Junior Quantitative Analyst - Horse Racing

We have a fantastic new opportunity to join our team at Smartodds as a Horse Racing Junior Quantitative Analyst.

Based in North London, Smartodds provides in-depth research and analysis on sporting events around the world, supported by world-class, bespoke software platforms.

We are proud of our collaborative and dynamic culture, grounded in our core values of Boldness, Open-mindedness, Ownership, and Togetherness.

We are a supportive and collaborative team - our environment is open, inclusive, and focused on doing great work together.  About the role As a member of the Quant Team, you will join an exciting environment, predicting outcomes of professional sports on behalf of our clients.

We focus on football, baseball, basketball, cricket, tennis, American football, ice hockey, horse racing and golf.  As a Horse Racing Junior Quant Analyst, you will assist more senior quant analysts with research on statistical models applied to horse racing, as well as support other areas, such as execution research and analysis, from time to time.

You will also play a key role in developing and supporting the reliable production of high-quality predictions for our clients.

We highly value the personal development of our team members; therefore, you will be able to allocate dedicated time to improve your skills and gain the necessary experience that will enable you to progress into more senior roles with increased autonomy over time.  Key Responsibilities Assist the Team Head and/or Senior Quants in carrying out and executing the relevant research and model development projects  Support Smartodds' clients in their pricing tasks by developing, maintaining and supporting      The mathematical libraries behind our range of tools and models  Software that delivers model predictions into production  Perform statistical analysis of datasets, testing well-defined hypotheses and effectively communicating results to the various stakeholders, including Smartodds' clients   Contribute to the development of our core programming libraries  Attend at least one event to support your professional development as a sports quant analyst on an annual basis: conferences, courses, meet-ups, networking events; in-person or remotely; on sports, statistics, machine learning, gambling, etc.  Skills & Experience     Required  MSc in Statistics or a related field (e.g., Data Science or Mathematics), or another field (such as Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, etc) with some experience in statistics  A previous professional experience in a role with a strong statistical element, demonstrating skills beyond those acquired in your studies Experience with programming and a willingness to learn and work in R  Demonstrated passion for working in sports modelling, evidenced by personal projects, MSc project in a related area or statistical analyses of sports or teams Strong interest in ongoing training and personal development  Desire to learn new technologies and programming languages  Ability to work in the UK Preferred  A strong interest in horse racing, demonstrated by previous attempts to model outcomes or analyse data.  Good understanding of sports betting markets  An interest in and ability to understand statistical and machine-learning predictive models and libraries (GBM, Torch, CNN, LSTM, NLP, GNN, etc)  Experience with any additional programming languages (Python, C++, Julia, ...)  Familiarity with database technologies, e.g., SQL, MongoDB, Redis, Postgres  Experience with version control, code reviews and merge requests Experience with CI/CD, and test-driven development (TDD)  What you can expect in return – Our Benefits From Day One ​30 days holiday (in addition to bank & public holidays) ​In-house chef* ​In-house masseuse* ​Team sporting events 25% discount on Brentford Football Club merchandise ​Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme ​Interest-free travel season ticket loan ​Offsite trips *Available on selected days After 3 Months ​Pension - Employer Contribution starting at 5.5%, and employee starting at 2.5% Income protection – 75% of salary (subject to terms & conditions) After Probation Private Medical Insurance - including  coverage of any excess payment Health Cash Plan via Medicash Life Assurance (4 x times earnings at time of death) Enhanced Company Sick Pay A discretionary annual bonus​ After 2 Years Increase in Employer Pension to 6% (to a minimum employee contribution of 3%) Enhanced Maternity Pay Enhanced Paternity Pay After 4 Years Increase in Employer’s Pension to 7% (to a minimum employee contribution of 3.5%) Powered by JazzHR