Job description
Arrow McLaren is the McLaren Racing IndyCar team located on the West side of Indianapolis. By joining our team, you’ll be part of an exhilarating racing program that aims to set the standard for high performance in sport. Our values define what matters most to us:
Innovative – Respectful – Inclusive – Energetic – Brave
Every day, we want members of this team to come to work with a simple goal in mind: Build better race cars and develop better ways to go racing.
Focus on the process, enjoy the process of continual improvement and the results will take care of themselves.
Purpose of the Role: The role of the Senior Data & Strategy Analyst is to support our trackside engineering team with tooling and insights to inform all aspects of race strategy. This will include analysis of past strategy and performance as well as the development of new predictive tools to assist the team with trackside decision-making. The Senior Data & Strategy Analyst will be responsible for both the generation and communication of strategic insights, and will work with the race engineers, performance engineers, and race strategists to ensure that the team’s work is fully understood across the team.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Conduct research on large datasets using modern data science methods
- Devise new techniques to leverage car performance data alongside timing and scoring data to inform on-track decision-making
- Support our trackside engineering team by addressing data requests throughout event weekends
- Contribute to our growing data and strategy toolsets to enable our engineers to interrogate on-track data in real time
- Support the production of pre- and post-event strategy reports to share with the broader team
Job requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Required
- 4 or more years of experience in a data science or data analyst role
- Proficient in Python and SQL
- Experience visualizing and communicating data at scale
- Demonstrated ability to build and own complex data projects
Preferred
- Strong preference for candidates with prior motorsport experience, though candidates from other industries are encouraged to apply
- Experience using Pi Toolbox
- Comfortable using MATLAB
- Experience using JavaScript and d3.js for front-end data visualization development
Total Rewards:
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits
- 401(k) Retirement match
- Voluntary life, short-term and long-term disability benefits
- Annual bonus plan
- Competitive time off plan
- Company discounts, including kit apparel
Arrow McLaren is committed to equal employment opportunity. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, ethnicity, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws