Psychometrist — Autism Diagnostics

Anna Autism Care • Boston, MA

6d • $60,000 - $72,000

About The Position

There are children in Massachusetts waiting two years for an autism diagnosis. We are building the infrastructure to change that, and we need a skilled assessment specialist who wants to be at the center of it.
At ANNA Autism Care, we provide naturalistic, neuroaffirming autism evaluations for children ages 1 to 6 across Massachusetts. Our diagnostic model is built around a collaborative team: a licensed psychologist oversees every evaluation, and a trained psychometrist conducts the direct assessments — the structured parent interview, the ADOS-2 assessment, and the cognitive assessment (e.g., Bayley-4, DAS-II) — that form the clinical foundation of every evaluation.
This is a specialist role with real clinical depth, a clear career pathway, and a team that takes quality seriously. If you have experience working with young children, an instinct for family-centered communication, and a desire to do assessment work that genuinely matters — we want to hear from you.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree minimum — psychology, education, human development, social work, or a related field
• Experience working directly with young children in a clinical, educational, or therapeutic setting
• Strong written communication skills — evaluation reports are a core deliverable of this role
• Comfort with structured assessment protocols and attention to procedural detail
• Warmth, steadiness, and flexibility with anxious families — you will be their primary point of contact through a high-stakes process
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with children, families, and professionals
• Ability and desire to work as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ADOS-2 administration — candidates with prior training are strongly preferred, though ANNA will provide full certification for the right hire
• Familiarity with autism spectrum presentations in young children, including atypical and co-occurring profiles
• Experience in early intervention, ABA therapy, developmental evaluation, or a similar clinical environment
• Familiarity with Qglobal or other standardized assessment scoring platforms
• Graduate-level coursework in psychology, assessment, or child development
• Bilingual in Spanish or Portuguese

Responsibilities

• Conduct developmental history sessions with parents — a structured developmental and behavioral history interview
• Administer ADOS-2 and Bayley-4 assessments directly with children — observing, interacting, and coding in real time
• Guide parents through indirect assessment measures (Vineland-3, DP-4, ASRS, and others) during the assessment appointments
• Score all assessments using Qglobal and synthesize findings into a full written evaluation report
• Draft diagnostic recommendations using ANNA's strength-based, neuroaffirming report template
• Participate in monthly team QA meetings, clinical role-plays, and ongoing fidelity reviews with your supervising psychologist

Benefits

• Guaranteed salary of $60,000 – $72,000 — no hourly variability, no fluctuating pay based on cancellations
• Full Sunfield Institute certification in ADOS-2 (19 hours) paid by ANNA — approximately $815 in training investment in your first month
• Structured onboarding with shadow, reverse shadow, and competency-gated progression — you will not be thrown into independent assessments before you are ready
• Monthly clinical QA, role-play practice, and fidelity feedback from your supervising psychologist
• A defined lead psychometrist pathway as our team grows
• A clinical culture that takes neuroaffirming, identity-first values seriously — in our reports, our family communication, and how we talk about the children we serve
• No evenings or weekends
• Direct clinical supervision

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level