The Role

We are looking for a Data and Performance Lead for AWFC to utilise their strategic expertise and ensure we're making data-driven decisions that will level up our Medical and Sports provision across our multidisciplinary team, leveraging vital insights that will allow us to meet our ultimate aim of maximising sporting performance and mitigating injury risk. You'll play a vital role in ensuring that we use and understand the full breadth of data and insight that's available to us, allowing us to make data-driven decisions to have a positive impact on player welfare, education and health screening. 

In this exciting role, you'll pioneer the development of detailed, data-informed individual player profiles that assess athletic potential and positional demands at key stages of the season, identifying performance strengths and development areas. You will enable the team to provide daily training reports to Coaches, and you'll lean on your data analysis expertise to deliver real-time data analysis (post training and matches) as well as to provide data informed phase reports.

Championing a data-driven approach, you'll manage, deliver and coordinate all aspects of the Medical and Sports Science provision across our multidisciplinary team, to include, Sports Science, Strength and Conditioning and Nutrition. You'll be entrusted with a broad range of vital responsibilities such as pre-signing medical risk/playing assessment, injury prevention and rehabilitation, physiology, biomechanics, athletes' recovery, sports technology, anthropometry, injury audit, and the ongoing development of the department. 

Who we are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

• Champion the use of data across the department - you'll drive the development of detailed, data-informed individual player profiles (100%) that assess athletic potential and positional demands at key stages of the season, identifying performance strengths and development areas
• Implement the provision of data-driven insightful training reports - you will instil advanced level data-driven decision making ability within the team, enabling them to provide daily training reports that are fed back during the Coaches training performance meeting, with maximal accuracy and clarity, offering real-time data analysis (post training and match) as well as, assertive decisions on player training during sessions
• Lay foundations for in-depth data informed phase reports - you will design and execute a winning methodology for us to create data informed phase reports to management that provide feedback and predictive insights on future performance throughout the season to Coaches, Medical and Technical teams
• Oversee our Sports Science department - you'll passionately manage and monitor the quality of all sports science related provision across a multidisciplinary team, and you will set clear standards and put action plans in place as required to reach exceptional standards of best practice, incorporating our wider club ethos, values, protocols and practices in our Sports Science and Medicine department  
• Create and implement crucial systems and methodologies - you'll take pride in creating and implementing medical-related systems and methodologies to evaluate the success of the department in relation to our video and mission
• Lead and inspire a dedicated team - you'll lead our Sports Science and Strength and Conditioning teams on all aspects of player welfare, education, and health screening, with a special interest in injury prevention and the ultimate aim of maximising player availability and you will relish the opportunity to coach and motivate a diverse range of direct reports across multiple disciplines 
  
• Maintain a forward-thinking approach - you'll use initiative and industry knowledge to incorporate and explore new methods, with a view to maximising and harnessing our use of facilities to facilitate high-performance, and you will collaborate with colleagues across our club to ensure that we're at the forefront of the latest developments within elite sports science and medicine
• Build a culture of continuous improvement - you'll strive to create an ever evolving department and drive high performance, overseeing Continuous Professional Development pathways and development of staff, ensuring cohesion across our club's medical and performance practices, in line with the requirements of the AWFC Head Coach and Head of Women’s Football
• Uphold team compliance - you will take responsibility for maintaining detailed records for the department in accordance with GDPR, other relevant legislation, policies and procures and you'll ensure all Performance colleagues are compliant in regards to UEFA and WSL requirements, including the attendance at all relevant meetings 
• Promote important standards and policies - you'll recognise the need to integrate our Code of Conduct into day-to-day activities and you will follow our Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Equal Opportunity procedures, adhering to a strict code of confidentiality in respect of any information relating to our club and its operation

What we are looking for

• Extensive experience working with elite athletes - you're proud of your verifiable record of successfully working with elite footballers and/or elite athletes domestically and internationally, providing physiotherapy and strength and conditioning services to improve performance, prevent injuries and ensure timely recoveries
  
• Strategic mindset - you come with demonstrable experience of working at a highly strategic level, regularly using data and insights to drive decision making 
  
• Passion for Women's football - you're excited to leverage your enthusiasm for the Women's game and make a lasting contribute to its growth, and you ideally have some knowledge and experience of WSL and UEFA rules and regulations 
  
• Credible expertise - you've got a MSc (Hons) in Sport Science and ideally accreditation with British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, as well as appropriate accreditation as a Strength and Conditioning Coach (BASES or UKSCA)
  
• First Aid qualification - you have a First Aid qualification from FA ATMMiF or equivalent/higher qualification and you have an understanding of Health and Safety and its application to a sporting environment
• Inspiring leader - you've got a winning attitude and you seek to create a culture of success, you thrive when you're managing and motivating direct reports to achieve high performance, leaning on your enthusiasm and willingness to be flexible in approach to achieve desired outcomes
• Best-in-class expertise - you come with a thorough understanding of the various sports science and medicine disciplines and their impact on the training and performance of elite athletes, as well as an excellent knowledge of scientific methods of trialling and validating assessment, and monitoring and evaluation equipment and protocols 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills - you're proactive and engaging and able to form impactful relationships with a wide range of colleagues, tailoring your approach and tone as required, and you are able to effectively work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
  
• Commitment to growth - you're committed to ensuring all your legal and professional qualifications are up to date and you lead on your own Continuous Professional Development, as well as make sure we're holding the equivalent standards and relevant CPD for all Performance staff
  
• Ambassador for our club - you carry yourself with the highest standards of professional and personal conduct and are comfortable respecting the need for confidentiality and discretion, role modelling the values our club with ease
  

Why choose us

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

• An exciting reward and recognition scheme
• Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
• Great internal learning and development programmes
• A flexible hybrid working model
• Priority access to apply for match tickets
• A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
• A leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Great discounts with some of our Partners

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. 

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Depending on the responsibilities of the role, a DBS will be either a basic, standard, or enhanced check.

Application Closing Date - Friday 18th July 2025

Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.

Good luck!