Remote Psychometrician & Measurement Scientist

Pearson; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Psychometrician to advance psychometric methodologies and support operational assessment across programs. This role requires advanced education in educational measurement and strong experience with item calibration, linking, equating, and test form design.

Ideal candidates will leverage SAS, R, Python, WINSTEPS, or IRTPro to address novel challenges, while staying aligned with Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in educational measurement or a closely related field.
• Relevant professional experience in psychometrics for operational assessment programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides full range of psychometric support on development and documentation of new and existing processes across programs and projects.
• Conducts analyses for item calibration, linking, and equating; develops linear test forms and designs field test plans.
• Supports operational research studies and dissemination of findings.

Skills

Psychometric methodologies

Statistical analysis

AI-enabled tooling adoption

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Doctoral degree in educational measurement

Tools

SAS

R

Python

WINSTEPS

IRTPro

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Psychometrician to advance psychometric methodologies and support operational assessment across programs. This role requires advanced education in educational measurement and strong experience with item calibration, linking, equating, and test form design.

Ideal candidates will leverage SAS, R, Python, WINSTEPS, or IRTPro to address novel challenges, while staying aligned with Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.