AWFC Sports Scientist

St Albans, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Sports Scientist to support our ultimate aim of maximising sporting performance and mitigating injury risk. You'll play a crucial role in evolving the department and positioning our club as a leader in sports science and medicine.

In this exciting role, you will be entrusted to form collaborative and impactful relationships with players and cover physical assessment, strength and conditioning, physiology, biomechanics, recovery, sports technology, GPS data collection and analysis anthropometry and injury audit.

Who We Are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

• Drive performance - you'll design, implement and oversee the strength and conditioning program while continuously monitoring its impact
• Enhance our processes - you will help to develop and implement sports science systems to optimise performance in line with our vision
• Ensure operational compliance - you'll keep us compliant with UEFA and WSL regulations and maintain records in line with GDPR and relevant legislation
• Collaborate across teams - you will support on all aspects of player welfare, education, and health screening, with a special interest in injury prevention and the ultimate aim of maximising player availability
• Champion team development - you'll build a culture of continuous improvement and high performance across the medicine and Sports Science department
• Support our evolving strategy - you will work closely with the Research and Development department to ensure that we are at the forefront of the latest developments within elite sports science and medicine
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Credible expertise - you hold a degree or equivalent in Sports Science or Strength and Conditioning. You also hold BASES or UKSCA accreditation as a Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Experience with elite athletes - you hold a verifiable record of success working with elite footballers and/or elite athletes domestically and internationally
• Proven background in strength and conditioning - you have a high level of experience in strength and conditioning services to athletes in elite level sports to improve performance, prevent injuries and ensure timely recoveries
• True team player - you work effectively with others, supporting and guiding team members to deliver high-quality work and achieve shared goals
• Excellent communication skills - you're confidently able to build and maintain impactful relationships
• Forward thinking approach - you're motivated to continuously challenge, learn and move forward
  
  

Why choose us

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

• An exciting reward and recognition scheme
• Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
• Great internal learning and development programmes
• A flexible hybrid working model
• Priority access to apply for match tickets
• A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
• A leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Great discounts with some of our Partners
  
  

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. 

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Application Closing Date - Friday 3rd January 2025

Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.

Good luck!