Football Data Scientist: Predictive Models & Insights

EFL; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious football club in England is seeking a Data Scientist to develop and maintain statistical and machine learning models. The successful candidate will have strong expertise in Python and SQL, and will focus on extracting insights from data while communicating results effectively to stakeholders. The role also involves monitoring model performance and implementing improvements as needed. This position is ideal for someone with a background in data science and a passion for football.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Python and SQL.
• Experience preparing datasets, including data cleaning and validation.
• Proven experience building and deploying models using Python libraries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain statistical and machine learning models.
• Monitor models for performance and implement improvements.
• Translate football questions into modelling solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data cleaning

Machine learning

Statistical modelling

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering

Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics

Tools

SciPy

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

Snowflake

Git

MLflow

Job description

A prestigious football club in England is seeking a Data Scientist to develop and maintain statistical and machine learning models. The successful candidate will have strong expertise in Python and SQL, and will focus on extracting insights from data while communicating results effectively to stakeholders. The role also involves monitoring model performance and implementing improvements as needed. This position is ideal for someone with a background in data science and a passion for football.