Utah Jazz · 1 month ago
Basketball Data Scientist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expThe Utah Jazz are looking for a Data Scientist to perform modeling and analysis that will help inform basketball decision-making. The role involves developing predictive models, performing data analysis, and collaborating with various departments within Basketball Operations.
Sports
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain models to better predict basketball outcomes and facilitate better decision-making across Basketball Operations
Perform ad hoc data analysis as necessary to help basketball decision-makers
Interface with all departments within Basketball Operations (scouting, coaching, analytics, sports science) and strive to understand and meet their needs
Identify, research, and implement opportunities for new models, data sources, and basketball analytics techniques
Help maintain and test datasets used to perform analysis
Maintain best practices for software development including test writing, documentation, and adherence to and improvement of coding standards
Protect the reputation of the company
Exemplify the Utah Jazz mission and values: transparent, all in, community obsessed, one team, and scrappy
Accept other duties, as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's in Statistics, Data Science, Math or equivalent experience
2+ years of experience analyzing data and training statistical models in a production environment using Python or R
2+ years of experience with basketball data and the latest basketball analytics techniques
2+ years of experience with data visualization
Expertise in statistics fundamentals and state-of-the-art predictive modeling techniques
A desire to work in a startup-like environment where you will be empowered to make design decisions
A track record of writing clean and well-documented code
Enthusiasm for basketball
Preferred
Nice to have experience with MLOps
Nice to have experience with SQL
Nice to have experience with data engineering
Company
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
John Larson
Chief Financial Officer
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Vice President of Corporate Partnerships Operations & Activation
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