Remote Lead Clinical Learning Scientist (Research Director)

Pearson; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Learning Scientist (Clinical) to steer research across portfolio domains including academic achievement and speech-language pathology. The role emphasizes translating scientific evidence into product priorities, with opportunities to apply AI and emerging technologies to advance research, product development, and innovation.

The position offers remote work with potential office base in San Antonio, TX or Bloomington, MN, and reports to the Lead Learning

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.
• Ability to translate scientific and clinical evidence into strategic recommendations balancing scientific rigor, customer needs, and business objectives.
• Strong digital fluency and curiosity, including the ability to evaluate and appropriately apply AI and emerging technologies to research, assessment development, and evolving ways of working.

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, clinically meaningful, and aligned with customer and business needs.
• 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, as needed, to collaborate with international colleagues, approximately 10% of the time.
• Travel approximately 10%.

Skills

Clinical research leadership

Digital fluency

AI and emerging technologies

Strategic thinking

Education

Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology (or related field)

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Learning Scientist (Clinical) to steer research across portfolio domains including academic achievement and speech-language pathology. The role emphasizes translating scientific evidence into product priorities, with opportunities to apply AI and emerging technologies to advance research, product development, and innovation.

The position offers remote work with potential office base in San Antonio, TX or Bloomington, MN, and reports to the Lead Learning