Description

Here's a summary of responsibilities:

The Senior Performance Biomechanist delivers athlete-centered biomechanical performance support for elite athletes and National Governing Bodies (NGBs) as part of the Applied Science team. Working within an interdisciplinary performance model, the role designs and implements biomechanical assessment, movement analysis, physical monitoring, and applied performance insight strategies that enhance athlete readiness, technical development, movement efficiency, robustness, and competitive performance across USOPC training centers, NGB environments, national team camps, and major international competitions.

The role provides advanced biomechanical expertise within assigned sport environments, translating movement analysis, performance diagnostics, and biomechanical data into practical recommendations that inform athlete preparation, training design, injury risk management, and competition readiness. Working closely with coaches and interdisciplinary performance staff, the role contributes to athlete profiling, performance planning, and integrated service delivery that supports sustained high performance.

Here's how you'll have an impact:

Performance Delivery

• Deliver senior-level biomechanical performance support for elite athletes within assigned Olympic and/or Paralympic sports across USOPC training centers, NGB environments, national team camps, and major international competitions.
• Design and implement biomechanical assessment, movement analysis, and monitoring strategies that inform athlete preparation, technical development, movement efficiency, and competitive readiness.
• Provide biomechanical expertise to athletes, coaches, and performance staff to enable technical skill development, training design, return-to-performance progression, and competition preparation.
• Conduct laboratory, field-based, and training environment biomechanical assessments using appropriate technologies, sport-specific analysis methods, and diagnostics.
• Translate performance data, applied sport science research, and biomechanical principles into practical recommendations that improve performance outcomes.
• Collaborate with coaches, strength and conditioning, physiology, sports medicine, performance technology, and other interdisciplinary performance staff to integrate biomechanical insights into athlete support plans.
• Provide biomechanical expertise during training camps, competition preparation periods, and major events, including World Championships, Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games.

Performance Insights

• Conduct athlete biomechanical profiling through movement analysis, performance diagnostics, technical observation, video analysis, force-time analysis, motion capture, wearable technologies, and other relevant assessment methods.
• Analyze, interpret, and translate biomechanical information into practical recommendations to inform athlete performance planning, technical development, physical preparation, and day-to-day decision-making.
• Ensure the validity, accuracy, reliability, and practical relevance of biomechanical testing protocols, analysis methods, and reporting processes.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of sport-specific biomechanical testing methodologies, technical analysis frameworks, and movement profiling approaches.
• Collaborate with data analytics, performance technology, physiology, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, and other sport science disciplines to strengthen the applied use of biomechanical information within athlete support environments.
• Identify movement characteristics, technical limitations, asymmetries, coordination strategies, loading patterns, or mechanical factors that may influence performance, robustness, or return-to-performance progression.

Performance Capability & Environment

• Contribute to consistent, high-quality biomechanics service delivery across assigned sport environments through collaboration, operational reliability, and professionalism.
• Build strong working relationships with athletes, coaches, NGB staff, and interdisciplinary performance staff to enhance the quality, relevance, and consistency of biomechanical support.
• Contribute to Games readiness planning, service development initiatives, major competition support, and continuous improvement efforts that enhance the effectiveness of biomechanical support.
• Share applied biomechanical knowledge, technical insight, and practical resources within the Applied Science team to support integrated practice. Mentor interns, fellows, and developing practitioners as needed.
• Create alignment between biomechanics, performance technology, data analytics, and other applied science services to ensure tools and outputs are useful, timely, and connected to athlete performance questions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Here are the skills and experience you'll need to be effective:

• Bachelor's degree in Biomechanics, Sport Science, Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Engineering, Movement Science, or a related discipline
• Master's degree or PhD in Biomechanics, Sport Science, Kinesiology, Movement Science, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred
• Professional training or certification in motion analysis, performance technology, data analytics, coaching, rehabilitation, or applied sport science preferred
• 8+ years' experience in biomechanical assessment, movement analysis, or technical performance support within elite or high-performance sport environments
• Demonstrated experience conducting, refining, interpreting, and communicating biomechanical assessment, movement analysis, and athlete profiling information to inform performance planning
• Experience working directly with athletes, coaches, and interdisciplinary performance teams supporting elite athletes
• Experience translating complex biomechanical information (data, video analysis, movement observation, etc.) into practical recommendations for coaches, athletes, and performance staff
• Experience supporting athletes or teams with varied technical, physical, and performance demands at major competitions such as World Championships, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, or equivalent events preferred
• Experience supporting developing practitioners, interns, fellows, or applied sport science staff preferred
• Experience contributing to applied learning, service development, professional education, or performance support initiatives preferred
• Experience using motion capture systems, force plates, IMUs, video analysis platforms, pressure mapping, timing systems, wearable sensors, or other performance technologies preferred
• Experience using data visualization, coding, or analytics tools to improve the interpretation and communication of biomechanical information preferred
• Advanced knowledge of biomechanical principles including movement mechanics, kinetics, kinematics, force production, impulse, coordination, loading, efficiency, asymmetry, and sport-specific movement demands
• Ability to design and oversee laboratory, field-based, and training environment biomechanical assessments
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and translate biomechanical information into practical recommendations to inform athlete preparation, technical development, movement efficiency, rehabilitation progression, and performance planning for athletes and coaches
• Strong understanding of athlete profiling, performance diagnostics, movement analysis, and monitoring practices
• Ability to evaluate the reliability, validity, and practical relevance of biomechanical testing and analysis methods
• Strong understanding of how biomechanics connects with strength and conditioning, physiology, sports medicine, coaching, performance technology, and data analytics
• Strong communication and applied problem-solving skills within high-performance environments
• Ability to build productive relationships with athletes, coaches, NGB staff, and interdisciplinary performance staff
• Strong judgment and decision-making within complex, collaborative, and fast-moving performance systems
• High level of organization, flexibility, self-direction, and professional reliability.
• Ability to balance scientific rigor with practical relevance, timeliness, and the needs of coaches and athletes
• Ability to contribute positively to collaborative and integrated ways of working
• Expertise in specialized biomechanical domains relevant to high-performance sport, such as sprint mechanics, jumping and landing mechanics, throwing mechanics, change of direction, propulsion, equipment interaction, technique analysis, injury mechanisms, or return-to-performance assessment preferred
• Ability to produce clear reports, visual summaries, dashboards, presentations, and applied resources that support decision-making preferred

Here are the tools, equipment, & conditions:

• Standard office equipment
• Standard and specialized physiology laboratory and field equipment
• Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Indoor and outdoor training and testing environments
• Non-traditional work hours on occasion, including nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours
• Regular attendance at work is an essential job function

Here's where you'll work:

Colorado Springs Olympic & Paralympic Training Center

Here's some more information you need to know:

• Hiring pay range $120,000 - $130,000 per year.
• This Full-Time, Exempt position is intended to work 40 hours per week.
• Bonus: This position will be eligible for the Annual Incentive Award Program, which has a 15% target. The USOPC may change or eliminate this program at any time at its sole discretion.
• Benefits: This position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summary here .

This job posting will close 12:00pm MT on 10/14/2026