Senior Psychometrics & Data Analysis Specialist

Pearson; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Measurement to support psychometricians with data analysis for large-scale assessment programs. You will troubleshoot, develop QC processes, and work with datasets containing a million+ records, using WINSTEPS and MULTILOG.

The role requires strong programming and data processing experience, ability to mentor teammates, and willingness to travel about 5–10% to support projects across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with experience as a lead data analysis consultant, or a master’s or doctoral degree with data processing experience.
• Experience in statistical analysis, programming, and large-scale data processing.
• Experience with large datasets and developing or maintaining analytical code.
• Experience in project coordination, resource management, budgeting, and team training or mentoring.
• Experience in educational assessment or testing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, debug, and maintain psychometric programs and statistical analysis processes.
• Develop and monitor quality control processes to ensure accurate and reliable data.
• Work with diverse data structures, databases, and large datasets containing one million or more records.
• Develop and maintain code, templates, and configurations for psychometric software, such as WINSTEPS and MULTILOG.
• Coordinate data analysis and data transfers across multiple projects and teams.
• Improve data processing workflows, resolve issues, and streamline processes.
• Lead or support data analysis for standard-setting and data review meetings.
• Train and mentor colleagues on programming, data processing, troubleshooting, and quality control.
• Communicate technical information and analysis results to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support project planning, resource coordination, and process documentation.
• Travel of approximately 5–10%

Skills

Python

R

SAS

Java

C#

Data analysis

Lead data analysis

Troubleshooting

Quality control

Education

Bachelor’s degree with data processing experience

Master’s or Doctoral degree with data processing experience

Tools

WINSTEPS

MULTILOG

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Measurement to support psychometricians with data analysis for large-scale assessment programs. You will troubleshoot, develop QC processes, and work with datasets containing a million+ records, using WINSTEPS and MULTILOG.

The role requires strong programming and data processing experience, ability to mentor teammates, and willingness to travel about 5–10% to support projects across teams.