We are seeking to hire a data science intern for this upcoming summer. This individual will work alongside Pando’s co-founders and data science team to enhance the Baseball team’s proprietary algorithm, utilizing hundreds of variables to predict individual players’ future earnings distributions. They will also help the Business team streamline their sales process by identifying candidates with a high likelihood of joining a pool.
Role / Responsibilities:
- Research, build, and validate proprietary player valuation machine learning models
- Collect, clean, and integrate MLB salary data and player statistics / identifiers
- Visualize your results in concise, readable formats for display in online dashboards and for sharing with the sales staff and other Pando team members
- Ad hoc research and analysis in support of the data science and sales teams
- Collaborate with and incorporate feedback from the Pando team
Experience / Skills:
- Prior experience with statistical modeling and machine learning
- Advanced computational skills
- Experience programming in R and a familiarity with the tidyverse packages