Company Overview

Biocore is a team of world class engineers and scientists providing testing, analysis, and consulting services to companies across the globe. Biocore leverages its unique expertise and experience, as well as cutting-edge physical and cloud computing technologies, to improve safety and enhance the performance of athletes and organizations in sports and entertainment industries.

Biocore’s mission is to provide the highest level of engineering and analytics expertise to clients dedicated to the understanding and reduction of injury, through a multidisciplinary group with backgrounds in engineering, biomechanics, data science, athlete performance, footwear design and construction, synthetic, natural, and hybrid playing surface design and management, and statistical & epidemiological injury tracking.

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Position Details

Biocore has an immediate opening for a full-time SR./PRINCIPAL DATA SCIENTIST to support modeling efforts across the company. Modeling projects cover a wide range of domains including computer vision leveraging game video to detect and understand events, event detection using data collected from athlete-worn sensors, and generative AI solutions to support getting information to end users. You will build analytical tools that use machine learning and simulation to provide accurate injury risk assessment, identify injury risk mitigation strategies, and expose advanced analytic insights to end users. Your responsibilities will include research, design of new models/algorithms, presentations of analytic work to executive leaders and development of analytical tools and user interfaces. The position is based at our primary office in Charlottesville, VA.

Position Title

Sr. / Principal Data Scientist, Data & Analytics Team

Employment Type

• Full-time, exempt employee

Position Requirements

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, or closely related STEM field

• Understanding of structure and theory of common machine learning models
• Extensive experience implementing common machine learning libraries
• Proficiency in R or Python

• Experience with rapid prototyping of analytic tools/dashboards using Shiny, Dash, Streamlit, etc.

• Ability to understand and implement new models from the literature
• Experience interacting with SQL/No-SQL databases and distributed analytics/processing

• Five or more years of post-graduate work experience in an engineering, leadership, or consulting role.

Of Special Interest:

• Background in Biomechanical Engineering
• Publications or conference proceedings related to sports analytics
• Experience working with professional sports league or team (NFL, NBA, MLB, Premier League)
• Professional consulting experience involving frequent presentation to executive business leaders

Compensation

Competitive salary with comprehensive benefits package (includes medical, dental, vision), and a performance-based bonus program.

Working style/character qualities

• You are passionate about the idea of using data science to improve the health and safety of athletes in professional and amateur sports.
• You have a strong educational background computer science, machine learning, or data science
• You have five or more years post-graduate work experience in an engineering, consulting, or business environment
• You are a great teammate who enjoys working with others to build things together that you could not build alone.

Biocore LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Company Overview

Biocore is a team of world class engineers and scientists providing testing, analysis, and consulting services to companies across the globe. Biocore leverages its unique expertise and experience, as well as cutting-edge physical and cloud computing technologies, to improve safety and enhance the performance of athletes and sports organizations.

Biocore’s mission is to provide the highest level of research, engineering and analytics expertise to clients dedicated to improvement of sports by maximizing performance and minimizing injury through a multidisciplinary group with backgrounds in engineering, biomechanics, data science, athlete performance, footwear design and construction, playing surface, and statistical and epidemiological analyses.

Position Details

Biocore has an immediate opening for a full-time SENIOR ENGINEER. The right individual will support research, engineering, and analytics related to the influence of playing surface on player performance and safety. Specifically, this role supports laboratory and on-field testing, analytics and integration with other workstreams, technical and academic writing, and communication with external stakeholders including sports leagues, clubs, and sports governing bodies. The position is based at our primary office in Charlottesville, VA.

Position Title

Senior Engineer I

Employment Type

• Full-time, exempt employee
• In person at offices in Charlottesville, VA
• Willingness to travel up to 35%.

Position Requirements

Advanced degree or 5+ years of experience in one of the interrelated disciplines of turfgrass science and/or management, sports biomechanics, or mechanical/electrical engineering. Demonstrated experience in scientific experiments, statistical data analyses, and academic manuscript writing is required. Research and testing experience with playing surfaces is preferred.

Compensation

Competitive salary with comprehensive benefits package (includes medical, dental, vision, and a performance-based bonus program.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage the portfolio of research and operations involving playing surface test devices, testing events, and analytics.
• Collect and analyze data, interpret results, and compile technical reports.
• Engage with stakeholders in the sports and academic fields, collaborating on development and evaluation of new playing surface technologies.
• Write technical and operational documentation to support testing and test devices.
• Develop manuscripts for publication in academic journals.

Technical capabilities

• Design of experiments, statistical analyses, and proficiency in coding language (R, Python, Excel)
• Experience with data collection systems and related safety protocols.
• Ability to critically think and problem-solve.
• Familiarity with the development of test methods, ideally related to sports field and equipment testing.
• Ability to coordinate/execute multiple research and operational testing events across various locations in the USA.

General capabilities

• Excellent oral communication skills; able to interact with external stakeholders regarding testing events, equipment support, and data interpretation.
• Excellent written communication skills; able to write technical and operational documentation, and academic manuscripts.
• Able to lift 50-lbs unassisted.

Working style/character qualities

• Adaptable, able to learn from peers, proactive.
• Methodic, cautious, detail oriented, organized, proactive.
• Self-driven and ability to work both independently and as an integral team member.

Biocore LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.