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Kansas City Royals · 1 month ago

Analyst, Major League Hitting - Research & Development

Kauffman Stadium, One Royal Way, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

The Kansas City Royals are seeking a highly motivated and creative analyst to join the organization. The analyst will be fully integrated into the Major League clubhouse to provide resources, answers, and ideas to the Major League Hitting group, combining analytical expertise and communication skills to translate baseball data into actionable insights.

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Responsibilities

Be a critical thinker to improve resources for hitting development and game planning strategies

Build reports to deliver digestible insights to coaches and players

Effectively communicate data with Major League coaches, staff, and players

Perform ad-hoc data analysis to answer questions that help inform hitting decisions

Maintain our processes and pipeline to deliver hitting reports and the related data daily

Qualification

SQLRBaseball researchHitting evaluation metricsSoftware engineeringData analysisModel buildingHTMLCSSInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

Record of published baseball research and or a portfolio of technical projects in any domain

Strong proficiency with SQL and R to query and analyze data from large data sets

Interpersonal and communication skills to seamlessly interact with front office, analysts, coaches, players, and other Baseball Operations personnel

Familiarity with modern hitting evaluation and hitting development metrics

Preferred

Software engineering background with the ability to design and build systems programmatically

Experience building models with large data sets to answer research questions

Experience as a player, coach, or staff member in a high level sports environment

Proficiency with HTML and CSS to create and maintain interactive reports or PDFs

4-year degree or equivalent experience in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or related quantitative field

Benefits

Meal money is provided during Spring Training and road-games in season

Playoff bonus eligible

Company Benefits

401K

PTO

Company

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals operate in the sports industry offering professional baseball games, merchandise, and community programs.

Founded in 1969

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.mlb.com/royals

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Brooks Sherman

President of Real Estate Development

Cullen Maxey

President, Business Operations

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