About the Role
Join our Sportsbook team as a Senior Data Scientist responsible for end-to-end model development—designing, deploying, and refining predictive and pricing models that power our real-time odds, trading decisions, and risk management.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and refine statistical and machine learning models to predict outcome probabilities and set accurate prices across a wide range of sports betting markets.
- Extract and engineer features from live feeds (., player stats, team form, weather, betting flow), ensuring data quality and integrity.
- Continuously track model behavior through KPIs—P&L, hold, liability, and recalibrate based on findings
- Work closely with Trading, Product, and Engineering teams to translate business goals into model requirements and ensure successful rollouts.
- Stay up-to-date with sports analytics, statistical methods, and advanced machine learning; evaluate new methods to keep our models best-in-class.
- Guide junior data scientists and analysts in model design, experiments, and best practices.
- Collaborate with engineering to deploy models in production via APIs or model engines, implementing automated testing for accuracy and drift monitoring.
- Translate model insights into clear recommendations for trading strategies, risk limits, event-level pricing decisions.
- Ability to uphold and demonstrate the highest level of integrity in all situations and recognize standards required by a regulated business
Qualifications
Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, or similar.5+ years in data science or ML with at least 2+ years focused on sportsbook, gaming, or financial trading models.Deep knowledge of probability, statistical methods, and advanced ML techniques.Proficient in Python (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, etc).Experience with automated model deployment and testing frameworks.Strong SQL and data pipeline understandingUnderstanding of betting mechanics—odds formulation, overround, liability, in-play dynamics.Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. Proven track record of influencing product / trading decisions.Nice to Have
Avid sports fanPrior roles at leading sportsbooks (FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Fanatics,Experience building sports modelsExperience programming in GoExperience Sports Betting