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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.