Psychometrician

About the role

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture
Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company, is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, analyze, and score Ascend Learning’s assessment instruments across a wide range of educational programs—including nursing, allied health, emergency services, fitness, and other high-growth professions.
• Apply psychological principles and statistical methods to ensure the reliability, validity, and fairness of our assessments, supporting product development and ensuring the accuracy of scores provided to clients.
• Design and conduct efficacy studies, predictive validity research, and other investigations that enhance the use and impact of our assessments and learning products.

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in educational research, measurement and statistics, or educational psychology is required.
• Candidates must have completed graduate-level coursework in measurement theory, test equating, and advanced statistical modeling (e.g., multivariate modeling, structural equation modeling).
• 3+ years of relevant work experience is required, with a preference for experience in certification or licensing exam development.
• Experience conducting job task analyses to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for competent performance in a profession.
• Demonstrated proficiency in SAS, R, and Python for data manipulation, statistical analysis, and psychometric modeling.
• Experience conducting operational psychometric analyses (e.g., Rasch analysis, equating, item analysis, DIF) and producing technical documentation such as statistical summary reports, policy and procedure manuals, professional manuscripts, and presentations.
• Experience conducting psychometric research, including study design, data collection, data analysis, and dissemination of results.
• Experience conducting efficacy evaluations of learning products and assessments.
• Experience conducting predictive validity research.
• Experience designing and conducting research on differences in student usage or performance across student demographic groups.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex, technical, and quantitative information to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines consistently, and maintain high attention to detail.
• Basic proficiency in database management, including working with relational tables, developing data integrity protocols, and creating visualizations such as charts and graphics.
• Experience in planning and facilitating exam-related meetings and workshops (e.g., job/practice analysis, standard-setting, item development) preferred.

Skills

• Experience designing and conducting efficacy evaluations of learning products and assessments.
• Experience designing and conducting predictive validity research.
• Experience designing and conducting research on differences in student usage or performance across student demographic groups.

Benefits

• Flexible and generous paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) employer matching program
• Parental leave
• Wellness resources
• Charitable matching program
• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
• Community outreach groups
• Tuition reimbursement

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Hybrid and remote work within the United States. Occasional travel will be required.