Lead Sport Scientist bei Heriot-Watt University

Grade and Salary: Grade 6 £31,236 - £36,636

FTE and working pattern: 

• 35 hours
• May include evenings and weekends

Organisation Name: Oriam: Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre

Purpose of Role: To provide sport science services for Oriam user groups including; Sports Union Clubs, Sports Scholarships Programme, Oriam Performance Programme, BSc Sport & Exercise Science, and key partner organisations e.g. the Scottish Football Association.

Summary of Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for the delivery of sport science services to the different sport scholarship programmes
• Plan, deliver and review sport science services including but not limited to; gym based S&C sessions, conditioning based sessions, rehab based session, and recovery sessions 
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with athletes, coaches and medical staff to provide evidence based support for the development of athletes, such as injury risk identification or rehab programmes 
• Recruit, manage and coordinate a team of Sport Scientists
• Contract and deliver sport science services to external clients
• Ensure delivery against health & safety protocols set out by Performance Sport Manager 
• Manage the software and equipment used for sport science programme 
• Coordinate placement programmes and support student research projects as appropriate
• Coordinate CPD to support the development of sport science staff team

Education, Qualifications & Experience:

These are the criteria on which the short-listing and recruitment selection will be based. 

Essential

• Educated to undergraduate degree level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience 
• UKSCA or BASES Accredited (or the ability to achieve this within 12 months)
• Experience of working with athletes within a similar performance environment as outlined above for at least 3 years.
• Competent in the use of relevant IT packages 
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrable professional and proactive approach
• Ability to develop relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrable ability to work quickly, flexibly and accurately in a dynamic, changing and pressured environment
• Demonstrable provision of excellent customer service 
• Ability to manage people

Desirable

• Educated to masters level in a relevant discipline
• Experience working with GPS and heart rate technology, and management / reporting of data
• Experience of developing new business / business retention

How to Apply

Applications with FULL CV and cover letter can be submitted up to midnight (UK time) on Wednesday, 12 November 2025

About Oriam: Oriam has a vision to inspire, engage and motivate our communities through the facilities we provide and the interactions we have with our customers. As a member of the team, you will contribute to the delivery of the strategy.

At Heriot-Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team.

Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.

Heriot-Watt University is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected, trained, promoted, appraised and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities.  Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all.

Heriot-Watt University values diversity across our University community and welcomes applications from all sectors of society, particularly from underrepresented groups. For more information, please see our website https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/equality-diversity.htm and also our award-winning work in Disability Inclusive Science Careers  https://disc.hw.ac.uk/

We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g. part-time working and job share options.