Research Statistician

🌍 Exeter, Devon with Hybrid Working
💰 £36,000 per annum, plus generous company benefits

🕒 Permanent. Full time (40 hours)

🚨 Closing date for applications - Friday 6th March 2026 at 09:00  🚨

🚨 Closing date for online testing - Friday 20th March 2026 at 09:00 🚨

Start date: September 2026 expected, however we can be flexible depending on the needs of the successful applicant

About the Role

We are seeking highly motivated individuals to join our research team. Successful candidates will work within new and established multi-skilled teams to develop novel statistical and mathematical models with applications to sports analytics, including probabilistic forecasting of future events.

As you'll be working with sports data, an interest in this field is beneficial, however you don't have to be a football fanatic or a cricket specialist to join our team. There's so much more to us than sport, as a company we're passionate about social responsibility, sustainability and employee wellbeing.      

• undergraduate degree in a numerate subject with an interest in statistics

• postgraduate degree (PhD) or postgraduate level research experience in Statistics, Physics or closely related field 

• experience working autonomously on research projects

• ability to quickly learn and apply new statistical and computational techniques

• understanding of probability in relation to prediction

• experience in programming

Benefits of working with us

At heart, the ATASS Sports philosophy is that our employees should enjoy an excellent work/life balance and an exemplary working environment designed to meet their needs.

We work using a hybrid model, therefore enabling you to benefit from the great facilities that our office at Oxygen House has to offer (free plant-based meals 🍽️ , unlimited drinks ☕, gym, activities and sports classes 👟 ,  social and charity events🤝 ...and more), while offering you the flexibility of working from home.

On top of this you will have the opportunity to participate in our broad and extensive range of company benefits, these include:
🏡Family and Finance Benefits - Enhanced parental leave, Contributory pension (matched up to 5%), Group life assurance, Employee assistance programme.

🩺Health Benefits - Private medical insurance, Private dental insurance, Virtual GP, Eyecare vouchers, Flu Vaccinations.

🌳Green Benefits - Green travel incentive, Cycle to work scheme

🏖️ Annual Leave - 25 days’, rising to 30 days’ after 5 years’ service. Plus 5 additional flex days.

About us

Our story began in 1998 when Mark Dixon, a university statistics lecturer, decided to set up a one-man-band consultancy, offering statistical modelling and research services. Featuring near the top of a Yellow Pages listing was a priority at the time and led to Mark opting for 'Advanced Training and Statistical Services,' or ATASS for short. Increasingly, his love of football led him to take on more and more sports-related work, and, by 2001, he and a handful of colleagues were working under the new identity of ATASS Sports.

Today we are one of the largest commercial statistical research teams in Europe and a leader in the field of the application of statistical modelling in sports. We have created and continue to develop a collection of statistical and mathematical models that allow sporting outcomes to be predicted with unparalleled accuracy. Click here to read more about us!

Our recruitment process

If you’re interested in this position then please click ‘apply for this job’, which will direct you to our application page.

Closing date for applications - Friday 6th March 2026 at 09:00, however early application is advised to allow time to complete our online test. You will be put through to online test if you meet the basic requirements.

Closing date for completion of online test - Friday 20th March 2026 at 09:00.

We'll use a combination of your online test results, application and CV to shortlist for our assessment day. An additional recruitment call stage may be added if we receive a high number of applicants.

We will hold face to face interviews week commencing 30th March 2026

If you have any questions, require a different method of application, or there's any way we can support you in our recruitment process then please contact us – 📧 [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you 👋

ATASS Sports is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

ATASS Sports does not hold a licence to sponsor visas. Therefore, any job offers subsequently made would be conditional on the employee:

• Having the right to work in the UK or

• Obtaining and maintaining appropriate immigration status