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Baseball Informatics Internship (FL) 

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  
Description

Job Summary

This position is responsible for a variety of data and analytical tasks within the Baseball Operations and Performance departments. Under the direction of the Baseball Informatics group, this position is responsible for the daily operation and several processes and various data collection, data maintenance, and analytical projects.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for a limited number of data and analytical tasks including the daily operation of several processes within Baseball Operations and Performance.                                 
  • Other duties as assigned by the Baseball Informatics and Performance groups.
  • Learn Performance team equipment, software, data collection, and data processing techniques.
  • Learn biomechanical testing techniques to be performed by Performance staff.
  • Operate and extend processes for data extraction, transformation, cleansing, and interpretation of internal and external data sources not limited to structured data but also including unstructured data.
  • Assist in creating clear and concise summary performance reports for a variety of internal audiences.
 
Position Requirements

Required

  • Must be available for the entire term of internship
  • Experience with Excel, Access, SQL Server or other data manipulation software required.
  • Experience with statistical analysis software such as R, SAS, or SPSS required.
  • An understanding of baseball related data including Trackman and Sportvision data sets.
  • An understanding of human anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of movement, particularly as it pertains to baseball.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with other team members and to problem solve independently.

Desired

  • Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, or currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program at a Junior, Senior or Graduate level
  • An understanding of sabermetric techniques for player evaluation strongly preferred.   
  • Experience with motion analysis software strongly preferred.                              
 
Location Bradenton, FL  
Full-Time/Part-Time Part-Time  
Shift Various Shifts  

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