Remote Principal Data Analyst for Education Psychometrics

New Meridian; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

New Meridian is seeking a Principal Data Analyst in the Austin area to support assessment design, psychometrics, and statistical programming. The role reports to the Director of Psychometrics and Research Services and focuses on data analysis, data management, and programming to advance customized assessment offerings.

Ideal candidates will have strong working knowledge of K-12 education and experience handling complex data tasks, with a commitment to high-quality analytics and collaboration

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis, data management, and programming.
• Strong working knowledge of statistics, measurement and psychometrics.
• Familiarity with Excel techniques for data manipulation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Performs statistical analysis and data processing for psychometric projects.
• Prepares schedules, task lists, and quality control for statistical work.
• Designs tables and text for program publications and reports.
• Designs, codes, tests, and debugs programs and databases.
• Train staff in using psychometric and statistical software.

Skills

Data analysis

Data management

Programming

Statistics

Tools

Excel

Job description

New Meridian is seeking a Principal Data Analyst in the Austin area to support assessment design, psychometrics, and statistical programming. The role reports to the Director of Psychometrics and Research Services and focuses on data analysis, data management, and programming to advance customized assessment offerings.

Ideal candidates will have strong working knowledge of K-12 education and experience handling complex data tasks, with a commitment to high-quality analytics and collaboration