Head of High Performance

Colorado Rockies•Denver, CO

1d•$250,000 - $350,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Head of High Performance leads Athletic Training, Rehabilitation and Reconditioning, Strength and Conditioning, Mental Skills, Nutrition, Performance Science, and related health and performance services. The role builds a coordinated, year-round physical development system from the Dominican Academy through the Major League level to keep players healthy, support recovery, and maximize physical capabilities and on-field performance in the Rockies' environment and circumstances. Through discipline leaders who manage daily delivery, the Head sets processes and standards for a coordinated, individualized health and physical development plan for each player, reviews implementation and results, and holds leaders accountable for coordination and program quality. The position oversees staff and programs across the organization, develops department priorities and resources, and works closely with the Major League team while providing oversight throughout the system. The position is based onsite at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, or at the Spring Training Facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. The schedule follows professional baseball's needs, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours during the season and other key baseball activities. Domestic and international travel is required. The annual salary range is $250,000 to $350,000. This is a regular-status, full-time, exempt position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in exercise science, kinesiology, sports science, athletic training, physical therapy, nutrition, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
At least eight years of progressive experience supporting high-level athletes, including at least three years leading staff, programs, or multidisciplinary services in a professional or elite sports environment.
Demonstrated ability to integrate performance training, sports science, rehabilitation, and nutrition into coordinated player support across multiple teams or locations.
Strong working knowledge of physical preparation, workload management, recovery, injury risk factors, and return-to-performance principles, with respect for clinical authority and professional boundaries.
Experience hiring, developing, and evaluating staff; managing budgets and vendors; and implementing consistent operational standards.
Ability to assess research and performance data, recognize limitations, and explain practical recommendations to players, coaches, clinicians, and executives.
Sound judgment, discretion, and ability to build trust, resolve competing priorities, and handle confidential player information appropriately.
Any professional services personally delivered must be supported by the required current credentials, licensure, and scope of practice.
Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours during the season and other key baseball activities.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally, including to Spring Training, affiliate facilities, rehabilitation operations, international academies, and as needed with the Major League team.
Ability to move throughout stadiums, training facilities, and fields, with periods of sitting, standing, and walking; use a computer, review player information and reports, communicate accurately, travel between Club locations, and carry customary work materials. Essential functions may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in a related field and relevant professional credentials, such as CSCS, CPSS, or an applicable clinical or nutrition credential.
Experience in Major League Baseball or another professional baseball organization, including collaboration across Major League, Minor League, and international player development environments.
Experience with athlete management systems, force platforms, motion analysis, wearable technologies, and practical evaluation of player monitoring tools.
Experience supporting athletes at altitude and managing the physical demands of extended competitive seasons and frequent travel.
Spanish language proficiency and experience working with culturally diverse players and staff.

Responsibilities

Establish consistent methodologies, assessment protocols, tools, and programming across staff, affiliates, and complexes.
Oversee development, documentation, and review of player plans based on individual needs, development stage, and baseball goals; establish decision responsibilities and resolve competing recommendations.
Ensure programming accounts for altitude, home-road transitions, travel, and other demands of the Rockies' environment.
Establish handoffs across levels, locations, development and recovery stages, and outside trainers to support year-round continuity, including offseason programming.
Establish cross-department communication through daily staff meetings, case discussions, and after-action reviews.
Create processes for evaluating acquisitions, particularly amateur and international players, and communicating health risks, physical development opportunities, and potential program benefits.
Set processes for staff and on-field coaches to align physical development and recovery with baseball training priorities and game demands.
Ensure training and readiness decisions use data, assessments, workload, player feedback, sleep, nutrition, and recovery information.
Set expectations for communicating goals, progress, readiness, and limitations to players, coaches, and Baseball Operations leadership.
Build a positive, progressive environment where players help shape plans, provide honest feedback, and understand how staff use data and technology.
Oversee coordinated health, recovery, readiness, movement, and physical development programs to optimize on-field performance.
Integrate biomechanics and data science across health and performance disciplines, using findings, staff expertise, and player feedback to guide assessments, program evaluation, and individualized plans.
Set protocols and progression criteria for treatment, rehabilitation, reconditioning, and return to performance.
Set research priorities and guide evaluation and adoption of technology and modalities through evidence, practical testing, staff education, and review of results in the Rockies' environment.
Use player availability, injury patterns and recurrence, rehabilitation outcomes, physical development, and player feedback to improve programs and staff practices.
Manage priorities, workflows, and product design decisions for data science and software engineering personnel dedicated to High Performance.
Define requirements for digital systems that integrate player information, plans, and reporting across High Performance, Baseball Operations, and coaching.
Manage relationships with technology and software vendors, consultants, and academic research partners.
Hire, lead, mentor, and evaluate discipline leaders and staff; support continuing education, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across disciplines and locations.
Set expectations for staff expertise, care quality, communication, and follow-through on player plans.
Set department priorities and own the budget, while discipline leaders and staff develop and manage their budgets and spending.
Recommend staffing, facility, equipment, technology, and other investments based on player needs and program results.
Oversee related services and outside specialists, with discipline leaders coordinating player access and alignment with department standards.
Oversee the management and development of physician services and medical partner relationships.
Oversee Nutrition's work with food-service staff to ensure meals support player health, recovery, and performance.
Primarily supervise discipline heads, with some Minor League leaders reporting directly and others through their Major League counterparts; provide oversight of all six disciplines and related services across the organization.