Senior Data Analyst, Baseball Data Platform

Senior Data Analyst, Baseball Data Platform Major League Baseball (MLB) – Posted Mar 13, Full-time Our Baseball Data Platform team is looking for a Senior Data Analyst. The vision of the team is to capture the story of baseball through its data. As a Senior Data Analyst at MLB, you will fulfill that vision with play-by-play and Statcast tracking data by supporting our customers, tracking and improving data quality, and leveraging data to deliver insights. You will partner closely with world-class software engineers, data scientists, and subject matter experts with the sports' richest and most robust data at your fingertips. Responsibilities Investigate potential data quality issues both proactively and responsively Lead large data initiatives focused on strategic R&D goals, including increasing the scalability of alerting and resolving outlier data Implement high impact process changes with our support team based on internal operations data and logging Achieve comprehensive expertise in Baseball Data Platform. This includes knowing the schema, data lineage, and optimal usage patterns of all critical tables (e.g., pitch-by-pitch data, tracking data, weather data, etc.) Respond directly to inquiries from MLB clubs, broadcasters, and MLB leadership Define and enforce high standards for data documentation, code review, and statistical best practices within the R&D data team Build optimized queries and statistical reports/models, as appropriate, to identify and detect trends and present findings to MLB and Club personnel Design and produce reports delivering insights Collaborate with the Statcast engineering, product, data science, and content teams to produce the next generation of storytelling metrics Manage user accounts, permissions, and security protocols across key systems, ensuring compliance and data security standards are met Test/validate new data and metrics, and contribute input to their development Serve as the team's go-to resource for complex data problems. This involves assisting teammates with debugging inefficient queries, locating obscure data points, and understanding nuanced data definitions. Qualifications & Skills 5+ years of experience with data related to baseball Experience communicating professionally in a customer support role with technical and non-technical users Critical thinking skills and the ability to apply analytical insights to create positive change Self-motivated to seek out previously unidentified problems, resolve, and then scale them Highly collaborative in nature and team-oriented Proactive communicator with internal and external stakeholders Substantive knowledge of SQL or similar database querying experience Experience using R and/or Python for data analysis in a professional setting Knowledge of data visualization software like Looker or Tableau preferred Familiarity with baseball tracking systems, especially Statcast, is preferred Familiarity with data pipeline tools and best practices for scheduled processing and ETL/ELT is a plus Ability and desire to travel at times for baseball events and team meetings A love of baseball! Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 (Base Salary) + Bonus Perks & Benefits Competitive Benefits Package Company 401K Contribution Paid Time Off and Holidays Paid Parental Leave Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs Tuition Reimbursement Disability Benefits (short term and long term) Life and Accidental Death Insurance Pet Insurance J-18808-Ljbffr