Director, Sports Performance, Nutrition & Education

Herbalife - Torrance, CA

Full-time - Senior

Torrance, CA

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

THE ROLE: The Director, Sports Performance, Nutrition & Education will direct activities relating to global sports performance, sports nutrition, and fitness education initiatives. Will be responsible for developing a global sports performance program that will include exercise physiology, sports nutrition education and a complete integration of the use of Herbalife products by worldwide sponsored teams and athletes. Director will be responsible for the development and creating sports specific nutrition protocols for individual athletes and teams worldwide. As part of the Clinical Research Team, the Director will create or review proposed clinical studies and will provide oversight of clinical trials on current or future Herbalife24 products, which includes collaboration with a university, protocol development and manuscript preparation. Additionally, Director will be responsible for overseeing global clinical trials on any sports-related Herbalife products. As part of the sports performance program Director will research exercise modalities and fitness programming and use data collected to create exercise protocols for segments of weight loss, health maintenance and athletic performance as part of the company wide strategy of improved distributor and customer results. The Director will also manage and develop direct reports. Direct reports are dietitians that work for Herbalife and support the Los Angeles Galaxy and a team that works at Proactive Sports Performance.

Responsibilities

• Direct global sports performance programs for all sponsored teams and athletes.
• Facilitate in person exercise science programs, sports nutrition education and explain Herbalife products and philosophy.
• Work with all global sports partnerships and individual athletes to support their nutrition needs.
• Conduct any required physiological testing and design nutrition programs.
• Travel domestically & internationally (up to 35% of time) to train Herbalife members on Herbalife Global Nutrition Philosophy.
• Travel to sports science conferences to stay up to date with key research findings.
• Assist in development of sports and exercise-related training content for Members.
• Direct sports clinical studies on existing or new products to validate efficacy.
• Interpret and prepare data, and draft manuscripts.
• Serve as advisor on all clinical trials for Herbalife.
• Oversee clinical trials pertaining to Herbalife Sports products.
• Develop and write marketing & educational content for social media platforms and print.
• Conduct research of academic publications to support the writing of marketing material.
• Conduct training calls with the worldwide fitness advisory board on sports performance and exercise science topics.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive distributor wellness coaching curriculum.
• Create a detailed sports performance video series for the Herbalife fitness video portal.
• Develop exercise protocols and provide research and industry insights.
• Support and manage direct reports, 2 nutritionists working with the LA Galaxy and Proactive Sports Performance.

Requirements

• Background working in exercise science, kinesiology or other sports related field.
• Strong ability to translate scientific concepts to practical recommendations.
• Deep knowledge of athletics: training, recovery processes, etiquette, team travel.
• Nutrition and training expertise.
• Strong public speaking ability and excellent presentation skills.
• Great listening skills with ability to transfer ideas into actionable solutions.
• Strong customer and results orientation.
• Ability to evaluate primary scientific literature.
• Strong writing skills from a technical and marketing standpoint.
• Expert in relationship building.
• Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint and Outlook; advanced knowledge of MS Excel.
• Ability to draft scientific protocols and manage laboratory experiments.
• Critical thinking and ability to anticipate changes in marketplace.

Nice-to-haves

• 4 years' experience in clinical trial experience.
• PhD in biological sciences, sports science or related field.
• Training in anti-doping legislation.
• High level of flexibility.
• Experience with and comfortable in front of the camera.
• Bilingual (Spanish preferred).

Benefits

• Group Health Programs including Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Basic Life/AD&D; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) plan.
• Wellness Incentive Program.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Supplemental Life/Critical Illness/Hospitalization/Accident Insurance.
• Pet Insurance.
• Paid time off including Company-observed U.S. Holidays, Floating Holidays, Vacation, Sick Time.
• Volunteer Program, Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave, Bereavement Leave, Personal Leave and time off for voting.