Data Analyst

This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly established Data & Analytics department at Middlesbrough Football Club.

We are seeking a motivated and analytically minded Data Analyst to support the delivery of data-driven insights across the Club. Working closely with the Head of Data and Data Engineer, you will help transform data into actionable information that supports decision-making across football performance analysis, recruitment, sports science, medical and wider club operations.

This role would suit someone with experience working in football, performance analysis, sports science or a related discipline who is passionate about data, enjoys solving problems, and is keen to further develop their analytical and technical skills.

• Develop and maintain reports, dashboards and visualisations using Power BI.

• Analyse football, performance, sports science and operational data to identify trends, insights and opportunities.

• Support the integration and validation of data from multiple football and business systems.

• Work with key stakeholders across the Club to understand requirements and help deliver data products that support decision-making.

• Produce clear and engaging visualisations and reports tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Assist in ensuring data quality, consistency and accuracy across reporting outputs.

• Support ad-hoc analytical projects across football operations, performance analysis, recruitment, medical and other business-related departments.

• Contribute to the development of self-service reporting and analytics capabilities across the organisation.

• Document reporting processes, business definitions and analytical methodologies.

• Keep up to date with developments in sports analytics, football intelligence and data visualisation best practice.

CANDIDATES SHOULD:

• Experience working within a football, sports science, performance analysis, recruitment analysis or related sporting environment.

• Familiarity with football data platforms and technologies such as; StatsBomb, SkillCorner, Catapult, VALD, Second Spectrum, Hudl Sportscode (desirable), Transfermarkt and other football intelligence platforms (desirable)

• Experience creating reports, dashboards or visualisations using Power BI.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to communicate findings clearly to a range of stakeholders.

• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel and data analysis principles.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate work.

• Passion for football and an interest in using data to improve performance and decision-making.

MFC is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. 

MFC is also committed to the safeguarding of vulnerable groups.