The Director of Medical and Performance will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of all medical, physical performance, rehabilitation, nutrition, and mental performance/psychology services within Bay FC. Qualified as an athletic trainer, physical therapist, or performance specialist, the role will report to the General Manager with a dual reporting line to the Chief Medical Officer.

The Director of Medical and Performance will design and embed an integrated, evidence-informed medical and performance strategy to underpin decision-making and optimize player availability. The postholder will ensure players are supported through robust medical governance, high-quality interdisciplinary practice, and a culture of excellence, aligned to the club’s high-performance vision.

Bay FC and Bay Collective are committed to building a world-class medical and performance program in women’s professional soccer, and this role is central to that ambition. The Director of Medical and Performance will also have a unique opportunity to shape thinking and share best practice at the Bay Collective multi-club level.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership

  • Serve as the professional lead for all medical and performance services, ensuring the highest standards of ethical, player-centered practice underpin every aspect of the department.
  • Provide oversight of the planning, coordination, and quality assurance of all medical and performance services, maintaining consistently high delivery standards across the club.
  • Drive effective interdisciplinary collaboration, embedding the medical and performance department within coaching and operational functions across the club.
  • Establish unified performance standards and monitoring frameworks across youth programs, ensuring a coherent and progressive pathway into the first team environment.
  • Cultivate strong working relationships with national federations, fostering a collaborative approach to player monitoring, workload management, and performance planning.
  • Work in close partnership with the Chief Medical Officer and Bay Collective’s Global Director of Performance and Research to shape and progressively evolve player health and performance frameworks across the organizations.
  • Hold budget responsibility for the medical and performance department, ensuring resources are allocated effectively and business cases for investment are made with rigor.
  • Lead recruitment and selection processes for medical and performance staff, building a department of exceptional capability and character.

Player Health and Medical Care

  • Drive initiatives that maximize player availability, reduce injury risk, and support each player’s long-term physical development and performance progression.
  • Oversee the delivery of high-quality medical care across injury assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation, ensuring a consistently interdisciplinary approach.
  • Develop and oversee evidence-informed return-to-train and return-to-play protocols, coordinated across the medical and performance department.
  • Ensure specialist understanding of the unique health and physiological needs of elite female athletes is embedded across all medical and performance practices
  • Work in close collaboration with the CMO and medical team to oversee specialist medical referral pathways, ensuring players receive timely access to the highest quality external medical expertise.

Integrated Performance

  • Oversee the club’s approach to load management, using data and interdisciplinary insight to drive performance planning and proactive risk management.
  • Establish a performance environment that aligns with the coaching staff’s tactical objectives, where physical preparation and recovery strategies serve the team’s broader sporting goals.
  • Ensure female-specific performance, recovery, and health considerations are central to the club’s integrated performance model.
  • Contribute medical and performance expertise to each player’s Individual Development Plan, ensuring physical and health considerations are appropriately represented.
  • Provide strategic oversight of the club’s nutrition services, so that fueling and recovery strategies are woven into the performance model and tailored to individual players.
  • Champion a culture of psychological wellbeing alongside physical excellence, so that mental performance support sits at the heart of how the department operates.

Team Leadership and Collaboration

  • Lead, mentor, and develop the medical and performance team, setting clear expectations and performance standards that foster a high-achieving and collaborative department culture.
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships across coaching and operational functions to advance the team’s sporting objectives.
  • Cultivate relationships with player-appointed external practitioners and specialists, built on aligned treatment approaches, consistent messaging, and shared priorities.
  • Champion a culture of reflection and learning across the department, regularly reviewing processes and workflows to ensure alignment with the evolving landscape of best practice.

Governance, Data, and Performance Insight

  • Oversee departmental compliance with all relevant medical, safeguarding, data protection, and governing body regulations, ensuring the highest standards of clinical governance are maintained throughout.
  • Oversee accurate and secure medical record keeping, ensuring best practice in data management. 
  • Harness data and performance insight to evaluate departmental effectiveness and drive evidence-informed improvements across medical and performance services.
  • Lead regular audit and review processes across medical and performance services.