Advanced Associate, Measurement

Pearson; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Advanced Associates provide data analysis support to deliver large-scale assessment programs for district, state, and national customers. They solve problems by extending existing procedures, collaborate with psychometric leads, and handle diverse data structures while meeting schedules.

The role emphasizes strong quantitative and communication skills, familiarity with psychometric principles, and the ability to work in a remote or hybrid setting when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with success in quantitative courses or programming
• Experience with item/test analysis and evaluating analysis outcomes
• Coursework preparing for large-scale data analysis (e.g., programming, statistics)
• Experience with data structures and office software (Excel, SharePoint)

Responsibilities

• Under supervision, conduct analyses using exploratory techniques and statistics
• Execute and debug existing analysis tools per specifications
• Prepare and manage data for internal groups and contract deliverables
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and technology staff
• Demonstrate openness to applying AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency
• Meet schedules while working independently, including high-pressure situations
• May travel up to 5% as scheduled in advance

Skills

Data analysis

Statistics

Python

SAS

Excel

R

C#

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree with quantitative coursework

Coursework in statistics or programming

Tools

SAS

Python

C#

R

Java

Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, CoPilot, SharePoint)

Data file structures

Job description

Advanced Associate, Measurement - this role aligns to industry-level titles such as Data Analyst I , Junior Data Analyst , or Research Assistant.

The Advanced Associate position described here is part of the Pearson Psychometric and Research Services group, which is part of the US School Assessment group and larger Assessment and Qualifications team.

Pearson Advanced Associates provide data analysis support to deliver large-scale custom assessment programs to district, state, and national customers. Our Advanced Associates are strong problem solvers who can leverage and extend existing procedures to perform analysis tasks, are well-organized, and display the ability to collaborate. We are looking for candidates with strong technical and data analysis skills who are able to handle ambiguity and are looking for a challenge.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Takes direction from Psychometric leads, including Ph.D. level research staff, and follows departmental best practices.
• Under supervision, conducts analyses using exploratory techniques such as data mining, data summarization, and statistics.
• Executes and debugs existing analysis tools according to specifications.
• Work with a variety of data structures and with files that are moderately complex.
• Evaluates the suitability of data for specific analysis purposes.
• Evaluates outcomes from analyses to determine the accuracy, quality, and usability of those outcomes for the purposes for which they were conducted.
• Prepares, formats, and manages data for use by internal groups.
• Work directly with subject matter experts and technology staff to fulfil contract deliverables.
• Demonstrates openness to learning and applying AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency and innovation.
• Meets schedules while working independently, sometimes in high-pressure situations.
• May travel to fulfil some tasks. Travel opportunities may be up to 5% and are typically scheduled in advance.

What our employees have in common, regardless of collegiate background or training, are: strong quantitative skills, strong problem-solving skills, adaptability, commitment to continuous learning, and strong communication/collaboration skills that can be applied to routinely ambiguous situations that involve large amounts of data.The education, experience, and responsibilities associated with this position include:

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree & evidence of success in quantitative courses (e.g., statistics) or software programming/development courses

Familiarity with Psychometric Principles and Theory

• Evidence of direct experience in basic item and test analysis, and evaluation of outcomes from analyses
• OR evidence of success in coursework that prepares candidates for large scale data analysis (e.g., computer programming, statistics, etc.)

Familiarity with Data Structures and Office Software

• Preferred candidates have demonstrated experience with statistical analysis platforms/packages using SAS or Python;
• OR demonstrated experience with software languages such as C#, R, or Java
• OR evidence of success in coursework that prepares candidates to work with structured programming languages or techniques
• Exhibits basic experience in using Microsoft 365 software such as Word, Excel, CoPilot, and SharePoint
• Exhibits basic experience working with a variety of data files and storage structures

Experience with Software Development Principles

• Evidence of software development discipline
• OR evidence of success in coursework that prepares candidates for software development (version control, properly identified variable names, logic and design, etc.)

Communication Skills

• Possesses strong communication skills, (oral, written, and business). Our employees must have the ability to independently collect specifications and document the solutions they will implement.
• Ability to successfully communicate with colleagues of various backgrounds and areas of expertise, in a fully remote setting.

Coordination and Task Management Skills

• With guidance from senior staff, able to perform work according to schedule and coordinate work across members of their team

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location.

The full-time salary range for this role is $60,000 – $70,000 annually.

This position is eligible for Pearson's annual incentive program. Information on benefits can be found here.

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

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Job: Research, Efficacy, and Psychometrics

Job Family: LEARNING&CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications