Senior Psychometrician & Data Strategy Leader

UCSF Health, AG; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Dyslexia Center seeks a Senior Psychometrician and Data Manager to lead measurement design, validation, and analytics across educational initiatives. You will oversee data systems, governance, and regulatory compliance while mentoring analysts and collaborating with researchers, educators, and clinicians.

Ideal candidates have deep psychometrics expertise, experience with IRT, multilevel modeling, and complex datasets, and a track record of translating data into program improvements and

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in psychometrics and educational measurement.
• Experience with advanced statistical modeling and longitudinal data.
• Strong ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and communicate findings.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, validation, analysis, and strategic use of data across initiatives.
• Oversee data infrastructure, governance, and regulatory compliance across partners.
• Mentor analysts and build a high-performing analytics team.
• Translate findings into actionable recommendations for program improvement.
• Collaborate with literacy, neuroscience, educators, clinicians, and software developers.

Skills

Psychometrics

Quantitative research

Data science

Leadership

Statistical modeling

Communication

Data governance

R/Python/SAS

Education

PhD in Psychometrics

Master's in related field

Tools

R

Python

SAS

SPSS

Job description

UCSF Dyslexia Center seeks a Senior Psychometrician and Data Manager to lead measurement design, validation, and analytics across educational initiatives. You will oversee data systems, governance, and regulatory compliance while mentoring analysts and collaborating with researchers, educators, and clinicians.

Ideal candidates have deep psychometrics expertise, experience with IRT, multilevel modeling, and complex datasets, and a track record of translating data into program improvements and