Principal Neuroscience Researcher, Sensory Innovation

Innovation is oxygen for NIKE, Inc., and the company depends on its talented, global workforce to breathe originality and curiosity into everything theydo. The Nike Advanced Innovation team strives for lighter, faster, bigger, smarter, smaller, more efficient, moresustainableand more personal. They imagine, research, analyze and invent the next industry-changing technology to advance athletic performance. In roles that span research, design, materials and manufacturing, the Advanced Innovation team looks to the future and focuses on making theseemingly impossible, possible.

The Nike Sport Research Lab (NSRL) is a multidisciplinary team of researchers, innovators, and scientists who lead with science to make athletes
* measurably better. We deliver validated insights andstate-of-the-art capabilities to drive the future of Nike products and services. As diverse as our athletes
* are, our evidence-based solutions meet the constantly evolving demands of sport and life. We apply scientific methods and research results to drive new concepts and platforms across multiple innovation teams.

As our Principal Neuroscience Researcher, Sensory Explore ,you will work as an applied expert and influence creative product teams across NXT and Nike.

You will engage with teams at different points in the spectrum of concept development , from those looking to understand athlete sensory science opportunities, to teams that have ideas and solutions inmind.

Youwill be “hands-on” with product “solutioning” in collaboration with a variety of teams including but not limited to innovation, product development, andtech .You will report on and share storytelling of program progress and impactful insights with a variety of Nikeleaders .Youwill mentor, guide and lead researchers on the team in a portfolio ofwork.

Youwill also work with researcher experts in the field and around the world to help inform and execute your portfolio of work.

We’relooking for aPrincipal

Researcher, Sensory Explore.

This roleleadsthe implementation of aSensory Explorere research program at Nike-defining strategy,aligning stakeholders,and being a creative catalyst fornew innovation-througha portfolio of evidence-based researchprogramsinthe

Nike Sport Research Lab.

Whether for performance, experience,modifyingbehavior,orstimulating the senses,yourresearchwillaim at understanding the product and service levers that can provide measurable and palpable benefits for athletes across gender,sportand geographies.

The candidate needs to be an applied, creative expert in the areas of neuroscience,sensory scienceor related fieldandhave the ability tolead a team of researchers and influence creativeproduct teams across Nike.

• - Master’s degree in Sensory Science, Neuroscience,Psychologyor related field.
  
  Will accept any suitable combination of education,experience and training.
• - 10+ yearsexpertise in neuroscience and sensory science, with the skills and ability to conduct research and apply scientific insights .
• - Technologist: understands and has experience in applying and developing the state of the art in technical tools and techniques in the area of neuroscience and sensory science
• - Experience in creation of a vision and strategy with respect to implementation of sensory science capabilities and knowledge to product or service.
• - Experience in executing research agendas, with specificexpertisein the scientific method, including but not limitedto:observation, formulation of testable hypotheses, experimental design, statistical methods, dataanalysisand interpretation of results.
• - Experience driving a portfolio of research aimed at understanding the product and service levers through an enhanced sensory…