Run Behavior Researcher II, Run Research Team

Your Responsibilities:

• Design and lead research studies with moderate complexity that capture both the physical and emotional dimensions of the run, including movement usage, usage patterns, and subjective feedback.
• Analyze running behavior through wearable metrics and product usage logs to uncover insights that inform footwear design and performance testing. Identifying new features within established tools to quantify on the run and product experience.
• Integrate qualitative feedback from surveys to understand how runners interpret comfort, performance, and connection to the product.
• Develop frameworks and visualization tools that quantify runner behavior and link it to product perception, that reveal new insights that guide decision making.
• Ensure on-time conclusions regarding product experience informed through the runner in accordance with critical calendar deadlines to enable on time delivery of product to market.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the Run Research Team, including biomechanists, physiologists, and data scientists, to translate behavioral findings into actionable product direction.
• Communicate findings through visual storytelling and clear summaries that connect complex data to real runner needs. Cross functional teams with non-technical backgrounds must be able to build on ideas and provide feedback.
• Evolve methodologies to capture emerging aspects of running behavior – such as running environment and emotional engagement – ensuring a future-forward understanding of the run.
• Effectively translate research project findings and project status updates to product creation teams (Development, Product Line Management, Design). Provide articulate, persuasive, and actionable conclusions with recommendations for next steps and how projects will drive a positive business impact.
• Teach, train, and present data science principles to other members of the Run Research Team. Present to technical and non-technical groups, clearly communicating data-driven insights.
• May manage up to 1 direct report.
• Other responsibilities as required.

Your Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in biomechanics or related field including engineering, kinesiology, physiology, exercise science, human factors and ergonomics plus 1+ years of relevant work experience or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training (e.g., M.Sc. +3). 6+ years of experience in the performance industry in lieu of a graduate degree.
• Knowledge of athletic performance and injury prevention preferred.
• Understanding of running shoe design features and components and how they influence product experience.
• Proficient Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills.
• Proficient in coding to prep, blend, analyze and visualize data (Python, SQL, MATLAB, Qualtrics).
• Experience identifying new features in wearable data that can be translated into research insights.
• Expertise with qualitative and quantitative data collection and study design evaluation, including collecting and analyzing data in an unbiased manner.
• Experience in presenting scientific principles to technical and non-technical groups.
• Keen attention to detail. Organizational and time management skills with the ability to plan, organize and execute tasks with short timelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an advanced ability to communicate points of views concisely and functional expertise within project teams.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders with varying skills and perspectives.
• Curious and open minded – always up for a challenge and always looking to improve our products and processes.
• Comfort with uncertainty and absorbing new knowledge fast
• Demonstrated ability to try things quickly rather than waiting for a “perfect” plan.
• Demonstrates an optimistic winning attitude that drives problem solving.
• Demonstrates a growth mindset, seeking and providing feedback regularly.
• Demonstrates ability to operate independently with defined goals.
• Demonstrated ability to develop highly productive relationships with individuals and teams that are made up of diverse disciplines and cultural backgrounds resulting in effective working relationships across the company.
• Be self-driven and show the ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete data. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment, anticipating and resolving problems in a timely manner.
• A positive attitude that embraces and lives the Brooks values!