Psychometrician - Licensure and Certification

Summary

Data Recognition Corporation is an educational assessment and curriculum/instruction company. The Psychometrician, Licensure and Certification oversees the design, development, and maintenance of large-scale licensure and certification assessments while partnering with clients on psychometric services, assessment development, and measurement activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that psychometric practices are implemented and documented consistently to meet industry standards and that quality assurance criteria, project schedules and deadlines are met
• Manage Licensure and Certification client relationships and scopes of work that include all phases of the assessment development process including item and test analyses, test equating, standard setting, score reporting and technical reports
• Partner with clients on reliability and validity studies and other psychometric activities to support our clients, which includes those in the professional credentialing and IT industry as well as the medical and dental specialty boards
• Facilitate meetings with subject matter experts/examination committees
• Represent DRC at industry conferences, preparing and delivering presentations to technical and non-technical audiences
• Assist with licensure and certification psychometric content for RFP responses
• Contribute as an integral member of DRC’s licensure and certification team
• Assist with other Special Projects or teams at DRC as needed
• Report to work promptly when scheduled
• Be able to work under supervision and accept feedback
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Relate effectively and work respectfully with diverse work groups
• Ability to consistently perform well during times of increased workload
• Set and meet deadlines
• Manage multiple job functions simultaneously

Skills

• Master's Degree in educational measurement, psychological measurement, evaluation, assessment or a related field with an emphasis on psychometrics
• Bachelor's Degree required
• 3 + years of experience in the psychometric, measurement, analytics or high-stakes testing industry required
• Experience managing client relations for large-scale assessments
• Previous experience conducting standard settings
• Previous experience conducting job analyses
• Experience working with complex data structures and manipulating and summarizing large quantities of data
• Working knowledge of statistical theory with an emphasis on Rasch models, many-facet Rasch, research methodologies, and applied measurement
• Proven ability to lead internal and external teams and complex projects
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully at both a strategic and tactical level
• Exemplary communication skills, oral and written, and outstanding relationship building skills
• Ability to simplify complex information and communicate to a wide range of audiences
• Knowledge and demonstrated use of statistical software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R, Winsteps or other IRT software) is required
• Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels of the organization
• Report to work promptly when scheduled
• Be able to work under supervision and accept feedback
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Relate effectively and work respectfully with diverse work groups
• Ability to consistently perform well during times of increased workload
• Set and meet deadlines
• Manage multiple job functions simultaneously
• Ability to sit and/or stand for up to 8 hour periods of time
• Ability to look at a computer monitor, utilize a keyboard and/or mouse for up to 8 hours per day
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds as necessary
• Experience in the development and scoring of examinations for certification in the healthcare field is preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Master's Degree in educational measurement, psychological measurement, evaluation, assessment or a related field with an emphasis on psychometrics
• Bachelor's Degree required
• 3 + years of experience in the psychometric, measurement, analytics or high-stakes testing industry required
• Experience managing client relations for large-scale assessments
• Previous experience conducting standard settings
• Previous experience conducting job analyses
• Experience working with complex data structures and manipulating and summarizing large quantities of data
• Working knowledge of statistical theory with an emphasis on Rasch models, many-facet Rasch, research methodologies, and applied measurement
• Proven ability to lead internal and external teams and complex projects
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully at both a strategic and tactical level
• Exemplary communication skills, oral and written, and outstanding relationship building skills
• Ability to simplify complex information and communicate to a wide range of audiences
• Knowledge and demonstrated use of statistical software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R, Winsteps or other IRT software) is required
• Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels of the organization
• Report to work promptly when scheduled
• Be able to work under supervision and accept feedback
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Relate effectively and work respectfully with diverse work groups
• Ability to consistently perform well during times of increased workload
• Set and meet deadlines
• Manage multiple job functions simultaneously
• Ability to sit and/or stand for up to 8 hour periods of time
• Ability to look at a computer monitor, utilize a keyboard and/or mouse for up to 8 hours per day
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds as necessary

Nice to Haves

• Experience in the development and scoring of examinations for certification in the healthcare field is preferred

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Wellness insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Generous paid time off policy
• Community service leave