The Hollywood Reporter has listed Goffman as one of the 50 most influential writers in television. He has worked on more than 200 hours of scripted television and been nominated for two Writers Guild Awards. His first staff position was on The West Wing, where he wrote for several seasons. Afterwards, he ran the writers' room for Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 on Sunset Strip. Goffman was the showrunner for Sleepy Hollow, on FOX, showrunner and executive producer for Bull, on CBS, and is an executive producer for Netflix's The Umbrella Academy.