Remote Clinical Learning Scientist Lead

Pearson; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Learning Scientist (Clinical) to lead research across portfolio domains, including academic achievement, speech and language, cognition, and/or early childhood assessment. Remote-friendly with potential office-based collaboration in San Antonio, TX or Bloomington, MN.

The role emphasizes translating scientific evidence into strategic product decisions, leading research initiatives, and driving innovation while partnering with psychometrics and product teams.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Early Childhood Development, School or Clinical Psychology, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years professional experience in speech and language, literacy, academic achievement, school or clinical psychology, and/or early childhood.
• Clinical experience administering, interpreting, or working directly with standardized assessments.
• Strong knowledge of test development, measurement principles, research methodology, data analysis, and psychometric principles.
• Demonstrated ability to translate scientific and clinical evidence into strategic recommendations that balance scientific rigor, clinical relevance, customer needs, product priorities, and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead research plans supporting new product development, product revisions, and portfolio priorities.
• Provide subject-matter expertise and scientific leadership in speech-language pathology, literacy, achievement, and/or early childhood assessment.
• Help define product scope and assessment design, ensuring solutions are scientifically sound and clinically meaningful.
• Lead and contribute to item development, review, and evaluation, applying research, clinical expertise, and assessment-development best practices.
• Partner with psychometricians and research colleagues to review and interpret data and psychometric findings.
• Identify opportunities to responsibly apply AI and emerging technologies to assessment development, research practices, workflows, and product innovation.
• Provide oversight of assessment materials, including digital interfaces, record forms, stimulus materials, manuals, administration and scoring resources, and visual and auditory stimuli.
• Support product commercialization and adoption by contributing scientific and clinical expertise to training, product support resources, presentations, and other customer-facing materials.
• Represent Pearson and contribute to its scientific leadership through conference presentations, technical papers, research publications, and other scholarly activities.
• Maintain flexibility in work hours to collaborate with international colleagues, approximately 10% of the time.
• Travel approximately 10%.

Skills

Leadership

Research leadership

AI and emerging technologies

Clinical research

Education

Ph.D. in related field

5+ years professional experience

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Learning Scientist (Clinical) to lead research across portfolio domains, including academic achievement, speech and language, cognition, and/or early childhood assessment. Remote-friendly with potential office-based collaboration in San Antonio, TX or Bloomington, MN.

The role emphasizes translating scientific evidence into strategic product decisions, leading research initiatives, and driving innovation while partnering with psychometrics and product teams.