Development Center Performance Specialist
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Whippany, Hanover, NJ, USA
USD 50k-70k / year
Posted on Apr 11, 2026
NJ/NY Gotham FC (“Gotham FC” or “the Club”) is a National Women’s Soccer League (“NWSL”) team representing New Jersey and New York. The team plays at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, NJ. At Gotham FC, we don’t just play soccer; we set trends, challenge the status quo, and lead with bold creativity. While our roots are grounded in the tradition of the beautiful game, everything else about us is fiercely original. We’re here to redefine expectations, break boundaries, and build something that hasn’t been done before. If you’re ready to push the limits and make an impact, you belong at Gotham FC.
The Role:
The Pro Player Pathway Performance Specialist will be a full-time member of our multidisciplinary team (MDT) while also be connected and aligned with our 1st team High Performance staff. This position will be specifically responsible for all strength & conditioning, return to play and sports science strategies for our Gotham FC’s 2nd team and Development Center (DC) players. Responsibilities will also require proficiency in both practical and administrative aspects of player monitoring.
The Pro Player Pathway Performance Specialist will be a full-time member of our multidisciplinary team (MDT) while also be connected and aligned with our 1st team High Performance staff. This position will be specifically responsible for all strength & conditioning, return to play and sports science strategies for our Gotham FC’s 2nd team and Development Center (DC) players. Responsibilities will also require proficiency in both practical and administrative aspects of player monitoring.
Key Responsibilities:
Generic Duties
- Oversee Strength & Conditioning operations for Gotham FC 2nd team & Development Center (DC)
- Oversee Sports Science tools and strategies
- Attend all scheduled training and games (home and away)
- Maintain and report daily data and analytics report
- Deliver educational content during the annual talent ID tournament
- Maintain good standing with NWSL, USSF, and other national team federations
- Assist on vision and planning of the program’s future growth
Specific Duties
S&C / Sports Science Operations
S&C / Sports Science Operations
- Budget planning and upkeep
- Equipment management, travel planning/packing
- Supplies inventory and ordering
- Team sessions scheduling and workflow
- Weight Room organization and upkeep
Applied S&C / Sports Science
- Wellness survey monitoring & management
- GPS system management & data analysis
- Injury prevention, lift, recovery sessions scheduling, programming, and delivery
- Energy system development planning and delivery
- Lead with baseline assessments and post-injury re-assessment
- Lead with all injury prevention programming
- Assist in the return to play and reconditioning process
- Assist in the planning and periodization process
- Assist with all rehabilitation programming
- Weight Room organization and upkeep
- Educate and monitor recovery strategies
S&C / Sports Science Administration
- Maintain all records on the club’s athlete management system
- Maintain a clean data platform
- Generate reports from various data sources as needed
- Communicate effectively on all player status updates and training limitations
- Establish and deliver a daily GPS report
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s or equivalent in Sport Science, Kinesiology, Physiology, or a related field
- Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) accreditation or equivalent
- Proficient soccer skillset with playing experience at the collegiate level or higher is desirable
Capability & Other Characteristics:
- Demonstrate superb analytical, communication, and collaboration skills
- First Aid and CPR Certification
- Knowledge of performance requirements for adults and youth female athletes
- Experience working with performance monitoring systems (e.g., GPS and force measurement products)
- Experience working in collaboration with coaches and other support staff in a multidisciplinary high-performance team
- Proficient in computers with software such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Power BI
- Strong verbal, written, in-person, and presentation communication skills
- Excellent organizational, data collection, and planning skills
- Able and willing to travel for away games.
- Able and willing to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends as needed
- Current and valid driver's license
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.
Location:
This position is fully in-person, based at Gotham FC’s soccer operations office and practice facility, currently located in Whippany, New Jersey. The person must be able and willing to attend all Gotham FC home games, away games and other business-related travel. Gotham FC requires its employees to live in its market, that is, within reasonable commuting distance of Gotham FC’s office, practice facility, and Sports Illustrated Arena
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Gotham FC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. We are committed to broadening the pool of qualified talent for consideration, including those who have been historically underrepresented. We strongly encourage people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply.
Job type: Full-time
Salary range: $50,000-$70,000 annual
Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision benefit plans available for Employee and Family, Employee-funded 401(k) option.
This job description is a broad summary of the essential job functions and general duties for this position, the additional job duties that may be required from time to time, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. The person in this role may be required to and must be willing to perform other duties as assigned, to meet organizational needs. This job description may be modified from time to time, at the sole discretion of Gotham FC.
This employee must follow and enforce all policies and procedures formulated by Gotham FC and be a role model for the organization.
The existence of this job description does not modify the employee’s “at-will” status. That is, unless a signed employment contract specifying a term of employment exists between Gotham FC and the employee or his/her/their representative, both Gotham FC and the employee will have the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without reason or notice, unless otherwise prohibited by law.