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.

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 eventto 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 & Experiences

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)

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)
Private Medical Insurance - including coverage of any excess payment
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 contributionto 6% (with a minimum employee contribution of 3%)
Enhanced Maternity Pay
Enhanced Paternity Pay

After 4 Years

Increase in employer pension contribution to 7% (with a minimum employee contribution of 3.5%)

Smartodds is a privately-owned company providing statistical research and sports modelling services to customers, including professional gamblers and professional football teams. Our employees are based in North London with a number of consultants based globally.

Founded in 2004, Smartodds has a proven record of providing exceptional services to its clients. We are a growing company and work in an exciting and fast-paced industry of which we are a market leader.

Smartodds' achievements are built around the talents of its employees. We like to think that despite the diverse background of the people who work at Smartodds, there is one thing we have in common: commitment and job satisfaction.

As part of a fantastic team, Smartodds' employees enjoy the opportunity to be the very best at what they do, contributing to the success of the company on a daily basis.

Smartodds Limited

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