Remote Sports Data Scientist - Predictive Analytics

Placements24

Pretoria

Hybrid

ZAR 1,496,000 - 2,161,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Performance incentives

Professional development budget

Access to advanced computing resources

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Sports Data Scientist to join our globally distributed team. You will design advanced statistical models and ML algorithms to extract insights from sports data and develop predictive tools for athlete performance and fan engagement.

Work fully remotely with a strong emphasis on collaboration across disciplines. You will build data pipelines, run experiments, and present actionable recommendations to leadership, leveraging cutting-edge analytics to advance sports

Qualifications

PhD or Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as Data Science, Statistics, CS or Physics.
Minimum 6 years of professional Data Scientist experience with a focus on sports analytics.
Proficiency in Python or R and libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow.
Strong knowledge of statistical modeling, ML techniques and experimental design.
Experience with SQL/NoSQL and data visualization tools like Tableau.

Responsibilities

Design, develop and deploy sophisticated statistical models and ML algorithms on sports data.
Clean, transform and integrate large datasets from diverse sources.
Identify trends and insights to inform decisions for athletes, teams and orgs.
Collaborate with scientists, coaches and product teams to translate findings into applications.
Build and maintain data pipelines and dashboards for real-time monitoring.
Conduct A/B testing and experiments to evaluate strategies.
Present findings clearly to stakeholders; stay current with data science advancements.