Women\'s Professional Football Assistant Sports Scientist

Recruitment Locations:

• London & South East
• Midlands
• North West

Sportable is a leading sports technology company on a mission to solve the hardest problems in elite sports using cutting edge technology. From bare metal to the cloud, Sportable is a multidisciplinary mecca for sports and technology enthusiasts.  

We are looking for individuals with a proven ability to work in fast-paced and pressurised environments with high quality decision-making, communication, and an in-depth understanding of football. You will set up Sportable technology in various training environments, deliver live Sportable insight to teams and lead the validation and reporting of Smart Ball data post-session; looking to add as much value as possible to our clients.

Main Responsibilities: 

• Become ‘super users’ of Sportable’s Match Tracker technology 
• Deliver serviced team training sessions  
• Set up, monitor and track Sportable’s LPS solution 
• Export session data and utilise Sportable reporting software to provide insight and analysis to coaching and analysis departments 
• Work with club analysts to investigate and manipulate event data  
• Manage relationships with team stakeholders  
• Maintain Sportable hardware and manage inventory 
• Work closely with internal Sportable teams on product / service development 
• Ensure that the company’s health, safety & data protection policies are adhered to and always practiced 

Essential qualifications / skills: 

• BSc qualification in sports science, sports technology, performance analysis or equivalent  
• In-depth understanding of football analytics and modern tactical trends 
• Proven ability to work and solve problems in high-pressure environments 
• Competent using excel for data analysis and interpretation 
• Commitment to working outside of regular hours 

Desirable Experience / skills: 

• Experience in an elite sporting environment 
• Hands-on experience with similar sports technology (GPS, video analysis, tactical applications, etc.) 
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau and PowerBI 
• Experience using programming languages like Python, R, C++, etc. 

Personal Characteristics: 

• Team player mindset 
• Strong communication skills  
• Diligent follower of process with high attention to detail 
• Highly organised 
• Ability to learn quickly, plan and adapt to demands as required 
• To always act and communicate with professionalism 

Employee Benefits: 

• Generous annual leave – 25 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata 
• Pension 

Reporting to: 

• Client Delivery Manager  

Working Closely with: 

• Client Delivery UK  
• Technical Operations Team 
• Product & Sport Science team 
• Customer Success team 
• Data Science team 

Diversity statement: 

Sportable is a committed equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from disabled candidates, and those from minority ethnic backgrounds.