Lead Psychometrician

Western Governors University • Salt Lake City, UT

6d • Remote

About The Position

The Lead Psychometrician provides services to the Program Development Department of Western Governors University (WGU). This individual acts in a consulting role within the department, providing expertise in the measurement and design of assessments. The Lead Psychometrician ensures the accuracy and validity of assessments and gathers and analyzes data instrumental to improving students' performance at WGU.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Psychometrics, Psychological Measurement, Educational Psychology, or related field (e.g., Industrial/Organization Psychology) with an emphasis on quantitative methods or psychometrics
• Three (3) years of experience in testing, research, or closely related fields such as statistics and data analysis
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills within the team and with stakeholders
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Attention to detail in one's own work
• Ability to manage multiple projects efficiently
• Ability to work well with a team
• Ability to produce analyses quickly in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong technical skills, including Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and capacity or experience with SAS, R, or other analytical or statistical packages.
• With limited oversight, the ability to apply statistical methods like multiple regression and mixed models to complex data sets.
• Under the guidance of a more senior team member, the ability to facilitate groups and meetings in person and remotely.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in Higher Education
• Multidisciplinary experience would be an added value
• Applied experience with CTT & IRT

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and interprets data from various types of assessments using a variety of statistical methods.
• Coordinates and/or performs statistical analyses required for score reporting and data interpretation.
• Documents technical operating procedures and statistical guidelines for various programs related to educational measurement.
• Performs and interprets data analyses such as item analyses and reliability analyses.
• Creates graphs, charts, tables, and dashboards based on statistical analyses.
• Trains other psychometricians on WGU processes and procedures.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• health savings account and flexible spending account
• basic and voluntary life insurance
• disability coverage
• accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• legal and identity theft coverage
• retirement savings plan
• wellbeing program
• discounted WGU tuition
• flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
• flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
• 11 paid holidays
• other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree