Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Smith Arnold Partners operates in the sports data science and analytics space, focusing on long-term partnerships with emerging professional talent. They are seeking a Sports Data Scientist to leverage data analysis to provide actionable insights and support decision-making within the NCAA collegiate sports transfer portal.
Responsibilities
- Build predictive models utilizing insights from client and sport knowledge
- Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify data-driven insights on the transfer portal to collegiate programs
- Answer ad-hoc questions regarding transfer targeting
- Ensure data integrity and accuracy across several data sources
- Build predictive models utilizing insights from client and sport knowledge
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
- Programming experience
- Proficiency with Python (pandas, polars, numpy) and SQL
- Experience generating data visualizations programmatically
- Deep Understanding of sports
- Strong communication skills and ability to convey complex data concepts to nontechnical audiences
- Strong self-motivation and curiosity to challenge traditional sports beliefs
- Attention to detail for accurate and timely report delivery
- Experience playing or working with college football, baseball or basketball teams
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