The Florida Panthers
Senior Data Scientist, Hockey Operations
Baptist Health IcePlex, Fort Lauderdale, FL · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 9 days ago
PythonCode ReviewSQLMachine LearningData ScienceData VisualizationResearchCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- The Florida Panthers enter their 33 rd season in 2026-27 as one of the National Hockey League's premier franchises.
- As back-to-back Stanley Cup champions in 2024 and 2025, the Cats have emerged victorious in 11 of their past 12 postseason series and have captured four Eastern Conference championships.
- The Panthers are led by President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Bill Zito entering his seventh season, and President of Business Operations Michael White who begins his first full season.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with analysts and engineers to ensure production-ready data products are available to decision-makers in a timely manner
- Build, maintain, and enhance analytical tools, metrics, and models in support of Hockey Operations' initiatives and decision-making
- Create data visualizations and reports that communicate key ideas, findings, and recommendations in an accessible and compelling way for both technical and non-technical audiences
Requirements
- Minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in an analytical role, ideally within sports or a data-intensive industry
- Working knowledge of cloud computing, storage, and data warehousing platforms
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python for analytical modeling, data manipulation, and pipeline development
- Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays during key periods of the hockey schedule.
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field required; advanced degree preferred
- Expertise in production-grade predictive modeling, machine learning, and statistical methods
- Knowledgeable in hockey analytics, NHL data sources, and the concepts that drive modern hockey evaluation; familiarity with multipoint skeletal tracking or spatiotemporal sports data is a plus
- Strong communication skills - able to deliver findings clearly to Hockey Operations staff
- Creative mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to operate in a learning culture
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field required
- advanced degree preferred
- Prior experience working in hockey analytics, sports R&D, or with NHL-specific data sources preferred
- familiarity with multipoint skeletal tracking or spatiotemporal sports data is a plus
Benefits
- veterans' affairs; children's health and education; raising awareness for the endangered Florida Panther; and growing youth hockey throughout the region.
- Baptist Health IcePlex, Fort Lauderdale, FL - On-Site
Visa & Work Authorization
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