The San Francisco Giants are seeking an Analyst to join the R&D team in the Baseball Operations department. This role focuses on long-term research that provides competitive advantages and involves analyzing player performance through various datasets.
Responsibilities
- Conduct long-term, open-ended research to advance the Giants’ understanding of player performance
- Extract novel patterns and actionable insights from both old and new baseball datasets, including careful evaluation of signal/noise ratio, confounding variables, and uncertainty
- Support the Director, Baseball Research on complex research projects and contribute original ideas
- Prototype research outputs into light weight tools and visualizations for use across Baseball Ops
- Perform ad-hoc statistical analysis and quantitative research to support various areas of Baseball Ops
- Evaluate and adapt public baseball research and vendors for potential integration
Skills
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in a quantitative field, such as engineering, physical sciences, computer science, or applied math
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g. Python, R)
- Experience building and validating statistical/ML models (regression, classification, etc.) on real datasets
- Demonstrated ability to complete open-ended, ambiguous projects from initial question to final deliverable
- Top-notch critical thinking skills, including ability to identify data issues; ability to articulate assumptions, limitations, and uncertainties in a process; and ability to distill complex topics into interpretable results
- Passion and curiosity for baseball analytics
- Strong work ethic with initiative and attention to detail
- Positive attitude and willingness to contribute to team culture
- Experience in computer vision, spatiotemporal data, or deep learning is a plus
- 1-2 years of sports experience and/or background in baseball or softball is a plus
Benefits
- Robust medical, dental and vision coverage
- Generous 401(K) matching program
- Complimentary Giants tickets
- Dedicated mental health support
- Hybrid working environment
- Transportation benefits
- Wellness programs
- Paid time off including half day Fridays during the season and an extended holiday break
Company Overview
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1883, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.mlb.com/giants.Company H1B Sponsorship
San Francisco Giants has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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