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Lead a team of data scientists developing the next generation of Genius Sports’ market leading sports models
Oversee the implementation of predictive models across many sports
Lead your team in the development of algorithms to calculate the probabilities of sporting outcomes
Requirements
A BSc, MSc or PhD in Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computational Statistics, Machine Learning or other STEM subject
Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of successful delivery of high impact solutions to complex data science problems
Mentoring and Staff Development
Expert knowledge of probability and statistics
Expertise in a broad range of data science / machine learning algorithms (Monte Carlo simulation, neural networks, logistic regression, random forest, etc.) with a proven track record of delivering solutions to complex problems
Proficiency with Python or other scripting/programming languages (R, Matlab, etc)
Ability to bring clarity to complex domains, rapidly developing a deep understanding and challenging unclear requirements
Familiarity with sports rules and strategies (football, American football, basketball, tennis, ice hockey, baseball, etc.)
Nice to have
Sports betting
Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) covering the full life cycle from model creation, deployment (Gitlab, AWS, Docker) and retraining
Data engineering
Rust, C++, other programming languages
Real-time systems and/or high-performance computing