Senior Psychometrician

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops plans and executes psychometric projects and research according to priorities and resource availability.
• Directs the creation and maintenance of project schedules, communication with clients, evaluation of external data, and review of process and results produced by Research Analysts.
• Conducts independent linking/equating and research studies, supports the completion of studies by others, and develops white papers and research summaries.
• Implements and improves psychometric research methods and processes at MetaMetrics according to best practices, industry standards, and academic literature.
• Maintains awareness of psychometric literature and methods regarding test and delivery methods (e.g., fixed-form, computer adaptive, and linear-on-the-fly), statistical methods (e.g., simulation studies), and computational psychometrics (e.g., machine learning, Bayesian inference).
• Provides ad hoc or planned expert consultation to clients and their stakeholders (e.g., technical advisory committees) regarding methods, results, and interpretation of MetaMetrics products and services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A doctoral degree (Ph.D.) or equivalent in educational statistics, measurement, psychometrics, or related field is required, along with 5+ years of experience as a practicing psychometrician.
• Extensive experience with educational assessment and standard psychometric procedures (e.g., item analysis and calibration, score equating, scale linking).
• Familiarity with education technology infrastructure and development, including relational databases, software development languages (e.g., C++), and technologies (REST APIs), and program management (e.g., Agile).
• Extensive experience with standard office and productivity software (e.g., Google Suite, Microsoft Office).
• Proficiency with general statistical software (e.g., R; Python) and specialized psychometric software (e.g., WINSTEPS, FACETS).