Senior Psychometrician & Measurement Scientist

Pearson; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Psychometrician to lead advanced psychometric analyses and support across development and operations. The role requires a Doctoral degree in educational measurement and extensive experience with contemporary psychometric methods and software.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust measurement and documentation across programs. You will contribute to item calibration, linking, and equating while exploring AI-enabled tools to improve

Qualifications

• PhD in educational measurement or closely related field from a recognized institution.
• Relevant professional experience in psychometrics, preferably covering operational assessment programs.

Responsibilities

• Apply psychometric methodologies across new and complex testing contexts.
• Provide full range of psychometric support and documentation across programs.
• Conduct item calibration, linking, equating, and develop linear test forms.

Skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Client relations

Statistical thinking

Education

Doctoral degree in educational measurement

Tools

SAS

R

Python

WINSTEPS

IRTPro

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Psychometrician to lead advanced psychometric analyses and support across development and operations. The role requires a Doctoral degree in educational measurement and extensive experience with contemporary psychometric methods and software.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust measurement and documentation across programs. You will contribute to item calibration, linking, and equating while exploring AI-enabled tools to improve