Data Scientist (Intelligence) - Remote

Teamworks, the Operating System for Sports™, powers more than 6,500 sports organizations worldwide, including collegiate athletic departments and teams across all major professional leagues. With almost 500 exceptional employees located in over a dozen different countries, Teamworks’ software solutions drive the operations of the most recognizable sports properties in the world.

Teamworks Intelligence, formerly Zelus Analytics, is the sports analytics division of Teamworks, focused on delivering cutting-edge insights to elite teams through advanced data science. We’re hiring Data Scientists at all levels across multiple sports—including Football, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey, and Soccer—to help build the next generation of performance analytics. One of our key openings is for a Staff Data Scientist to lead technical innovation, modeling, and mentorship within our Football Intelligence platform.

This is an opportunity to shape the future of football analytics at a company that is revolutionizing sports intelligence. If you are passionate about data science and football, and you thrive in a collaborative, high-impact environment, we would love to hear from you.

Game Plan - How You'll Drive Impact:

• Provide technical leadership for football analytics, guiding model development and implementation.
• Design and optimize advanced predictive models using tracking data and player performance analytics.
• Lead the development of football analytics tools and metrics for scouting departments.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to productionalize and deploy models at scale.
• Mentor and support other data scientists, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Engage with football operations and scouting departments to translate complex analytics into actionable insights.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, integrating new methodologies into Teamworks Intelligence’s suite of products.

Additionally, a Senior Data Scientist will be expected to:

• Provide guidance and technical mentorship for junior data scientists.
• Plan and coordinate the development of complex projects from start to finish.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge in at least one specific methodological framework or sports analytics domain.
• Effectively communicate and explain challenging technical concepts to both internal and external audiences.
• Assist with recruiting and outreach for the data science team, including building a diverse network of future candidates.

Additionally, a Staff Data Scientist will be expected to:

• Identify and recommend new research opportunities and modeling approaches to push the cutting edge of our sports intelligence platforms.
• Design frameworks or methodological approaches to be applied to common research problems across sports.
• Recommend strategies for developing and/or applying quantitative models to new sports or products.
• Provide guidance and technical mentorship to both junior and senior data scientists.
• Represent Teamworks Intelligence at conferences or through other public forums.
• Lead model design for multiple projects and provide technical supervision on all aspects of model development.
• Make substantial contributions across the most challenging, high-impact, and differentiated capabilities for one or more of our sports intelligence platforms.

Player Profile - What You Bring to the Team:

• Strong experience working with sports data, especially tracking data and player performance analytics.
• Deep statistical expertise, including proficiency in Bayesian modeling, machine learning, optimization, and simulation.
• Strong technical leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to guide a small team and drive large-scale analytical projects.
• Ability to communicate complex technical findings to non-technical stakeholders, particularly in football operations and scouting.
• Hands-on experience with P