Senior Human Performance Researcher
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Job Location:
Beaverton, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
17-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
Reporting into the Director and working closely with the Principal Researcher(s) you will work within the Applied Performance Innovation team within the NSRL on projects designed to identify and explore performance opportunities for athletes. You will also link with Sports Marketing to support the performance services offered to our elite level teams and addition you will work across the NSRL and Advanced Innovation groups to identify key performance challenges that may provide insight into product solutions across the footwear apparel equipment and digital innovation teams.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As a Performance Research Senior within the NSRL you will carry out sports science research in both the lab and field settings that help to identify key performance challenges across a range of athletes and sports. You will help to create key insights into solution based strategies that could influence footwear apparel equipment digital and other innovations. On occasion you may also need to act as the link between the Research Lab and Sports Marketing to support the performance services offered to our elite level teams and athletes.
This role will require an appropriate level of sports science and/or applied human performance knowledge research capability and extensive experience of working with athletes and performance staff at the highest level. You will need the ability to engage in projects with multiple researchers involved through all phases of the project with a focus on execution data analysis and addition it will be vital that you have experience in being able to analyze and provide an understanding of data collected in both lab and field settings. You will also be expected to promote the work and image of the NSRL group externally to the performance scienceand research community.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will need the ability to engage in projects with multiple researchers involved through all phases of the project with a focus on execution data analysis and addition it will be vital that you have experience in being able to analyze and provide an understanding of data collected in both lab and field settings and be able to demonstrate capability in presenting to a variety of groups including athletes and coaches as well as internal stakeholders. You will also be expected to promote the work and image of the NSRL group externally to the performance science community.
WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelors Degree in applied human performance sport science kinesiology integrative physiology or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience or training
A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience
A high level of human performance research experience in various settings covering both lab and field environments
Extensive capabilities with data collections tools commonly used in the performance science environment
Expertise in signal processing data analysis and statistical analysis of data collected in both lab and field settings
Ability to interpret complex data to communicate and to provide reports and recommendations visually and effectively
Experience working with elite level athletes and/or teams
Sport- and athlete-related certifications are a plus (such as Strength & Conditioning Physical Therapy Sports Dietitics Sports Psychology or other athlete related needs)
Maintain knowledge and experience of best uses of leading technologies and procedures being utilized at the elite level
Manage relationships and project requirements as defined by internal roadmap for responsibilities
Act as an internal performance expert to provide insight to footwear apparel equipment and digital innovation teams
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Experience being a creative scientist (e.g. novel protocols processing techniques communications or applications and translations)
Bias towards growth mindset and action and resilience in the face of adversity or ambiguity
Tendency towards curiosity and exploration of possibilities
Ability to take on team-centric attitude within a dynamic workplace environment
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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- Research Experience
- Research & Development
- Assembly
- Semantic Web
- Vulnerability Research
