Senior Psychometrician

RTI International; Raleigh, Durham (NC, NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

RTI Health Solutions, a unit of RTI International, seeks a Senior Psychometrician to join the Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessment team. The role combines strategic leadership with technical psychometrics to guide analyses and regulatory strategies for clinical outcome assessments.

You will design, implement and interpret advanced analyses, communicate results to clients, and contribute to proposals and business development within a collaborative research environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in quantitative psychology, statistics, biostatistics or related field with extensive experience.
• PhD plus experience preferred; strong regulatory submission background.
• Expertise in psychometric methods and clinical outcome assessments for regulatory review.
• Experience with SAS and/or R; latent variable modeling; Rasch/IRT methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic scientific leadership on psychometric and outcomes research programs.
• Design and conduct classical and modern psychometric analyses; support regulatory interactions.
• Communicate results clearly to clients; produce analysis plans and reports.
• Lead proposals, thought leadership, and business development for the PCOA practice.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and manage independent work as a leader.

Skills

Psychometrics

Statistical analysis

SAS

R

Regulatory submissions

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Master's degree in quantitative psychology

PhD in related field

Tools

SAS

R

Job description

About the Hiring Group

RTI Health Solutions (RTI-HS), a wholly owned subsidiary of RTI International, is an independent and internationally recognized research organization. With offices in the US, UK, Spain, France, and Sweden, we provide healthcare consulting and research expertise to optimize decision making for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device products across the development and marketing lifecycle. Clients rely on our expertise, quality standards, and integrity to guide their product development and regulatory and market access strategies.

Our various practice areas include Value, Access, and HEOR; Patient-Centered and Outcomes Research; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Medical Communications; Global Business Operations; and Strategic Consulting and Growth.

We are currently seeking a Senior Psychometrician to joing our Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessment (PCOA) team.

What You'll Do

RTI-HS psychometricians serve both a strategic and technical role within interdisciplinary research teams. They provide scientific leadership on the development, evaluation and application of clinical outcome assessments; guide psychometric and outcomes research strategies for clients, including participating in regulatory interactions; and are responsible designing, implementing and interpreting a variety of technical analyses.

You will be expected to:

• Provide strategic scientific leadership on psychometric and outcomes research programs, including study design, endpoint selection, regulatory strategy, interpretation of evidence, and client decision-making.
• Design, oversee, and conduct classical and modern psychometric analyses, interpretation of meaningful within-patient change, and advanced statistical analyses to support the development, evaluation, and regulatory acceptance of clinical outcome assessments
• Accurately analyze, interpret, and clearly communicate psychometric results to clients within specified deadlines
• Produce high-quality psychometric analysis plans, technical reports, and manuscripts
• Lead and contribute to proposals, thought leadership initiatives, methodological innovation, and business development activities that support growth of the PCOA practice.
• Communicate effectively (via email, telephone, and in-person) with clients and team members

What You'll Need

• Master’s degree in quantitative psychology, statistics, biostatistics, or related field with at least 10 years of directly related experience, or a PhD and a minimum of 5 years of directly related experience
• Extensive experience independently preparing psychometric analysis plans and reports of clinical outcome assessments for regulatory review
• Demonstrated proficiency in SAS and/or R programming (expertise in both strongly preferred), along with experience using latent variable and psychometric modeling software packages.
• Significant experience related to the psychometric evaluation of outcome measures, including classical psychometric methods (e.g., evaluations of test-retest reliability and internal consistency), exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and Rasch Measurement and/or Item Response Theory
• Experience implementing hierarchical linear modeling, repeated measures models, mixture models
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and as team leader
• Excellent analytical and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions and interactions with health authorities related to clinical outcome assessments, endpoint strategies, psychometric evidence, or patient-focused drug development initiatives.

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EEO & Pay Equity Statements

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The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States. RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.

At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.

Equal Pay Act Minimum/Range

$120,000-$185,000.00