Vice President, Psychometrics & Measurement

Role Overview

• Define and execute the organization’s psychometric and measurement strategy aligned to the company mission and long-range goals.
• Establish and lead an internal research agenda that advances innovation in K-12 assessment and educational measurement.
• Champion the integration of emerging trends, technologies, and responsible AI applications into psychometric processes.
• Contribute to enterprise strategic planning and champion implementation of company strategy within assessment services.
• Provide executive oversight of all psychometric operations, including scaling, equating, standard setting, statistical modeling, sampling, weighting, variance estimation, and data analysis.
• Ensure rigorous quality control across all psychometric deliverables, technical documentation, and contracted technical reporting outputs.
• Oversee the design and implementation of methodologies for large-scale assessment programs.
• Guide the development of psychometric tools, software, and streamlined production workflows to ensure efficiency and scalability.
• Monitor and expand quality metrics and continuous improvement processes across departments.
• Manage the team as a single unit, utilizing standard and common practices across the psychometric department for all contracted customer work.
• Represent the organization as a thought leader in educational measurement by engaging with professional associations, advisory committees, regulatory agencies, and industry boards.
• Serve as the primary technical spokesperson to state education agencies, districts, policymakers, and Technical Advisory Committees.
• Resolve complex measurement questions at senior-level client and industry meetings while reinforcing the organization’s reputation for quality and innovation.
• Lead the conceptualization and execution of research plans for statewide contracts and assessment programs.
• Develop psychometric strategy and technical language for RFP responses and proposal submissions.
• Support costing initiatives, resource planning, and financial forecasting related to psychometric operations and bids.
• Lead annual budget planning, capital expenditures, staffing strategy, and financial performance for Psychometrics.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in Psychometrics, Educational Measurement, Educational Psychology (Measurement/Evaluation/Statistics concentration), Quantitative Psychology, Statistics (education concentration), or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in educational measurement, including leadership roles in complex K-12 large-scale assessment environments.
• Minimum 8 years of senior leadership experience.
• Deep experience with statewide assessment programs and operational psychometrics.
• Demonstrated success leading complex technical organizations and large cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven experience managing operational and research budgets.
• Advanced expertise in Item Response Theory (IRT), Classical Test Theory (CTT), scaling, equating, and standard setting.
• Proficiency in psychometric software (e.g. Winsteps) and statistical programming languages (R, Python, SAS).
• Strong knowledge of test development, production workflows, data integration, and reporting systems.
• Ability to design and oversee complex statistical analyses and research studies.

Tech Stack

• Python

Benefits

• An Equal Opportunity Employer
• We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.