Major League Strategy Fellow

Job Summary The role of Major League Strategy Fellow will utilize Baseball Development applications to identify actionable insights for the MLB team. This position will report to the MLB Analyst and will be based in St. Louis in the MLB clubhouse. Travel to Jupiter for Spring Training will be required. Even though not always there in person, this person should be available on the MLB team's schedule from the start of spring training to the end of the MLB season. Job Duties Provide MLB staff with detailed analyses of player data trends and deviations from their typical performance Give strategic insights and recommendations based on Baseball Development information Be a point of contact within Baseball Development for MLB staff with data related questions and ideas Identify new tools that Baseball Development can build to better serve MLB team Collaborate with Baseball Development in building new predictive models or actionable metrics Build prototypes, or collaborate with Baseball Development in building production versions, of future automated reports and applications Assist in the capture, dissemination, and utilization of video and data Assist in quality control of reports and applications created by Baseball Development and sent to MLB staff Experience Required Strong ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and verbal form Ability to work effectively with various stakeholders in a fast-paced team environment Humility, curiosity, and ability to interact productively with others Experience with modern baseball data including ball tracking, player tracking, and limb tracking data Demonstrated ability to communicate technical baseball data to non-technical audiences Experience communicating with baseball coaches and staff Familiarity with database querying languages Awareness of predictive modeling and machine learning concepts Proficiency at building easy to read data visualizations and reports is a plus, but not required Ability to build automated applications and/or websites is a plus, but not required Experience writing published articles and/or speaking on radio/podcasts/television about modern baseball data is a plus, but not required Show more Show less