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1st Team Data Scientist
Mid Level
Manchester, United Kingdom
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Based in Manchester, this permanent role sits within Manchester City's 1st Team Analysis department and works with the Football Intelligence Data team to turn football data into better decisions. The postholder develops models and insights that inform recruitment, training and match strategy, and helps football practitioners understand what it takes to perform at the highest level. The department works across performance analysis and football intelligence, combining technical expertise, football understanding and collaborative ways of working to develop practical insight for Manchester City and the wider City Football Group network.
Key Responsibilities
- Research and build data science solutions that help football practitioners and decision-makers answer important questions about performance and recruitment.
- Develop statistical and machine-learning models that deepen understanding of what it takes to perform.
- Contribute quantitative approaches across the technical, tactical and physical areas of football.
- Explore patterns and trends, identify meaningful features, test ideas and make predictions that inform training programmes and match strategies.
- Turn complex information into clear, useful insight that supports the way teams prepare, perform and develop.
- Communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts and colleagues across multidisciplinary teams.
- Manage work against agreed plans and contribute to shared project outcomes.
- Bring curiosity, imagination and practical problem-solving to new football performance challenges.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- A Masters degree or equivalent industry experience in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science or a related subject.
- Experience designing and training complex statistical models.
- Proficiency in Python for data analysis and model development.
- Experience working with structured and unstructured data sources, including spatio-temporal data.
- Clear and effective communication skills, including the ability to present technical findings to non-technical audiences.
- Proven ability to collaborate with other data scientists and across multidisciplinary teams.
Benefits & Perks
- 26 days' annual leave plus a day off for your birthday.
- Private healthcare and dental cover.
- Annual discretionary bonus.
- Health Cash Plan.
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP support.
- Company pension and life assurance.
- Free on-site parking for Manchester-based employees.
- Complimentary breakfast and lunch for Manchester-based employees.
- Access to a range of sports and leisure clubs for Manchester-based employees.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Give As You Earn.
- Discounted match tickets.
The Application Process
Applications are submitted through the club's careers site, and candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. All applicants are screened and candidates are contacted only if selected for an interview. Reasonable adjustments and support are available on request throughout the process. The club works with a select group of agency partners and does not accept unsolicited applications.
- Submit an application via the careers site.
- Initial screening of all applicants against the skills and experience required for the role.
- Interview for candidates selected following screening.
- Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK and a DBS check, which will be basic, standard or enhanced depending on the role.
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