Head of Medical

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Kansas City Current is home to the best-in-class training facility and the first stadium built for a women’s sport team. Our organization is committed to seeing the fullest potential of our athletes and of our city.

To foster our vision, we prioritize hiring and retaining world-class talent. We’re looking for talented individuals with diverse perspectives, skill sets, and backgrounds to provide our guests with an unforgettable experience.

As leaders in women’s sports, we are excited to offer a variety of positions within our front office, stadium, and event settings. We provide opportunities for professional growth and development and invest in our employees through competitive pay, robust health care and wellness benefits, and employee resources and networking.

Job Description

Who are we hiring?  

The Head of Medical & Performance is responsible for leading all medical, sports performance, and player health initiatives across the club’s multi-club ecosystem, including the Kansas City Current (NWSL), Kansas City Current II, and HB Køge Women (Denmark). This executive-level role directs a holistic, data-driven approach to player care, injury prevention, rehabilitation, performance optimization, women’s health, and long-term athlete development. The role ensures alignment of standards, protocols, staffing, and resources across all clubs to deliver a world-class player care and performance model.

What will you do?  

• Develop and implement a unified medical and performance philosophy across all clubs within the multi-club  ecosystem.
• Ensure consistent clinical, return-to-play (RTP), and performance protocols and standards across Kansas City Current, KC Current II, and HB Køge Women.
• Facilitate collaboration among medical and performance staff across countries, ensuring alignment while adapting to local regulations and governing-body requirements.
• Lead long-term planning for athlete health, performance optimization, injury reduction, and multidisciplinary player support.
• Oversee all aspects of sports medicine, including athletic training, physical therapy, physician access, rehabilitation systems, and emergency action plans.
• Own RTP processes, case management, and individualized athlete care plans.
• Ensure compliance with NWSL, U.S. Soccer, Danish FA, FIFA, and local medical governance requirements.
• Manage medical documentation, injury reporting, and data privacy protocols across all clubs and leagues.
• Direct hiring, staffing models, education pathways, and professional development for all medical personnel.
• Lead Strength & Conditioning, Sports Science and Nutrition disciplines across all clubs.
• Oversee the creation and execution of performance plans, periodization, monitoring systems, workload management, GPS and heartrate utilization, and testing protocols.
• Ensure all medical and performance plans reflect evidence-based female athlete care by integrating women’s health insights into player development pathways.
• Direct multi-club performance data strategies, dashboards, and insight pipelines to support technical and coaching staff.
• Integrate medical, performance, and technical data to inform individualized long-term development plans.
• Partner closely with Sporting Directors, General Managers and Head Coaches, to ensure medical and performance decisions align with competitive strategy and long-term player development.
• Establish annual department budgets and resource allocation for all clubs with the multi-club network.
• Implement multi-club emergency and crisis management protocols, including travel medical logistics and international coordination.
• Maintain oversight of vendor relationships, specialist consultants, and external medical partnerships.

What do you need to succeed?  

Requirements

• Education: Advanced degree in Sports Medicine, Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, or equivalent medical field.
• Certifications: Licensed or eligible for licensure in relevant jurisdictions (U.S. and Denmark as applicable).
• Time Commitment Expectations: Willing and able to work outside of regular business hours and travel out of state/ country for consecutive days.

Experience 

• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in elite sport, preferably in professional soccer or women’s high-performance environments.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary and multi-site teams; international experience preferred.
• Strong background in applied sports science, performance management, and data-driven decision making.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.

Skills

• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Capacity to collaborate across departments, clubs and networks.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours and travel with the team.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and another language is preferred.

We value diversity and seek world-class employees of all backgrounds. 

The Kansas City Current values diversity and is looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law mandates, we comply with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations and will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.

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