Measurement Data Analyst I — Advanced, Growth & Impact

Pearson; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Associate in the US to provide data analysis support for large-scale assessment programs. The role emphasizes problem solving, data handling, and collaboration with psychometric leads and technology staff.

Candidates should have a quantitative degree and familiarity with statistics or programming; experience with SAS/Python or C#/R/Java is preferred. Travel up to 5% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with strong quantitative coursework or programming background.
• Experience with item and test analysis or coursework preparing for large-scale data analysis.
• Familiarity with data structures and office software.
• Experience with software development principles.
• Strong communication skills for remote collaboration.
• Ability to work under supervision and meet schedules.

Responsibilities

• Takes direction from psychometric leads 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.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Problem solving

Adaptability

Continuous learning

Communication/collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field or programming/development courses

Tools

SAS

Python

C#

R

Java

Microsoft 365

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Associate in the US to provide data analysis support for large-scale assessment programs. The role emphasizes problem solving, data handling, and collaboration with psychometric leads and technology staff.

Candidates should have a quantitative degree and familiarity with statistics or programming; experience with SAS/Python or C#/R/Java is preferred. Travel up to 5% may be required.