Quantitative Analyst, Applied Biomechanics

Title: Quantitative Analyst, Applied Biomechanics
Department: Baseball Solutions - Applied Biomechanics
Reports to: Manager, Applied Biomechanics or Manager, Foundational Research
Status: Regular Full-Time
Location: Philadelphia, PA or Clearwater, FL

Overview:

The Philadelphia Phillies are hiring a Quantitative Analyst to join our Applied Biomechanics team, with a focus on quantitative modeling and analysis. In this role, you’ll use biomechanical and/or high performance data to answer practical questions about player evaluation, development, and on-field outcomes. You’ll help translate complex data into clear, objective insights that support coaches, analysts, and decision-makers across the organization.

What You’ll Do:

• Build statistical models using athlete high performance, on-field performance, and biomechanical data.
• Develop metrics, tools, and visualizations to support player evaluation, player development, workload management, and gameplanning processes.
• Conduct research on relationships between tracking data and on-field outcomes.
• Help productionize analytical tools and maintain scalable research pipelines.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience creating high performance or biomechanical metrics and researching their relationship to on-field performance.
• Strong familiarity with supervised and unsupervised learning, regularization, model assessment and selection, model inference and averaging, ensemble methods, etc.
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, statistical software (R, SAS, or similar), and databases (BigQuery, MySQL).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with best practices in machine learning operations (Git, Docker, MLFlow, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience in handling, analyzing, and interpreting biomechanical data in sports.
• 1-5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Sports Science, Data Science, or a related field.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary & Benefits: A benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement plans (NUPP and 401k), paid time off, tickets to Phillies games, and the option of remote work.
• Access To The Cutting Edge: Exposure to advanced tools and proprietary data.
• Dynamic Team Environment: Work with a team committed to excellence.
• Personal Growth: Learn from colleagues within a supportive and driven environment.