Applied Sports Science Coordinator

The Chicago White Sox are seeking an Applied Sports Science Coordinator to join our Sports Performance department, focusing on executing Applied Sports Science initiatives throughout the Player Development system. This position will support the Sports Performance leadership staff and Field Staff through applying practical, technical, and tactical health, performance, and human movement skill enhancement protocols for the White Sox organization. Sports Science, as applied in this instance, is the scientific study of physiology and biomechanics in relation to the ability of the human body to adapt to motion, movement, and physical activity. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated experience in the creation and application of practical applied sports science tactics rooted in research that are effective and efficient for players, field staff, or health and performance staff to easily integrate into their daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal programs.
• Utilization, including beta testing and evaluation of the value and accuracy of the most current and reliable scientific equipment available in sport to optimize players in game performance or health outcomes.
• Work in alignment with Sports Science, Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Nutrition, and Strength and Conditioning on items such as:
  • Athlete centered holistic short- and long-term player development plans via creation of daily, weekly, monthly, and season long actionable reports and visualizations delivered to players and staff.
  • Pursuing and onboarding innovative technologies.
  • Identifying and supporting assessment processes, data collection, technology implementation, analysis, reporting/visualization, and intervention strategies in service to our Sports Performance Leadership Staff.
  • Mentor and foster development of additional Sports Science interns and fellows throughout the Player Development system.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a strong ability to work closely with our White Sox analytics department to produce meaningful key performance indicators as they apply to baseball to effect changes in how we program for practice and training.
• Possess critical decision-making ability, a strong attention to detail, with strong presentation skills, and outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Must effectively action existing Applied Sports Science initiatives to help the organization optimize the health, and performance, of our player development group, in addition to keeping abreast of the latest advancements in sports science technology, as well as available research, to further drive future initiatives and processes are fundamental goals of this position.
• Ability to operate within the Applied Sports Science framework to engage in applied research projects, gather added information on a wide-variety of sports-related topics, and implement across our PD Player group.
• Must be available to travel to complete frequent PD affiliate visits, ensuring Sports Science initiatives are implemented and executed across the PD system and create comprehensive reporting on these visits to ensure there is clarity on progress and impact of initiatives throughout the organization.

Expectations of this role:

• Engage in applied research projects to gather latest information on a wide variety of sports-related topics.
• Conduct background research for, as well as assist in, the formation of guidelines for player workload subscription in micro and macro phases of the changing seasons throughout the calendar year.
• Implement continued education opportunities for both inter and intradepartmental summits.
• Integrate applied sports science protocols into all White Sox off-season performance development camps.

Experience, Education and Licensure:

• Graduate degree in an exercise science related field. CSCS, ATC, DPT, or PhD is a plus.
• Experience working in Sports Science in College/Professional Setting.
• 5 Years of Full Time experience working in Sports Science

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of a variety of computer software applications and analysis in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software (R, Python, SQL, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerBI, and PowerPoint)
• Independent judgment and ability to multitask is required to plan, prioritize, and organize diversified workload.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to work long, flexible hours including weekends and holidays.
• Must be trustworthy and comfortable managing sensitive information.
• Elevated level of interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of departments, seniority levels, and personalities.

Chicago White Sox is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.