and analytical skills.
• Experience translating data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and process large sports data from diverse sources.
• Develop statistical models and ML algorithms to analyze performance.
• Generate reports and visualizations for coaches and management.
• Identify KPIs and provide data-driven strategic recommendations.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure data integrity.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Communication skills

Education

Master's/PhD in Statistics/Data Science/Mathematics/Sports Science

Tools

Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn)

R

Data Visualization tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Sports Data Analyst to join a fully remote team, collecting and processing large datasets from sporting events and players to uncover trends and performance metrics.

You'll build statistical models, generate reports and dashboards for coaches and management, define KPIs, and collaborate with technical teams to ensure data integrity, enabling data-driven decisions across the organization.