The Psychometrician/Research Scientist - Senior is a leading contributor in psychometric analysis, technology development, research initiatives, and interpretation of results. This position performs as a psychometric advisor and technical leader for clients, psychometricians, and other functional groups. The Psychometrician/Research Scientist - Senior conceptualizes, designs, and conducts major research, development, and/or large-scale analysis projects and disseminates the results and implications of research. This position provides leadership to psychometric interns, associate psychometricians/research scientists, intermediate psychometricians/research scientists, and representatives from other functional groups. Additional responsibilities will include the following: Advise and implement new psychometric operational procedures. Design and perform the psychometric work for complex research projects and operational work assignments. Work at a high level of skill, both independently and as part of a team, in all phases of psychometric analysis. Be accountable for psychometric design and analysis decisions. Apply advanced knowledge of statistical procedures, psychometric methods and their applications, and statistical programming (e.g., SAS, SPSS, WINSTEPS, BILOG, MULTILOG, PARSCALE, C , SPLUS, FORTRAN). Regularly provide guidance and training to new team members in conducting complex research and developing data interpretation materials and publications. Represent the organization's position on technical issues to clients, external boards and panels, professional associations, and other agencies. Develop proposal solutions and contribute to the proposal process. Participate in determining research policies and priorities that have broad organizational implications. Conduct and collaborate on research on behalf of clients and the organization. Make presentations at national and international conferences and present technical information to different audiences (e.g., client groups or technical advisory committees). Maintain professional relationships as a representative or advisor to external advisory or policy boards and councils, research organizations, educational institutions, and educators. Research Focus Recommend, implement, and test new strategies for addressing operational analytic procedures. Generate or contribute to new or modified scientific theories, research methodology, analytic, or interpretive procedures. Advise and implement an R&D; agenda designed to further the strategic agenda of the organization. Recommend the research of new innovations. Serve as a liaison to clients in disseminating current psychometric research findings. Consultation Focus Recommend, implement, and test new strategies for cross-functional operating procedures. Assist with the operational design, development, and implementation of new products. Advise and contribute to the implementation of innovative R&D; initiatives for other functional groups. Advise and assist with the operationalization of new innovations. Technical Focus Design and develop new operational tools created to conduct psychometric procedures. Be responsible for testing, validating, and ensuring the quality control of new tools. Recommend and develop new tools for other functional groups. Maintain and support the system of psychometric and cross-functional tools. Assist with the transition of technology innovations to implementation. Direct process improvements from a technological psychometric perspective. Qualifications PhD in educational, statistics, measurement, psychometrics or an EdD in educational measurement and a minimum of five (5) years relevant work experience Proficient with psychometric software skills (i.e., PARSCALE, Winsteps, FlexMIRT etc.)
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