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
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