Psychometrician

IXL Learning • San Mateo, CA

100d • $100,000 - $140,000

About The Position

IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is seeking a psychometrician to oversee the technical quality of IXL's specialized assessments. In this role, you'll collaborate with curriculum designers, research scientists, and product managers to create, maintain, and improve student assessments. Additionally, you'll play a key role in advancing IXL's assessment strategy, as well as conducting and publishing analyses to ensure fair, accurate, and equitable assessment experiences for all learners. This is a full-time position in our San Mateo, CA headquarters office. The work schedule for this role is Monday-Friday in the office with the option to work from home one day per week.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Education Measurement, Psychometrics, Quantitative Psychology, Statistics, or a related field
• 3+ years of active experience in new test development, computer-adaptive testing, item pool maintenance, standard-setting, equating, and validity studies
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize, and decision-making skills
• Can-do attitude with an openness to others' ideas
• Willingness to innovate and find new, efficient solutions to complex problems
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English
• Ability to summarize complex technical information and communicate it to a variety of audiences
• Fluency in computer/statistical programming (e.g., R, Python, SQL, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with K–12 education is a plus
• Knowledge of mobile and web technologies is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop modern, widely used, computer-adaptive tests for K–12 education, including universal screening and diagnostic assessments for math and ELA
• Conduct classical and IRT analyses of test data, including item calibration, standard-setting, scoring, scaling, equating, score reporting, and quality assurance analyses
• Perform reliability and validity analyses and collaborate with research scientists to document development processes and create technical reports
• Collaborate with content experts to create and curate item pools

Benefits

• Base salary range of $100,000 to $140,000 + benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees