Senior Performance Therapist
On-siteAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Deliver comprehensive performance therapy services across Youth National Team and Extended National Team camps, leading injury assessment, manual therapy interventions, and progressive return-to-performance programming. Design and implement criteria-based RTP frameworks that integrate objective testing, movement diagnostics, and load tolerance into decision-making. Mentor clinical staff, foster interdisciplinary collaboration with performance science and strength & conditioning teams, and champion data-informed best practices for athlete readiness. Utilize VALD performance technology suites to translate force and neuromuscular data into actionable clinical interventions while supporting longitudinal injury surveillance and availability tracking.
Required Qualifications
- Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) with active Georgia licensure or ability to obtain licensure prior to employment
- Elite sport experience required, including professional, Olympic, academy, or national team environments
- Demonstrated expertise in: Rehabilitation and soccer-specific return-to-performance programming
- Criteria-based RTP system design and implementation
- Evidence-informed diagnostics, injury prevention and load management strategies
- Manual therapy and therapeutic exercise and prescription
- Strong experience integrating performance science into clinical decision-making
- Working knowledge of the VALD performance technology suite (ForceDecks, ForceFrame, Dynamo, SmartSpeed, HumanTrak or similar technologies) and the ability to translate objective performance data into athlete care strategies
- Experience working within multidisciplinary Integrated Performance environments
- Capable of working in fast-paced and demanding environments
- Must be able to connect 'micro' details to the 'macro' vision and mission
- Proficient experience with Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting elite soccer athletes within professional clubs, academies, or national team environments
- Experience working with youth elite athletes and an understanding of growth, maturation, and long-term athlete development principles
- Experience designing systems, processes, and operating standards across multiple teams or performance environments
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