Intern - Baseball Operations

Job Description

The Oakland Athletics are hiring for a full-season Baseball Operations Intern for the 2022 Season. Ideal candidates will have a strong passion for baseball and be flexible in their responsibilities. Interns will work closely with both the Analytics and Scouting departments. Full Season Internships will take place from February through October. Candidates must be able to relocate to Oakland, California.

Responsibilities:
• Assist in MLB First-Year player draft preparation
• Assist in INTL player admin and data processing
• Explore and create new data sets
• Provide insights on new data sets and present findings in a way that is understandable to a broad range of audiences
• Data entry and cleaning from ETL feeds
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Candidates are ideally enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college/ university or have equivalent military experience. Recent graduates also may be considered.
• Previous work experience in the baseball industry or research demonstrating an interest in baseball (e.g. blogs, research papers, etc.).
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Pursuing degrees or having substantial coursework in a quantitative field (i.e. Statistics, Math, CS, etc.).
• Advanced Excel skills (specifically the ability to work with and manipulate data).
• Intermediate SQL or relational database skills.
• Experience with R, Python or equivalent statistical programming language is a plus but not necessary.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

COVID 19 Consideration:

All Oakland A's employees are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and must provide documentation of complete vaccination status as part of the pre-boarding process. Exceptions are available only for those who need an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv96mm-18-188-44-223-42 in your application.