Job Title: Biomechanical Analyst, Integrative Baseball Performance
Department: Integrative Baseball Performance
Reports To: Director, Integrative Baseball Performance
Location: Philadelphia, PA or Clearwater, FL

Description:

As a Biomechanical Analyst, you help shape The Phillies Baseball Operations and Performance strategies by processing, analyzing, and interpreting large and complex data. You carefully plan the design of studies by asking and answering the right questions, while also working collaboratively with other analysts, software engineers, field staff, Integrative Baseball Performance, and other cross-functional partners across the Baseball Operations department.

Using analytical rigor, you work with your team as you mine through data and uncover opportunities for The Phillies to improve while helping to create a stronger bridge between our Research & Development and Integrative Baseball Performance teams. After communicating the results of your studies and experiments to the GM and executive staff, you collaborate with front office executives, scouts, coaches, and trainers to incorporate your findings into Phillies practices. Identifying the challenge is only half the job; you also work to figure out and implement the solution. As a Biomechanical Analyst, you will be asked to take data in its rawest form and turn it into information for our coaching staff that is easy to understand and implement with our players.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct statistical research projects and manage the integration of their outputs into our proprietary tools and applications (e.g., performance projections, player evaluations, draft assessments, injury analysis, etc.)
• Integrate new and innovative technology and using it to define ideal performance for athletes throughout The Phillies organization
• Work cross-functionally between the Integrative Baseball Performance team and the QA team with their projects by providing guidance and feedback on your areas of expertise within baseball, statistics, data visualization, and programming
• Continually enhance your knowledge of baseball and data science through reading, research, and discussion with your teammates and the rest of the front office
• Use a combination of biomechanics and data analytics to provide metrics that will be of use to our training and strength and conditioning staffs
• Collaborate with partners across Integrative Baseball Performance and our R&D department on Technology validation, research, and vetting
• Provide input in architecting the storage of biomechanical data, staying on top of the trends in the constantly evolving field of performance and related technology

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Biomechanics, or a related field
• Deep understanding of statistics, including supervised and unsupervised learning, regularization, model assessment and selection, model inference and averaging, ensemble methods
• Experience working in a high performance environment with a focus on biomechanical research and data
• Meaningful work experience with statistical software (R, S-Plus, SAS, or similar), databases, and scripting languages such as Python or SQL
• Experience with data visualization in tools such as R-Shiny or Python Dash
• Proven willingness to both teach others and learn new techniques
• Willingness to work as part of a team on complex projects; being humble empathetic, and growth-minded are must-have characteristics
• Proven leadership and self-direction

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess or are pursuing a BS, MS or PhD in Statistics or related (e.g., mathematics, physics, or ops research) or equivalent practical experience
• 0-5+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience drawing conclusions from data, communicating those conclusions to decision makers, and recommending actions
• Experience operating and analyzing force plate data and markerless motion capture are a plus

The Phillies are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and are committed to growing a workforce diverse in perspective and background. We proudly strive to build a group of employees who represent the fans and communities we currently, and aim to, serve.