Job Opportunities with the St. Louis Cardinals

Baseball Prospectus, Job Opportunities with the St. Louis Cardinals Analyst, Baseball Development This position is responsible for conducting quantitative research to provide timely recommendations to decision makers within Baseball Operations. Essential Functions of the Job: · Conduct empirical research related to baseball strategy and player evaluation · Work with Baseball Development team to integrate new statistical analyses into existing baseball applications · Complete ad-hoc database queries and analysis · Develop and maintain quality assurance processes Education and Experience Preferred: · Bachelor’s degree in computational field, such as Statistics or Mathematics · Strong understanding of typical baseball data structures and knowledge of current baseball research · Proficiency with statistical programming environments (for example, R or Python (SciPy)) · Experience with SQL or post-relational databases · Passion for baseball, strong intellectual curiosity and communication skills Developer, Baseball Development This position is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining analytic and technical systems to provide timely, baseball-related information to decision makers within Baseball Operations. Essential Functions of the Job: · Collaborate with baseball operations personnel to define and develop new software applications · Optimize baseball applications to ensure successful implementation across multiple platforms, including mobile environments · Identify new technologies and cloud-based solutions to improve capabilities of baseball applications · Create comprehensive tests and documentation around new features and functionality Education and Experience Preferred: · Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field · Proficiency with REST / JSON APIs and modern server-side frameworks (for example, Rails or node.js) · Experience with JavaScript and front-end MVC frameworks (such as Backbone.js, AngularJS, or Flux) · Experience with mobile application development · Familiarity with SQL · Passion for baseball, strong intellectual curiosity and communication skills Interested qualified candidates should specify which job they are applying to and send a resume to ccorrea@cardinals.com by no later than January 25, 2015.