Specialist, Psychometrician

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Remote

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Research, Efficacy, and Psychometrics

Schedule:

FULL_TIME

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24050 Job Duties The Specialist, Psychometrician conducts item and test analysis, equating, job analysis, standard setting, and other psychometric activities in support of the testing programs of professional clients. The position works closely with the Content Development team, Test Publishing, and other testing services staff to support and fulfill deliverables for various professional testing programs. The Psychometrician performs various tasks as appropriate to ensure the production of quality tests. It impacts the validity and reliability of client deliverables. Measurement Services Manipulate and validate data files.

Scoring:

Identify and/or develop the way each test is scored.

Test and item analysis:

Analyze test and item-level results using appropriate methods. Equating, linking & scaling of tests.

Item bank maintenance:

Work with content development to ensure that item banks meet the needs of the program.

Quality control:

Ensures accuracy of tests and test analyses.

Technical documentation:

Produce technical documentation related to item, test, and examinee performance for various testing programs. Under Supervisor or Sr. Psychometrician's supervision, planning: Perform initial psychometric program review. Develop a plan that ensures that examination services comply with industry standards for security, validity, reliability, fairness and defensibility. Maintain project plans as appropriate. Under Supervisor or Sr. Psychometrician's supervision, test design delivery: Develop an appropriate test design including delivery method (i.e., linear fixed form, LOFT, CAT), test specifications, and pretest strategy.

Client interface:

Interacts with clients for job analysis, standard setting, measurement explanations and other appropriate topics Internal communication: Work with members of testing services teams, account managers, and other internal teams.

Support software development:

Work with the technology team to define technical specifications for software.

Training and professional development:

participate in internal training and individual development of technical skills.

Research:

Identify research components of customer programs. Develop research proposals; design and implement research projects.

Presentation and publication:

Present theoretical and/or application papers at major conferences. Submit theoretical and/or application papers for publication. Other duties as assigned. Education and Experience Requires a PhD in Psychometrics, Educational Measurement, or related field; and 1 year of experience in related position, and experience in applied test development, including the construction, processing, analysis, and reporting of large-scale examinations. Experience in test theory (IRT and Classical). Experience writing syntax/code for data manipulation and statistical analyses using SAS, R, Python, or SPSS. Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Knowledge of computer-based test construction and development. Knowledge of databases and item-banking. Experience with statistical software. Organizational and project management skills. Experience summarizing complex technical information and communicating it to a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience with literature reviews. 10% travel potentially required (Domestic and International) Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows: The minimum full-time salary range is between $90,000 - $105,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here . Applications will be accepted through Friday, May 15th, 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs. #LI-CH2 Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.

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