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
Contract Type: Permanent
Deadline Day: 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, optimizing 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. Never Give Up
• 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 at both sites
• 23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff)
• Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and more!
• Enhanced family policies
• Access to a gym and padel court at our training ground
• 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 partners and local businesses