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1mo ago

Data Scientist

Sporting Kansas City Center, TX

Center, TX

1mo ago Closed

Full time Analytics Business Analytics Business Intelligence

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 24, 2026).

Job Description

Sporting Kansas City is hiring a Data Scientist to drive end-to-end applied advanced modelling projects that strengthen decision-making and support an evidence-informed predictive framework. This onsite role in Center, TX brings you into close collaboration with coaches, scouts, analysts, and data teams to build interpretable, context-relevant models across medical, sports sciences, scouting, squad planning, and performance analysis.

What you’ll do

Partner with coaches, analysts, scouts, and other stakeholders to identify football questions and translate them into advanced modelling work.
Lead end-to-end development of applied advanced modelling projects, from problem definition through deployment and review cycles.
Coordinate with the wider Data and Analytics team to ensure your modelling efforts align with Club and department strategy.
Work closely with the First Team Data Engineer to ensure reliable data and production-ready workflows for advanced modelling.
Collaborate with the First Team Data Analyst so model outputs become clear, actionable insights for end users.
Champion adoption of advanced analytics across Sporting Kansas City through ongoing communication and collaboration.
Build robust tooling for testing, validation, versioning, monitoring, model governance, and documentation to support best practices for experimentation.
Continuously evaluate model performance and incorporate stakeholder feedback as the Club evolves.
Assess emerging methods and research to keep Sporting Kansas City aligned with data science best practices and trends.
Develop advanced models supporting medical, sports sciences, scouting, coaching, and performance analysis workflows.
Support advanced football metrics, including player, team, league, and valuation models that combine multiple data sources.
Develop advanced metrics using event, tracking, and physical data.
Support predictive modelling for load monitoring and management, player availability, injury risk, and other key projects with medical and physical performance staff.
Contribute to forecasting and scenario-analysis tools that support squad and salary cap planning in collaboration with Data and Analytics teams.
Challenge existing data, systems, and practices to drive innovation.
Productionize models and implement ML projects with the First Team Data Engineer.
Represent Sporting Kansas City professionally, maintain confidentiality of sensitive information, and comply with Club policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.

What you bring

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, or a related STEM subject.
Experience in a Data Science, Machine Learning, Applied Statistics or similar role.
Proven experience designing, validating, and monitoring applied machine learning models.
Strong experience using SQL and Python for data analysis, modelling, and automation.
Strong understanding of statistical modelling, experimental design, and model evaluation.
Creative and curious problem solver with a positive attitude to new challenges.
Proactive, eager to learn, and able to pick up new skills while working as part of a team.
Excellent attention to detail and evidence of developing strong analytical skills.
Excellent communication skills, translating technical concepts into practical solutions.

Preferred

Prior experience working within an elite soccer club or high-performance sporting environment.
Experience working with soccer event, tracking, and physical performance datasets.
Experience developing models for elite athlete recruitment, physical performance, squad planning, player availability, and load and fatigue management.
Experience deploying machine learning models and working with cloud-based environments.
Strong understanding of technical and tactical aspects of soccer.
Evidence of experience working in the MLS.
Experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau or equivalent software.

Tools and technologies

SQL
Python
Tableau

Work environment

Ability to work in office, stadium, and outdoor environments, with travel as required.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
Ability to work non-traditional hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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1mo ago

Data Analyst

Sporting Kansas City Center, TX

Center, TX

1mo ago Closed

Full time Analytics Data Data Analysis

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 16, 2026).

Job Description

Sporting Kansas City is seeking a Data Analyst based in Center, TX (onsite) to deliver performance-focused insights and support data-driven decision-making for soccer stakeholders. The role combines analysis, reporting, visualization, and the development of benchmarking and decision-support tools across the First Team.

Key Responsibilities

Provide club-wide data and analytical support to improve data understanding, adoption, and practical application.
Partner with soccer stakeholders to translate insights into performance strategies.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with coaches, analysts, scouts, physical performance coaches, and other key stakeholders.
Communicate analytical findings clearly and concisely to coaches, technical staff, leadership, and ownership.
Address performance questions by translating data into straightforward, actionable recommendations.
Support the development and delivery of pre-match, post-match, and opposition profiling reports.
Deliver high-quality individual and team research projects designed to improve performance and support decision-making.
Lead data visualization initiatives and support the creation and delivery of multiple tools.
Develop and maintain player, team, and league benchmarking frameworks to support objective decision-making.
Support recruitment and squad planning using benchmarking, profiling, and market analysis.
Query, gather, and manipulate data from multiple sources.
Work with event, tracking, and physical performance datasets to build custom metrics.
Build decision-support tools and reports that can be presented and distributed throughout the club.
Support data best practices across the club, aligning with the broader club data strategy and contributing to the continuous development of SKC’s reporting ecosystem.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in data science or a related STEM subject.
Experience using SQL and Python and/or R for data management and analysis.
Previous experience with Tableau or comparable data visualization software.
Previous experience working with data and delivering insights within a pro soccer club.
Demonstrated strong communication skills to translate data into actionable insights.
Creative and curious problem-solving approach with a positive attitude toward new challenges.
Proactive, eager-to-learn mindset and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Excellent attention to detail, with evidence of ongoing development of analytical skills.

Tools and Technologies

SQL, Python, R, Tableau

Preferred Qualifications

Strong understanding of the technical and tactical aspects of soccer.
Evidence of experience working in the MLS.

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions

Ability to work in an office, stadium, and outdoor environments, with travel as required.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
Ability to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Additional Responsibilities

Represent Sporting Kansas City professionally at all times.
Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Comply with club policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.

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