First Team Sports Scientist - Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club : Job Details

Role: Men’s First Team Sports Scientist

Hours: Full-time, to follow the men’s first team schedule. To include evenings and weekends.

Location: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancing BN15 9FP

Contract Type: Permanent

Close Date: 10th February 2025

About Brighton & Hove Albion FC

We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage while embracing our Sussex community spirit. At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to high performance, professional excellence, and making a positive impact.

Contribute to a Premier League club competing at the highest level

Working closely with the Head of Performance, you will design and implement a comprehensive monitoring system to track and manage each player's individual needs. This system will focus on reducing injury risk, optimising health and wellbeing, and ensuring players are fully prepared for training and competition. Your role will involve collecting and analysing pre-training physiological data at key intervals to assess individual player status and readiness.

The role requires flexibility, including evening and weekend hours, as you will travel with the men’s first team to both home and away matches, as you will oversee physical preparation on match days and deliver tailored recovery practices to support optimal performance.

What we are looking for

You should hold a degree in sports science or a related field and either possess BASES accreditation or be actively working toward it. Additionally, you will have significant experience operating in a high-performance environment alongside elite athletes and coaches and be proficient and have High capabilities in applying sports science theories and methodology in elite sporting environments. You will work within a dynamic and forward-thinking environment, where your expertise can directly influence the success of the team.

Our values are essential to our success

Our values serve as guiding principles for how we connect with one another, our fans, partners and sponsors. As a club, we embody these values in everything we do:

- Treat People Well

- Exceed Expectations

- Aim High

- Act with Integrity

- Make it Special

How we say thank you

In appreciation for your hard work and dedication, we are pleased to offer you a range of additional benefits, including but not limited to:

- Complimentary breakfast and lunch on both sites

- 23 days annual leave, rising with length of service (pro rata for part-time staff)

- Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and more

- Access to a gym and padel court at our training ground

- Employee assistance programme.

- Priority access to match tickets and access to free WSL tickets for 2024/25 season

- In-house training programme and CPD opportunities

- Exclusive discounts and benefits from our partner and local businesses

Our commitment to EDI

We take pride in being an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values foster a strong ethical culture, enabling us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application please get in contact.

Safeguarding is part of everything we do

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is UK-based and requires proof of the right to live and work in the UK. All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a full 3-year reference history, DBS checks, and verification of your eligibility to work. Please note, we do not sponsor applicants without the right to work in the UK.

Application Process

To submit your application for this exciting Men’s First Team Sports Scientist opportunity, please click 'apply’ today.

Applications close on10th February 2025.