Senior Run Research Physiologist

Who We Are

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

• Runner First
  • We act in the best interest of the runner
• Word is Bond
  • We do what we say we’ll do
• Champion Heart
  • We give our all in everything we do
• There is no “I” in Run
  • We stay generous with our humanity
• Keep Moving
  • We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement - because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.

The Brooks Run Research Lab is at the forefront of transforming human movement and runner experience into innovations that empower every runner to go faster, run longer, and feel more alive. Our deep understanding of runners encompasses their movement, feelings and responses in real-world conditions, integrating mind science, biomechanics, physiology and data science to capture the full runner experience. We examine the external forces acting on the body and the internal demands of fatigue and recovery adaptation, revealing how runners truly feel in body and mind both on and off the run.

This holistic approach uncovers patterns that no single discipline could identify alone.

The Senior Run Research Physiologist you will manage original research projects related to athlete physiology to expand Brooks innovation footwear pipelines. In this role, you will use your advanced knowledge of exercise physiology and scientific methods to investigate key performance indicators to maximize runner performance and recovery and reduce injury risk. You will collaborate with product teams across the company to create more optimal and customized product solutions.

• Manage exercise physiology research programs that lead to new insights and technologies to improve runner performance and reduce injury incidence. Lead project management of owned research projects across multiple business objectives, utilizing project management tools to track project development, tasks, deadlines, and budgets.
• Independently lead research projects including collecting, recording, and analyzing exercise physiology data, in an unbiased, objective manner.
• Create new frameworks and vision that will define research strategy that encompasses broad themes of applications.
• Thoughtfully connect with the run and the runner to identify opportunities that have yet to be explored.
• Support advancements in data collection and data analysis (hardware and software) opportunities that will advance the ability to evaluate human physiology data. Drive initiatives that take the human physiology data collection out of the laboratory and onto the road with the runner.
• Generate original ideas and combine existing concepts in new ways. Apply systems thinking with the ability to avoid solutions that fix one issue but create another.
• Manage original research projects that relate to running physiology independent of product. Combine these learnings with key business partners to drive business decisions for future opportunities.
• Initiate and lead meetings with functional managers of product creation teams (Development, Product Line Management, Merchandising, Design, Engineering and Color) during various phases of the product development process to ensure alignment of projects, discuss impacts of our exercise physiology research findings and how they impact current and future iterations of a product, and key upcoming calendar dates for future iterations of product.
• Effectively translate research project findings and project status updates to Senior Level Executives. Provide articulate, persuasive, and actionable conclusions with recommendations for next steps and how projects will drive a positive business impact. Drive project decisions through data storytelling. Ensure…