Sport Integration Lead (Baseball Division)
Hickson Endeavours - Cambridge, MA
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About Hickson Optimal Elite GroupHickson Optimal Elite Group embeds within professional and elite sport organizations to manage nervous-system load, cognitive availability, and human-state risk as performance variables.The firm integrates applied neuroscience, behavioral observation, and performance data architecture to identify and mitigate sources of performance volatility, decision degradation, dissociative coping, and stress accumulation across competitive cycles.Work is conducted in real environmentstraining, travel, competition, and recoveryallowing for continuous monitoring of human-state signals alongside workload, recovery, and contextual factors. Data systems are designed for interpretability and restraint, supporting decision-making under uncertainty rather than maximizing measurement.The objective is to preserve learning capacity, stabilize availability, and reduce avoidable variance across individuals and teams over the course of a season.About the RoleHickson Optimal Elite Group works across multiple sports, each with its own competitive rhythms, stress patterns, and cultural realities. The Sport Integration Lead ensures that HOEGs human-systems approach is translated accurately and credibly into the specific sport environment.This role bridges applied neuroscience concepts with the lived realities of coaches, players, and performance staff, ensuring insights land as support rather than interference.What Youll Work OnAdapt HOEG frameworks to the tactical, seasonal, and cultural demands of a specific sportCollaborate closely with coaching and performance staff to align language and expectationsIdentify sport-specific stressors such as schedule density, travel load, role volatility, or injury riskSupport integration of new signings, role changes, and return-to-play transitionsHelp frame NSB insights in ways coaches can act on without frictionFlag moments where small timing or communication adjustments may reduce riskHow Youll Be SupportedDirect collaboration with the Embedded Human Systems LeadClear guidance on scope and decision authorityAccess to performance and contextual data through HOEG systemsEmphasis on translation and judgment rather than ownership of outcomesWhat Were Looking ForProfessional experience within the specific sport (playing, coaching, performance, or operations)Strong credibility with technical staffAbility to communicate clearly under pressureComfort operating between disciplines without oversteppingWhy This Role MattersThis role prevents generic solutions and protects trust. It ensures HOEGs work feels native to the sport, not imported. recblid mtge6z8fmjws4xcdr0nnxctuvymlw6
Created: 2026-03-04