BettingJobs is working with a sports modelling company based in London who are searching for a Senior Cricket Data Scientist to join their team in London.

Our client is a technology company with a focus on predictive sports modelling and data collection.

This role will be hybrid in their London office (1-2 days per week), where you will join a team of around 20 Data Scientists.

Responsibilities:

• Have a deep understanding of the data, its limitations and meaning, including the investigation of data validity
• Uncover trends in multiple sports datasets
• Build and maintain data-driven predictive models
• Research and apply novel modelling techniques
• Build and maintain model validation metrics to regularly track performance
• Have awareness of the limitations of any model output
• Have an understanding of statistical robustness and validity.

Requirements:

• Multiple year’s experience in a team-leading role utilising advanced statistics and modelling techniques – preferably in a sporting context
• PhD or equivalent industry experience with data
• Strong programming skills, with a preference for Python
• A long and proven track record of using data to solve complex problems
• Experience working with cloud computing.

A plus to have:

• A keen interest in cricket, especially limited overs cricket
• Previous professional experience working with cricket analytics