Lead Researcher Sensory Perception
NIKE Sport Research Lab - Greater China

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NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes*. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Innovation is oxygen for NIKE, Inc., and the company depends on its talented, global workforce to breathe originality and curiosity into everything they do. The NIKE Advanced Innovation team strives for lighter, faster, bigger, smarter, smaller, more efficient, more sustainable and more personal. They imagine, research, analyze and invent the next industry-changing technology to advance athletic performance. In roles that span research, design, materials and manufacturing, the Advanced Innovation team looks to the future and focuses on making the seemingly impossible, possible.

The NIKE Sport Research Lab – Greater China (NSRL GC) is a multidisciplinary team of researchers, innovators, and scientists who lead with science to generate detailed understanding of the Chinese athletes* and consumers. We deliver validated insights and state-of-the-art capabilities to drive the future of NIKE products and services. As diverse as our athletes* and consumers are, our evidence-based solutions meet the constantly evolving demands of sport and life. We apply scientific methods and research results to drive new concepts and platforms across multiple Innovation teams, specifically targeted for our Greater China geography.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Lead Researcher, Sensory Perception.  This role supports the implementation and execution of a Sensory Perception research program at NIKE Sports (China) aiming at a new and better understanding of the Chinese Athlete, leading to product and service innovation - through a portfolio of evidence-based research programs in the NIKE Sport Research Lab – Greater China.  Our research will aim at providing measurable and palpable benefits for athletes* across gender and sport primarily focusing on our Greater China geography.  You will drive understanding of the athlete* experience with products and services by unlocking what product levers or cues drive the liking of those experiences. Areas of focus will be broad, ranging across footwear and apparel attributes such as feel, fit, comfort, and others.

The candidate needs to be an applied, creative expert in the areas of Perception Science or related field (sensory science, neuroscience) and have the ability to work with a diverse team of scientists and influence creative product teams across NIKE.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• As the Lead Researcher Sensory Perception, you will support a robust portfolio of research aimed at understanding the product levers and cues that drive liking of NIKE products and services, with a focus across gender, sport, and abilities, primarily focusing on our Greater China geography.
• As a creative catalyst for new product innovation, you will apply scientific knowledge and insights to new products and services across different innovation teams.
• You will be a developing expert at NIKE in the area of Sensory Perception Science as it applies to the opportunities for NIKE.
• Participate in the development of new tools, methods and utilizing advanced research skills, knowledge/experience of the consumer, and performance requirements, resulting in product/performance innovation
• You will become experienced in all of the Sensory Perception research tools used by the NIKE Sport Research Lab – Greater China staff and interact with Nike Sport Research Lab World Headquarters perception team.
• Tasks related to NSRL GC Research Operations to ensure smooth processes regarding research facilities, research integrity, and research execution round up the work portfolio.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

• You will work as an applied expert and influence creative product teams across Innovation and Business at NIKE.
• You will engage with teams at different points in the spectrum of concept development, from those looking to understand athlete* Perception Science opportunities, to teams that have ideas and solutions in mind.
• “Hands-on” with product “solutioning” in collaboration with a variety of teams including but not limited to innovation, product development, and technology.
• You will report on and share storytelling of program progress and impactful insights with a variety of NIKE leaders.
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