The Philadelphia Eagles named Ed Marynowitz as vice president of player personnel on Thursday, working under head coach Chip Kelly.

The Eagles had a difficult time hiring someone from the outside to take the job as Kelly’s personnel executive in the team’s front-office restructuring. On Jan. 2, Eagles owner Jeff Lurie gave control of player personnel to Kelly and promoted Howie Roseman from general manager to executive vice president of football operations.

The 30-year-old Marynowitz joined the Eagles in 2012 as the team’s assistant director of pro scouting and was promoted one year later to assistant director of player personnel.

“Ed is someone who has really impressed me going back to my interview process with the Eagles two years ago,” Kelly said in a statement. “He’s very bright, detailed, organized and his vision was aligned with what we want to accomplish. I spoke with a lot of people outside of our organization over the past few weeks and in the end, Ed was the most impressive.

“I can’t tell you how well thought of Ed is in the scouting business. What many people in the football community told me matched exactly what I thought of him from Day One. When you work with him and meet with him regularly — which I have done over the last two years — you appreciate how smart and thoughtful he is. I’m excited to continue working hand-in-hand with him for the next several years.”

Marynowitz was part of the search team led by Lurie that brought Kelly to Philadelphia in 2013.

“I valued Ed’s point of view and smart perspective then and really got to know him well during that search. I am confident in his abilities in this new role,” Lurie said. “I believe that Chip and Ed will work well together and implement a thoroughly integrated approach to player evaluation.”

Marynowitz will replace former vice president of player personnel Tom Gamble, who was dismissed after the season.

“I’m excited and appreciative about the opportunity Mr. Lurie, Chip Kelly and the Eagles organization have given me,” said Marynowitz, who signed a three-year contract. “We intend to build a collaborative and competitive work environment with our coaches, one built upon trust and respect with a focus on winning. I have had a great experience working with Chip over the last two years and the opportunity to work with him in this new capacity is one I look forward to.

“Our goal as a personnel department will be to develop a detailed process to maximize each segment of the scouting calendar in order to support and execute Chip’s vision.”

Prior to joining the Eagles, Marynowitz worked at the University of Alabama as the school’s director of player personnel from 2008-11.

“This is a great opportunity for Ed and I think Philadelphia made an excellent decision in terms of expanding his role and responsibilities in the organization,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said in a statement released by the Eagles. “Ed did an outstanding job for us when he was here and made a great contribution to our program as director of player personnel. The thing I was most impressed with was how much he wanted to learn in the area of player evaluation and his knowledge in that area really expanded during his time at Alabama. We’re very happy for Ed and his family and wish him the best in this new position.”