Remote Psychometrician – Measurement & Psychometrics Expert

Pearson; Tallahassee (FL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Psychometrician to advance psychometric methodologies across educational assessments. The role emphasizes applying CTT, IRT, equating, scaling, and standard setting within operational testing contexts.

Ideal candidates will have a doctoral degree in educational measurement, extensive psychometric experience, and proficiency in SAS, R, Python, WINSTEPS, and IRTPro. This is a remote, full-time position with Pearson's Assessment & Qualifications organization.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in educational measurement or a closely related field from a nationally recognized institution.
• Relevant professional experience, preferably encompassing the full range of psychometric issues encountered in operational assessment programs.
• Experience with psychometric methodologies and statistical software.

Responsibilities

• Apply psychometric methodologies across new and complex operational testing contexts.
• Provide, and support solutions for, psychometric techniques including CTT, IRT, test equating, scaling/linking and standard setting.
• Develop and document processes and provide full psychometric support across programs and projects.
• Conduct item calibration, linking and equating analyses under supervision; design field test plans.

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Client relationships

Education

Doctoral degree in educational measurement

Tools

SAS

R

Python

WINSTEPS

IRTPro

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Psychometrician to advance psychometric methodologies across educational assessments. The role emphasizes applying CTT, IRT, equating, scaling, and standard setting within operational testing contexts.

Ideal candidates will have a doctoral degree in educational measurement, extensive psychometric experience, and proficiency in SAS, R, Python, WINSTEPS, and IRTPro. This is a remote, full-time position with Pearson's Assessment & Qualifications organization.