Performance Scientist Tottenham Hotspur Football & Athletic Co Ltd

The Rise of Women’s Football; City of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports organisation based in City of London is seeking a Performance Scientist to enhance female athlete performance and wellbeing. The role involves driving research and managing data in a multidisciplinary setting to support optimal strategies for athletes. Candidates should possess relevant degrees and experience in professional sport, particularly in women's football. This position provides an opportunity to innovate in a dynamic and impactful environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in professional sport, ideally women’s, with an interest in football.
• Understanding of female athlete health topics and the gaps in current research.
• Experience with gym and pitch-based delivery in elite sport.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovative real-world research projects for female athlete performance.
• Support data management and performance strategies delivery.
• Lead knowledge development and dissemination across the organisation.

Skills

Athlete management systems

Data visualisation software (Tableau, Power BI)

Data coding (R, Python, Dax)

Performance-related data analysis

GPS tracking systems

Creative communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in Sports Science

Post-graduate qualification in Sports Science or Data Science

Job description

Job description

Who We Are

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world-class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state-of-the-art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.

The Role

We’re currently recruiting a Performance Scientist to join our Performance Department working collaboratively with the physical performance, nutrition and psychology disciplines to drive best practice performance services.

The aim of the role is to drive innovative real‑world research projects aimed at advancing the understanding and barriers to optimising female athlete performance, health, and wellbeing. The Performance Scientist will serve as a bridge between performance and data management, supporting the delivery and advancement of our performance strategies.

What you will bring

• Undergraduate degree in appropriate subject (e.g. Sports Science, Exercise Physiology or relevant bachelors degree considered)
• Post‑graduate qualification in Sports Science, Exercise Physiology or Data Science
• Experience using athlete management systems
• Experience using data visualisation software (Tableau, Power BI)
• Experience of data coding (R, Python, Dax etc.)
• Experience of scoping and identifying performance/health impacting questions and the use of innovative methods which promote and seek competitive advantage
• Ability to collect, organise, clean, analyse and interpret performance related data to maximise player performance and well‑being
• Ability to implement data quality control practices at all phases of data collection
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and the importance of player, coach, and support staff perspectives
• Ability to lead and/or contribute to knowledge development, aggregation, and dissemination across the organisation
• Experience in professional sport, ideally women’s, with an interest in football
• An understanding of female athlete health topics and the gaps in current research
• Experience with gym and pitch‑based delivery in elite sport
• Experience of operating GPS tracking systems
• Display evidence of continued professional development and utilise this to provide ideas of research‑based innovative, practical strategies that are tailored to elite footballers
• Any other adhoc duties as deemed necessary to support the performance department
• An understanding of the various sports science/sports medicine disciplines, how they integrate to achieve optimal performance and a verifiable record of working within a high performance multi‑disciplinary team to deliver an effective programme
• Flexible, adaptable, creative, and a confident communicator
• Full UK Driving License desired

The Tottenham Hotspur Way

Is to push harder, rise higher and forge greater. We involve, inspire and elevate one another to be our best selves, to produce exceptional on and off the pitch. Every day brings us opportunities to improve and make the impossible, possible.

Our Responsibility to you

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.