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Director, Data Analytics

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Data Analytics to take the helm of a high-performing team of data analytics professionals. This critical leadership role will be centered on ...

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Director of Data Analytics

Irvine, CA · On-site

Job Summary The Director of Data Analytics will own the roadmap for data, business intelligence, and analytics to drive clinical, operational, and financial performance. The Director will serve as ...

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What is the difference between Director Baseball Data Analytics vs Data Analyst?

AspectDirector Baseball Data AnalyticsData Analyst
Required CredentialsBachelor's/Master's in Data Science, Sports Management, or related fields; experience in baseball analyticsBachelor's in Data Science, Statistics, or related fields; entry-level to mid-level experience
Work EnvironmentMajor league teams, sports organizations, analytics firmsCorporate offices, sports organizations, consulting firms
Employer & Industry UsageSports industry, baseball teams, sports analytics companiesVarious industries including sports, finance, marketing, and healthcare

The main difference between a Director Baseball Data Analytics and a Data Analyst is the level of seniority and scope of responsibilities. The Director oversees analytics strategies, manages teams, and influences decision-making at a high level within baseball organizations. In contrast, a Data Analyst typically handles data collection, analysis, and reporting tasks under supervision. Both roles require strong analytical skills and familiarity with sports data, but the Director position demands more leadership experience and industry-specific knowledge.

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Senior Data Analyst, Baseball Data Platform

San Francisco, CA • On-site

SupportFinity™
IT Services • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about SupportFinity™external

$120K - $140K/yr

Other

Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 24 days ago

Job description

Senior Data Analyst, Baseball Data Platform

Major League Baseball (MLB) – Posted Mar 13, Full-time

Our Baseball Data Platform team is looking for a Senior Data Analyst. The vision of the team is to capture the story of baseball through its data. As a Senior Data Analyst at MLB, you will fulfill that vision with play-by-play and Statcast tracking data by supporting our customers, tracking and improving data quality, and leveraging data to deliver insights. You will partner closely with world-class software engineers, data scientists, and subject matter experts with the sports’ richest and most robust data at your fingertips.

Responsibilities
  • Investigate potential data quality issues both proactively and responsively
  • Lead large data initiatives focused on strategic R&D goals, including increasing the scalability of alerting and resolving outlier data
  • Implement high impact process changes with our support team based on internal operations data and logging
  • Achieve comprehensive expertise in Baseball Data Platform. This includes knowing the schema, data lineage, and optimal usage patterns of all critical tables (e.g., pitch-by-pitch data, tracking data, weather data, etc.)
  • Respond directly to inquiries from MLB clubs, broadcasters, and MLB leadership
  • Define and enforce high standards for data documentation, code review, and statistical best practices within the R&D data team
  • Build optimized queries and statistical reports/models, as appropriate, to identify and detect trends and present findings to MLB and Club personnel
  • Design and produce reports delivering insights
  • Collaborate with the Statcast engineering, product, data science, and content teams to produce the next generation of storytelling metrics
  • Manage user accounts, permissions, and security protocols across key systems, ensuring compliance and data security standards are met
  • Test/validate new data and metrics, and contribute input to their development
  • Serve as the team's go-to resource for complex data problems. This involves assisting teammates with debugging inefficient queries, locating obscure data points, and understanding nuanced data definitions.
Qualifications & Skills
  • 5+ years of experience with data related to baseball
  • Experience communicating professionally in a customer support role with technical and non-technical users
  • Critical thinking skills and the ability to apply analytical insights to create positive change
  • Self-motivated to seek out previously unidentified problems, resolve, and then scale them
  • Highly collaborative in nature and team-oriented
  • Proactive communicator with internal and external stakeholders
  • Substantive knowledge of SQL or similar database querying experience
  • Experience using R and/or Python for data analysis in a professional setting
  • Knowledge of data visualization software like Looker or Tableau preferred
  • Familiarity with baseball tracking systems, especially Statcast, is preferred
  • Familiarity with data pipeline tools and best practices for scheduled processing and ETL/ELT is a plus
  • Ability and desire to travel at times for baseball events and team meetings
  • A love of baseball!

Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 (Base Salary) + Bonus

Perks & Benefits
  • Competitive Benefits Package
  • Company 401K Contribution
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV
  • Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
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