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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