Senior Psychometrician: Advanced Test Measurement Analytics

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) company match

Tuition reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Job summary

The Principal Psychometrician for FINRA's Market and Regulatory Services’ Credentialing, Registration, Education & Disclosure (CRED) department provides expert measurement services in support of testing and continuing education programs, ensuring the delivery of valid, reliable assessments that comply with testing industry standards.

The role requires conducting psychometric analyses across the full lifecycle of examination program operations, including job analysis, item calibration, standard

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, or Education with emphasis on psychometrics, measurement and assessment.
• Minimum of three (3) years testing industry experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiarity with Classical Test Theory, Rasch Measurement, and/or Item Response Theory; strong quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine psychometric analyses on examinations and continuing education programs using CTT, Rasch, and IRT.
• Manipulate, analyze, and maintain large data sets; document results.
• Lead measurement activities across job analysis, test specification validation, standard setting, and test security.
• Ensure quality control of scoring for computer-delivered and paper-and-pencil tests; support test-generation systems.

Skills

Psychometrics expertise

Statistical analysis

Independent contributor

Communication skills

Data manipulation

Education

Master's degree in psychology / psychometrics

Tools

R

SPSS

Winsteps

Xcalibre

Parscale

Job description

The Principal Psychometrician for FINRA's Market and Regulatory Services’ Credentialing, Registration, Education & Disclosure (CRED) department provides expert measurement services in support of testing and continuing education programs, ensuring the delivery of valid, reliable assessments that comply with testing industry standards.

The role requires conducting psychometric analyses across the full lifecycle of examination program operations, including job analysis, item calibration, standard