Lead Data Analyst, Psychometrics & Assessments

Pearson; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Measurement in the United States to join the Psychometric and Research Services group. You will provide data analysis support to psychometricians, handle large-scale datasets, and contribute to developing and maintaining psychometric software such as WINSTEPS and MULTILOG.

The role requires strong statistical analysis skills, programming experience (Python and other languages), and the ability to collaborate across projects. Occasional travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with experience as a lead data analysis consultant, or a master’s or doctoral degree with data processing experience.
• Experience in statistical analysis, programming, and large-scale data processing.
• Experience working with large datasets and developing or maintaining analytical code.
• Experience in project coordination, resource management, budgeting, and team training or mentoring.
• Experience in educational assessment or testing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, debug, and maintain psychometric programs and statistical analysis processes.
• Develop and monitor quality control processes to ensure accurate and reliable data.
• Work with diverse data structures, databases, and large datasets containing one million or more records.
• Develop and maintain code, templates, and configurations for psychometric software, such as WINSTEPS and MULTILOG.
• Coordinate data analysis and data transfers across multiple projects and teams.
• Travel of approximately 5–10%

Skills

Python

R

SAS

Java

C#

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Large-scale data processing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Tools

WINSTEPS

MULTILOG

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Measurement in the United States to join the Psychometric and Research Services group. You will provide data analysis support to psychometricians, handle large-scale datasets, and contribute to developing and maintaining psychometric software such as WINSTEPS and MULTILOG.

The role requires strong statistical analysis skills, programming experience (Python and other languages), and the ability to collaborate across projects. Occasional travel is expected.