Job Description

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the worlds best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Innovation is oxygen for NIKE, Inc., and the company depends on its talented, global workforce to breathe originality and curiosity into everything they do. The Nike Advanced Innovation team strives for lighter, faster, bigger, smarter, smaller, more efficient, more sustainable and more personal. They imagine, research, analyze and invent the next industry-changing technology to advance athletic performance. In roles that span research, design, materials and manufacturing, the Advanced Innovation team looks to the future and focuses on making the seemingly impossible, possible.

RESPONSIBILITIES: As the Sr Director of Applied Apparel Research with the Nike Explore Team (NXT) Sport Research Lab, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of researchers who are focused on delivering game changing innovations to make a diverse and inclusive population of athletes* measurably better. You will help shape and align the strategic vision of the research teams with the broader innovation goals. You will champion the role of science and research, while working across multiple functional units to ensure maximum impact to the business and the brand. In doing so, you will help apply proven, scientific performance insights to next generation, innovative Nike products and services.

As a successful candidate, you will demonstrate the following key attributes:

Proven record of successfully leading, inspiring, and mentoring a multidisciplinary team of scientists to deliver impactful results to a business

Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization and deliver complex solutions to multiple business units

Ability to communicate complex, and sometime controversial topics to diverse audiences

Advanced skills in conducting research and applying scientific insights, specifically related to sport and movement through the lens of performance, injury, comfort and/or behavior

Proven track record of applying scientific insights to influence innovative product solutions

Display an entrepreneurial spirit - Understand the connectivity between research, innovation, and business. Ability to connect vision to strategy, and to focused priorities.

Meet complex challenges with imaginative state of the art approaches supported by feasible solutions

Generates new knowledge and insights about science-informed products and services that result in growth opportunities and competitive advantages in the marketplace

REQUIREMENTS: M.Sc or Ph.D. in human movement science (biomechanics, physiology, kinesiology), engineering, or related field. The candidate will have a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in a scientific setting, with 5 years experience in a management and/or leadership role. The candidate will have a proven track record leading a multidisciplinary team towards common goals in an industry setting. Experience in a sport science laboratory, with commonly used tools and analytical methods, is preferred. Experience in applying scientific insight to tangible product solutions, specifically apparel or textiles, is desired.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.