What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead/Senior Quantitative Analyst, Predictive Modeling position at Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Operations Department?
Title : Lead / Senior Quantitative Analyst, Predictive Modeling
Department : Baseball Research & Development
Reports to : Director, Predictive Modeling
Status : Regular Full-Time
Location : Philadelphia, PA; also open to Remote
Job Description As a Lead / Senior Quantitative Analyst, Predictive Modeling, you help shape the future of Phillies Baseball Operations by building statistical models to forecast player performance and communicating those results to decision-makers. Using analytical rigor and sophisticated statistical modeling techniques, you identify opportunities for the Phillies to improve via the application of forecasts to player development and evaluation. Join a team doing cutting-edge foundational research on biomechanics, human movement, ball-flight physics, and more, with the unique opportunity to apply those findings to player evaluation.
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
Required Qualifications
years of experience and education. Typically we consider candidates as Lead QA
around 2-3 years of experience and Senior QA around 4-5 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications
Interested applicants should submit both their resume and an answer to the following question :
The R&D department has been asked to identify the best defensive first baseman in baseball. What models would you build to answer that question, and how would you apply those models to decision-making? (250 word limit)
Tip : There's no defined right or wrong answer. Responses are used to get some insight into how you approach problem solving and baseball in general.
The Phillies are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and are committed to growing a workforce diverse in perspective and background. We proudly strive to build a group of employees who represent the fans and communities we currently, and aim to, serve.
