Data Scientist – Chicago Fire Football Club (Chicago, IL)

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Chicago Fire FC (Club) is searching for a Data Scientist to join our football analytics department and work closely with our football operations staff. In this role, the Data Scientist will be responsible for using varied datasets from all on-field aspects of the sport to build predictive models, develop data-driven metrics, and deliver analyses and visualizations to support football operations stakeholders. The role will work with colleagues in the analytics department to set data standards and best practices across the Club.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Ideate, develop, and improve machine learning and statistical models used to inform football operations decision-making
  • Contribute to all stages of model development lifecycle, from prototyping and testing to deploying new models into production to evaluating online performance
  • Adhere to software engineering best practices and contribute to shared code repositories
  • Create and deploy statistical metrics to assess on-field performance
  • Present and communicate models and analyses to appropriate stakeholders
  • Ensure all data processes are efficient, reliable and in line with club standards and time frames
  • Develop strong working relationships across the multi-disciplinary team
  • Take on additional projects and responsibilities as assigned
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