Director, Sports Analytics and Innovation, Intercollegiate Athletics

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The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics consists of more than 275 staff members and coaches and sponsors 30 varsity sports programs. These 30 programs include more than 850 student-athletes who participate in the various sports programs annually within the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). The Director, Sports Analytics and Innovation reports to the Athletic Director. This position exists to develop, promote, and support the operational and strategic aspects of UC Berkeley's intercollegiate programs.

Involves advising on and developing the strategic and operational aspects of data analytics and innovation in the intercollegiate athletics program.

The First Review Date for this job is: 02/06/2026.

• Advise on, develop, and execute the comprehensive data and analytics strategy for the Athletics Department, aligning with overall university and department goals.
• Lead the identification, evaluation, and implementation of innovative technologies, strategies, and processes across select operational areas.
• Serve as the primary internal consultant, guiding senior leaders within the Athletics Department and Berkeley Campus on data-informed strategy for areas like performance, health, wellbeing, student outcomes, traditional revenue generation, new business revenue generation, fan engagement, and recruiting.
• Oversee the development, maintenance, and integration of the department's data infrastructure and warehousing.
• Utilize advanced analytical techniques (e.g., predictive modeling, machine learning) to create actionable insights for improving team performance, maximizing operational efficiency, and predicting market trends.
• Create and manage dashboards and reporting systems that track key performance indicators (KPIs) for all major functional areas (as identified by this role and the Department), providing timely information to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with coaches and sports performance teams to integrate student-athlete data analytics (e.g., performance metrics, load management, wellness data) into daily practice and competition, and in a holistic approach.
• Collaborate with Health/Medical and Student Engagement Staff, including the Cameron Institute and Athletic Study Center, among others, to leverage student data and maximize student outcomes in a data driven approach.
• Partner with Development, Business Operations, Revenue Data Team, Marketing, and other external facing teams to help identify opportunities for new revenue generation and cost savings through data-driven operational consultation.
• Partner with the Cal Athletics External Relations leaders in revenue and fundraising efforts to financially support various programs and initiatives in using data analytics and innovation.
• Build, lead, and/or mentor a high-performing team/partnership(s) of data scientists, analysts and innovators via internal (IA and UCB campus), sport and industry experts.
• Champion a data-driven culture across the entire department, providing training and tools to empower all staff to utilize data effectively.
• Ensure data governance, security, privacy, and compliance with all university, conference, and NCAA regulations.
• Make recommendations on budget spends in areas related to data analytics and innovation and use data analytics to provide Department budget spend recommendations.
• Work with others in the intercollegiate athletics industry (ACC, NCAA, others) on a variety of initiatives in data analytics and innovation unique to this space (performance, recruiting, student academics, wellness, etc.).
• Other duties as…