Rehab Pitching Coordinator

Rehab Pitching Coordinator

The Rehab Pitching Coordinator plays a critical role in overseeing and guiding the return to play process for injured pitchers. This position collaborates with the medical, performance, and player development staff to ensure individualized, evidence based, and data-driven rehabilitation programs for pitchers recovering from injury. The Rehab Pitching Coordinator will have a deep understanding of pitching mechanics, pitch shapes, return to play protocols, and stay current with player development teachings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the design and implementation of individualized return to play programming for injured pitchers in collaboration with Detroit Tigers medical & performance science
• Monitor and adjust rehab progression based on player readiness, objective data, and medical feedback
• Lead daily throwing programs and bullpen sessions during return to play phases, ensuring biomechanical efficiency, workload management and proper pitch shapes
• Utilize current player development resources, tools and technology to track progress, delivery, pitch shapes and return to play benchmarks
• Collaborate closely with strength & conditioning, performance science, medical and mental performance to ensure comprehensive development
• Maintain detailed documentation of rehab progression and consistent communication to player development leadership, appropriate coaching staffs and medical personnel
• Support organization wide pitching initiatives, philosophies, and coaching development
• Lead and collaborate with key stakeholders on research related to pitching development, return to play protocols, and initiatives

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Strong working knowledge of return to play protocols
• Experience with pitching development technologies
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams
• Spanish fluency preferred
• Skilled in using data and analytics to enhance player readiness and return to play protocols
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging across formats and audiences
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail

Working Conditions:

• Office and field environment
• Evenings, weekend, and holiday hours are required

The above is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions, and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all additional duties, responsibilities, or nonessential requirements. Detroit Tigers, Inc. has the right to change, modify, suspend, interrupt, or cancel in whole or in part any job functions outlined in a job description at any time and without advance notice to the employee.

All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive. They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Detroit Tigers.

Detroit Tigers is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.