Remote Manager of Testing and Psychometrics

Summary

Join Aspen Publishing as a Manager of Testing & Psychometrics and contribute to delivering innovative systems for high-stakes adaptive educational assessments. As a key member of the JD-Next team, you will work in partnership with various departments and external stakeholders to ensure the validity and fairness of test scores provided to clients.

Requirements

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Educational Measurement, Psychometrics, Industrial Organization or Psychology or a related field with psychometric or statistical expertise preferred
• 5-7+ years work experience the testing industry preferred
• Knowledge of law school admissions and/or legal education a plus
• Record of leading complex projects in large-scale assessment
• Experience working directly with external clients including educational institutions and programs
• Demonstrated leadership in overseeing technical experts in large-scale psychometrics and statistics
• Proficiency in software packages for conducting psychometric and statistical analytical work and research (e.g., R, Python)
• Proficiency in communicating technical research and psychometric and statistical concepts to non-technical audiences and analyze applied measurement problems and purpose solutions
• Experience with Agile methods and collaborative problem-solving
• Collaborative mindset with a talent for providing innovative solutions
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including effective teamwork and communication skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Excellent with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Word), Adobe Creative Suite, Zoho CMS, and NetSuite
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects under strict deadlines
• Ability to analyze issues and provide solutions
• Customer service mindset
• Liaise between internal and external groups
• Manage multiple Vendors
• Troubleshoot and problem solve
• Willing to travel as needed
• Work with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Ability to meet deadlines in a consistent and accurate manner
• Demonstrated ability in working independently and as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex projects in a fast-paced environment
• Help ensure test security and excellence for both high-stakes and low-stakes testing environments; this includes ensuring that JD-Next has sufficient new content to maintain test security, validity, and fairness
• Perform psychometric evaluations and processes as necessary
• Communicate JD-Next value and process with admissions office deans and directors and other key stakeholders
• Clearly communicate technical issues to internal and external stakeholders
• Enhance operational procedures and document best practices
• Ensure quality control processes for project deliverables
• Engage in a research program, contribute to publications, and present at conferences
• Lead cross-functional discussions
• Support and mentor staff for professional development
• Collect and store data on sales numbers, market research, logistics, linguistics, or other behaviors as necessary; Bring technical expertise to ensure the quality and accuracy of that data
• Perform analysis to assess the quality and meaning of data for JD-Next and, as necessary, for Aspen; Utilize psychometric models and process, design, and communicate data in ways to help stakeholders, internal and external, interpret the data and make better decisions
• Use automated tools to extract data from primary and secondary sources
• Develop and maintain databases, and data systems – reorganizing data in a readable format
• Travel as required for the role