Harrah's Cherokee Valley River · 3 hours ago
Graduate Data Scientist
Las Vegas, NV
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelHarrah's Cherokee Valley River is seeking a Graduate Data Scientist to join their Sportsbook team, where the candidate will gain hands-on experience in quantitative modeling and trading operations. The role involves supporting the development of predictive models for sports betting markets and participating in trading workflows.
Gambling & Casinos
Responsibilities
Assist in building, testing, and maintaining statistical models used to price sportsbook markets (e.g., moneyline, spreads, totals, props)
Conduct exploratory data analysis and feature engineering using historical sports data and real-time feeds
Analyze performance metrics like margin, P&L, and customer behavior to improve pricing accuracy and model calibration
Work closely with Trading, Product, and Engineering teams to support model improvements and ensure seamless trading execution
Stay up-to-date with sports analytics, statistical methods, and advanced machine learning; evaluate new methods to keep our models best-in-class
Support traders with pricing, risk management, and market monitoring during live events
Monitor odds movement, betting patterns, and liabilities to help ensure market efficiency
Contribute to setting pre-match and in-play prices using internal tools and models
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or similar
Solid foundation in probability and statistics, with an interest in applying these to real-world problems
Strong programming skills in Python (especially with data-focused libraries like pandas and NumPy)
Passion for sports and interest in sportsbook mechanics or financial markets
Strong attention to detail, especially when working with live data and pricing environments
Willingness to work flexible hours during major sporting events as needed
Preferred
Familiarity with sports betting odds and common market types (e.g., spread, totals, player props)
Exposure to sports analytics or participation in data competitions (e.g., Kaggle, university research)
Experience with data visualization tools or dashboarding
Prior experience in a sportsbook, trading desk, or similar high-tempo environment
Company
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River
An enterprise of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation, Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel is located in Murphy, North Carolina.
Founded in 2015Murphy, NC, US
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase