Head of Applied AI Research, Education Tech

Edmentum; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Time away program and winter office休

Job summary

Edmentum is seeking a Manager, Applied AI Research to lead a team producing rigorous evidence on AI-enabled features in education. You will design studies, guide validation for automated scoring, and shape product and policy decisions with your findings.

You will collaborate with product, tech, and learning teams to define research questions, set timelines, and ensure high standards of quality and ethics in partnerships.

Qualifications

• PhD in psychometrics, quantitative psychology, educational measurement, statistics, data science, AI evaluation, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in psychometric analysis, measurement science, AI research, data science, or related technical domains.
• 2–3 years of experience managing complex research projects and leading individuals or a small team.
• Experience designing or overseeing research and validation for AI-enabled features and automated scoring.
• Knowledge of AERA/NCME/APA Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing and related regulatory context.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of researchers producing evidence on reliability, validity, and fairness of Edmentum's AI-enabled features.
• Design and oversee research and validation approaches for automated scoring, algorithmic decision support, and emerging AI capabilities.
• Represent Edmentum in academic, industry, standards-body, customer, and policy-facing forums.
• Partner with Product Management, Technology, Learning and Assessment Design, and Efficacy Research to shape questions and deliver answers on timelines.
• Set the AI research agenda with senior leadership and translate priorities into a work plan for the team.
• Hire, coach, and develop researchers and grow the team as the field advances.
• Manage university and third-party research partnerships and uphold high standards for quality and ethics.

Skills

AI research

Data science

Project management

Team leadership

Research design

Education

Doctorate in psychometrics or related field

Job description

Edmentum is seeking a Manager, Applied AI Research to lead a team producing rigorous evidence on AI-enabled features in education. You will design studies, guide validation for automated scoring, and shape product and policy decisions with your findings.

You will collaborate with product, tech, and learning teams to define research questions, set timelines, and ensure high standards of quality and ethics in partnerships.