Lead/Senior Quantitative Analyst, Predictive Modeling
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The Phillies
📍Remote - United States
Summary
Join the Phillies Baseball Operations team as a Lead/Senior Quantitative Analyst, Predictive Modeling. You will build statistical models to forecast player performance and communicate findings to decision-makers. Leveraging analytical rigor and sophisticated statistical modeling, you'll identify opportunities for improvement in player development and evaluation. This role involves cutting-edge research in biomechanics, human movement, and ball-flight physics. You will collaborate with subject matter experts and mentor other team members. The position offers the chance to apply research findings to player evaluation and contribute to model-driven decision-making.
Requirements
- 2-5+ years of relevant work or graduate school experience
- Possess or are pursuing a BS, MS or PhD in Statistics or related (e.g., mathematics, physics, or ops research) or equivalent practical experience
- Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, statistical software (R, S-Plus, SAS, or similar), and databases (SQL)
- Demonstrated experience designing, constructing, implementing, and leading technical research projects for use by non-technical stakeholders
- Proven willingness to both teach others and learn new techniques
- Willingness to work as part of a team on complex projects
- Proven leadership and self-direction
Responsibilities
- Conduct and oversee statistical forecasting projects in multiple baseball subject areas
- Collaborate with baseball subject matter experts in scouting, development, biomechanics, machine learning, decision science, and more, integrating their expertise into player evaluation models
- Maximize organizational impact of the department’s player evaluation models by advocating model-driven decision-making in various baseball contexts
- Ensure projects conform to best practices for implementing, maintaining, and improving predictive models throughout their life cycles
- Assist and mentor other members of the QA team with their projects by providing guidance and feedback on your areas of expertise within baseball and statistical modeling
- Continually enhance your and your colleagues’ knowledge of baseball and data science through documentation, reading, research, and discussion with your teammates and the rest of the front office
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with a probabilistic programming language (Stan, PyMC, etc.)
- Experience managing or overseeing the work of other data scientists or analysts
- Experience with model-driven decision-making under uncertainty (eg. a rigorous approach to fantasy sports, poker, etc.)
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