Remote Data Analyst - Measurement & Psychometrics

Pearson; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Advanced Associates provide data analysis support to deliver large-scale custom assessment programs to district, state, and national customers. Our team values strong problem solving, organization, and collaboration, plus an openness to AI-enabled tools.

The role involves exploratory analyses, data preparation, and working with psychometric leads to meet contract deliverables. Travel up to 5% may be required and planned in advance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative fields or equivalent.
• Experience with data analysis, statistics, or data mining.
• Familiarity with SAS or Python; or C#, R, or Java.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 tools (Word, Excel, CoPilot, SharePoint).
• Ability to work with diverse data files and large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Takes direction from psychometric leads and follows best practices.
• Conducts analyses using exploratory techniques and data summarization.
• Executes and debugs existing analysis tools.
• Works with various data structures and moderately complex files.
• Evaluates data suitability and quality for analyses.
• Prepares and manages data for internal use and contract deliverables.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and technology staff.
• Demonstrates openness to learning and applying AI-enabled tools.
• Meets schedules while working independently; travel up to 5%.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Tools

SAS

Python

C#

R

Java

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Job description

Pearson Advanced Associates provide data analysis support to deliver large-scale custom assessment programs to district, state, and national customers. Our team values strong problem solving, organization, and collaboration, plus an openness to AI-enabled tools.

The role involves exploratory analyses, data preparation, and working with psychometric leads to meet contract deliverables. Travel up to 5% may be required and planned in advance.