Testing Specialist/Psychometrist

The Specialist, Psychometrician conducts item and test analysis, equating, job analysis, standard setting, and other psychometric activities in support of the testing programs of professional clients.
The position works closely with the Content Development team, Test Publishing, and other testing services staff to support and fulfill deliverables for various professional testing programs. The Psychometrician performs various tasks as appropriate to ensure the production of quality tests. Manipulate and validate data files.
Test and item analysis: Work with content development to ensure that item banks meet the needs of the program.
Quality control: Ensures accuracy of tests and test analyses.
Produce technical documentation related to item, test, and examinee performance for various testing programs.
Psychometrician's supervision, planning: Maintain project plans as appropriate.
Psychometrician's supervision, test design delivery: Interacts with clients for job analysis, standard setting, measurement explanations and other appropriate topics
Work with members of testing services teams, account managers, and other internal teams.
Support software development: Work with the technology team to define technical specifications for software.
Training and professional development: participate in internal training and individual development of technical skills.
Identify research components of customer programs. design and implement research projects.
Present theoretical and/or application papers at major conferences. Submit theoretical and/or application papers for publication.
Requires a PhD in Psychometrics, Educational Measurement, or related field; and 1 year of experience in related position, and experience in applied test development, including the construction, processing, analysis, and reporting of large-scale examinations.
Experience writing syntax/code for data manipulation and statistical analyses using SAS, R, Python, or SPSS.
Knowledge of computer-based test construction and development.

• Knowledge of databases and item-banking.
• Experience with statistical software.
• Organizational and project management skills.
• 10% travel potentially required (Domestic and International)

The minimum full-time salary range is between $90,000 - $105,000.
Applications will be accepted through Friday, May 15th, 2026. At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. We are Pearson.
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Job Family: LEARNING_&_CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Workplace Type: Remote