Advanced Associate, Measurement

Job Description:

• Provide data analysis support for large-scale custom assessment programs serving district, state, and national customers
• Take direction from psychometric leads and follow departmental best practices
• Conduct exploratory analyses, including data mining, data summarization, and statistics, under supervision
• Execute and debug existing analysis tools according to specifications
• Apply software development discipline
• Work with moderately complex data structures and files
• Evaluate data suitability for specific analysis purposes
• Evaluate analysis outcomes for accuracy, quality, and usability
• Prepare, format, and manage data for internal groups
• Work with subject matter experts and technology staff to fulfill contract deliverables
• Apply AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and innovation
• Meet schedules while working independently, including in high-pressure situations
• Travel occasionally to fulfill tasks, potentially up to 5%

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and evidence of success in quantitative courses (e.g., statistics) or software programming/development courses
• Evidence of direct experience in basic item and test analysis, and evaluation of outcomes from analyses, OR evidence of success in coursework preparing candidates for large-scale data analysis
• Preferred experience with statistical analysis platforms/packages using SAS or Python, OR experience with C#, R, or Java, OR relevant structured programming coursework
• Basic experience using Microsoft 365 software such as Word, Excel, CoPilot, and SharePoint
• Basic experience working with a variety of data files and storage structures
• Evidence of software development discipline, OR relevant software development coursework
• Strong oral, written, and business communication skills
• Ability to independently collect specifications and document solutions
• Ability to communicate with colleagues of various backgrounds and expertise in a fully remote setting
• Ability to work according to schedule and coordinate work across team members with guidance from senior staff
• Strong quantitative, problem-solving, adaptability, continuous-learning, and collaboration skills

Benefits:

• Eligible for Pearson’s annual incentive program
• Benefits information provided by Pearson
• Remote work arrangement
• Travel opportunities up to 5% may be available