Location: San Antonio,TX, USA
What You'll Do:
* Leverage analytical skills and knowledge of advanced basketball statistics to interpret basketball needs and translate them into data processes.
* Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with management, coaches, medical staff, and athletes.
* Perform ad hoc data mining on large volumes of basketball-related data as requests arise, via SQL, Excel, or other statistical tools, independently and under the direction of senior analytics staff.
* Contribute to the management and administration of a Microsoft SQL database server including periodic maintenance tasks, and ad hoc batch data entry/extracts on large volumes of basketball-related data as requests arise.
* Develop and maintain the internal site using modern Javascript. Includes both developing new features and upgrading/optimizing old ones as the need occurs.
* Support, develop, and maintain Data Science pipelines (in either R or Python) as requests arise.
* Other related duties as assigned.
Who You Are:
* Working knowledge of SQL REQUIRED
* Strong analytical skills, including an understanding of how to interpret basketball needs and translate them into statistical analyses.
* Strong project management skills, including the ability to work independently and coordinate multiple tasks.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel (including PivotTables), Word, PowerPoint, and other computer skills.
* Strong organizational skills, with a robust attention to detail, both to checking and working with data, as well as visual presentation of deliverables and reports.
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with and communicate with people from all departments and at all levels of the organization.
* Ability to handle high pressure situations while still being attentive to the detail and excellent work product required.
* Knowledge of advanced basketball statistics, and knowledge of common basketball analytical resources, both public and proprietary.
* Familiarity with basic statistical analysis techniques (eg, regression/modeling, hypothesis testing, categorical data analysis) and data visualization is a plus.
* Experience with one modern Javascript framework (Angular 2+, React, Vue) is a plus.
* Experience with one Data Science language and frameworks (R, Python) is a plus.
* Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive/confidential situations and information.
* A working knowledge of the NBA, and the NBA rules & regulations, is required.
* Stand/Sit/Walk for long periods of time.
* Ability to lift/push/pull 50 lbs.