Data Scientist

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, iterate, and deploy machine learning models to predict sports outcomes and solve related problems.
• Improve betting product offerings and optimize pricing techniques in collaboration with trading teams.
• Construct models, analyze data, and develop solutions based on stakeholder questions or business needs.
• Manage the data preparation process from collection through cleaning.
• Build robust predictive models demonstrating feature and model selection capabilities.
• Contribute to a production code environment and work with decision-makers to develop insights and improve business results.
• Create dashboards and data visualizations for analysis and communication.

Requirements

• A minimum of 1 year of industry experience in data science, analytics, or engineering preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in a highly numerate major (Math, Stats, Econ, etc.) or relevant experience in data science.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with high proficiency in Python or R, and SQL.
• Understanding and application of Bayesian statistics.
• Experience building and using models to create production-level products and tools.
• Comfortable with command line tools and GitHub.
• Object-oriented design and coding skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work across teams, locations, and time zones.
• Interest or experience in Sports Gaming and/or Fantasy Sports.

Nice to Have

• Experience with machine learning techniques.
• Familiarity with sports data and modeling player, team, and game performance.
• Experience with dashboards and data visualization tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a highly numerate major or relevant experience.
• At least 1 year of industry experience in data science, analytics, or engineering.

Benefits & Perks

• Health plans including programs for fertility, family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
• Generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave).
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities based on performance.
• 401(k) with up to a 5% match.
• Commuter benefits.
• Pet insurance.
• Paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
• Paid sick time in accordance with applicable laws.
• Additional employee benefits as detailed in FanDuel Total Rewards.