The NFL's Next Gen Stats team is seeking an experienced research analyst to assist in all facets of our offseason program. The candidate will help create and clean training datasets, help validate data as part of modeling process, build and maintain research dashboards and work on projects requested by broadcast partners. Next Gen Stats Research Analysts will work closely with various teams throughout the organization including Next Gen Stats Product and Engineering and various production groups. The ideal candidate will have a background in research, statistics and/or analytics while being an avid football fan with extensive knowledge of the players and game. Candidates must be self-motivated, and work well under tight deadlines.
Essential Functions
- Maintain and continue to improve Next Gen Stats research dashboards
- Assist in creating, cleaning training data and QA process for new Next Gen Stats metrics
- Help engineers re-train models for Next Gen Stats metrics
- Responsible for developing storylines based on own research within large data sets
- Assist in offseason projects to improve Next Gen Stats portfolio for third-party partner live game broadcasts
- Responsible for developing ideas for various forms of content for studio production shows and help see that the ideas are executed as graphics, segments, pieces and more.
- Develop original storylines and datapoints that provide statistical analysis of events, news stories and topical issues.
- Create social media content for Next Gen Stats social accounts
- Recognize and anticipate league and team trends, applying appropriate statistics to create content for various platforms including social media
- Initiate development in football analytics using Next Gen Stats
- Ensure accuracy of data before distribution
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in related field
- Extensive football knowledge required
- Comfortable working with large sets of data
- Proficient in Python and/or R for statistical analysis
- Must be able to communicate information accurately
- Ability to quickly learn new systems and programs
- Must be able to adhere to strict deadlines and react to breaking news
- Strong attention to detail
Preferred Education and Experience
- Experience building analysis using football statistics
- Proficient writing complex queries using SQL
- Experience using BI tools such as Tableau or Quicksight
Expected Hours of Work
- May work overtime as needed
- Must be available to work a flexible schedule
Salary / Pay Range
- This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.
Benefits Information
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At the NFL, in-person work at our offices is a top priority because it allows us to collaborate more effectively, build stronger connections, and maintain the culture that drives our success. This role requires onsite presence at an NFL office or stadium location, and remote and/or hybrid working options are not offered.
NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED.
The NFL is committed to building an inclusive work environment that reflects our incredible fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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