Senior Sports Scientist

Senior Sports Scientist

Location: San Antonio, TX / Exempt 

At Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E), we work in service of something bigger than ourselves. To us it is so much more than just a game or concert.  It takes all the members of our Spurs team to harness the power of sports and entertainment to create moments that excite, memories that endure, and connections that strengthen our community.

SS&E owns and operates the San Antonio Spurs (NBA), Austin Spurs (NBA G-League), and the San Antonio FC (USL), and manages day-to-day operations of the Frost Bank Center, Toyota Field, and STAR Complex.   

We know that our people are our greatest asset as an organization.

We aspire to provide our teams with meaningful work, to live our values - Integrity, Success & Caring – day-to-day in what we do and foster an inclusive culture for our 1K+ employee workforce.  

The Senior Sports Scientist will design and manage data collection, storage, and reporting systems to optimize development, performance, rehabilitation, and talent identification processes.

This role requires strong coding skills and expertise in sports and medical data management, automation, and visualization to develop decision-support tools.

This is a full-time, on-site position in San Antonio, Texas, working daily with the San Antonio Spurs (NBA) and supporting the Austin Spurs (G-League).

The Senior Sports Scientist will mentor and oversee the Athletic Performance Assistants (QAAs) within the Player Performance & Wellness department, in San Antonio (NBA) and in Austin (G-League), ensuring their development and integration into performance initiatives.

This role also manages external sports science projects, collaborating with consultants, research institutions, and tech partners, while holding vendors accountable through clear benchmarks, communication protocols, and regular reviews to optimize technology integration.

What You’ll Do: 


* Design, implement, and maintain robust data collection and storage systems for medical and performance technologies, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility. 


* Automate and streamline data collection while leading the processing, analysis, and visualization of performance, medical, coaching, and talent identification data to deliver actionable insights to coaching, medical, performance, and scouting staff. 


* Ensure data quality, integrity, and security by developing and enforcing best practices for data governance, validation, and compliance across all sports science platforms. 


* Assess, implement, and integrate new sports science technologies to enhance performance workflows and ensure seamless adoption across departments. 


* Collaborate with coaching, medical, and scouting departments to develop data-driven workload optimization, recovery strategies, player profiling, and talent evaluation tools. 


* Continuously advance the field of sports science by researching, innovating, a...