Psychometrician

Job Overview:

The Psychometrician will provide oversight of the technical quality of educational assessment and analysis activities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Pioneers technical operational and research projects.

• Plans, coordinates, and performs statistical analysis for basic and/or segments of complex project or work assignments.

• Works autonomously on most phases of statistical and/or psychometric analysis and provides guidance to less experienced psychometricians.

• Provides guidance and oversight to project staff on technical aspects of their work.

• Represents organization's position on technical issues to clients, external boards and panels, professional associations, and other agencies.

• Accountable for basic and complex statistical design and analysis decisions such as variance estimations (weighting), sample design, statistical modeling, and psychometrics.

• Ensures quality control of deliverables.

• Designs, develops and documents technical and operational procedures and statistical guidelines for assigned area.

• Assists with project development and monitors project budgets.

• Applies advanced knowledge of statistical procedures, psychometric methods and their applications and statistical programming (e.g., R).

What we are often looking for:

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Education Measurement, Psychometrics, Psychological Measurement, or related field

• Prior experience in the summative, certification, or other high stakes assessment industry is required

• Increasingly responsible professional experience, including experience with assessment systems, sampling theory and item response theory.

• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team in a consulting environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.