Performance Innovation & Analytics Assistant

Responsibilities

• Produce weekly analytics-driven game-plan and opponent tendency reports to support coaching decisions.
• Create repeatable data pipelines and dashboards using Tableau, Excel/Power Query, SQL, and modern data platforms.
• Develop sport-specific performance and scouting tools that integrate tracking technology data into actionable workflows.
• Operate and integrate advanced performance technologies such as Sportable, Trackman, and Kinexon.
• Maintain secure data streams for research, ensuring HIPAA compliance when handling medical and athlete data.
• Build and maintain analytics servers for basketball and football to centralize player development and scouting.
• Manage DXA scan reporting workflows to support athlete nutrition and body composition decisions.
• Design and maintain internal web platforms and automate data ingestion using Python and JavaScript.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Data Analytics, Sports Analytics, Kinesiology, or a related field.
• One year of applied experience in sports analytics, performance analytics, or athletic department business analytics.
• Technical proficiency in SQL, Python and/or R, Tableau, and Excel/Power Query.
• Experience designing and deploying web-based tools or internal platforms (e.g., HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Flask).
• Demonstrated experience integrating and interpreting sports performance technologies and data sources.
• Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to executives and coaching staff.
• Ability to work extended days, nights, holidays, and weekends, including potential travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Data Analytics, Sports Analytics, or Kinesiology.
• Experience working directly with student-athlete performance data to drive team decision-making.
• Ability to deploy scalable websites and servers to consolidate complex data structures into user-friendly interfaces.
• Experience maintaining HIPAA and/or FERPA privacy standards with sensitive personal data.
• Familiarity with version control, documentation standards, and data governance practices.

Benefits

• Health, life, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement options and flexible spending accounts.
• Various leave options and paid holidays.
• Wellness benefits and tuition exemption for qualified positions.
• Training and development opportunities.

About the Company

Louisiana State University is a premier flagship institution dedicated to academic excellence, groundbreaking research, and impactful service to the state of Louisiana. LSU Athletics is a high-performance environment where innovation and data-driven strategy are used to maintain a competitive edge at the highest levels of collegiate sports.