Contract Math Item Writer Jobs in Washington, DC

Job Title: Analyst

About the Organization

Global Skills Exchange (GSX) is a professional services firm that specializes in designing workforce and learning strategies that link the worlds of work and learning. This is the same goal that the GSX founders pursued as part of the Congressionally mandated National Skills Standard Board (NSSB). Today, GSX provides a suite of human capital solutions that support a competency-driven talent pipeline for education, private, and public enterprises.

About the Job

While working under the direction of Senior I/O Psychologists, the Analyst will focus heavily on psychometric analysis of test and item functioning using CTT and IRT. Other assignments will include supporting the analysis of work functions, developing competency-based skill standards, and developing, implementing, and maintaining knowledge and skills-based assessments.

Position Type: **Pending Contract Award **Full Time / Part Time / 1099

Responsibilities

• Conduct data analysis on assessments (i.e., pilot-tests, production versions, ongoing maintenance) and surveys using CTT and IRT
• Participate in the development and execution of job task analyses
• Conduct the appropriate procedures to develop assessment items and exams for certification programs (e.g., item writing/review, standard setting, test equating, and enemy item analysis)
• Write technical reports and official documentation to support the defensibility of high stakes assessments
• Provide support to clients on certification implementation and maintenance through status updates, custom solutions, product adjustments, and process recommendations
• Assist with the development, execution, and maintenance of certification assessments so all aspects comply with industry standards and major third-party accreditation standards (e.g., NCCA)
• Facilitate meetings with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to support project needs (e.g., test development, certification program development, certification reporting, etc.)
• Merge, clean, and wrangle qualitative and quantitative data into appropriate databases for analysis (e.g., SPSS, Excel, R, etc.)
• Develop visual representations of data analysis for client deliverables and presentations
• Explore new solutions to increase effectiveness and efficiency in GSX procedures
• Comply with information security requirements when provided access to classified information
• Conduct literature reviews and develop reports for research projects, including reviewing academic and business literature

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from an accredited university
• Experience using Excel for data management and manipulation
• Experience reporting and presenting to technical and non-technical audiences
• Knowledge of Classical Test Theory (CTT) and its applications
• Ability to facilitate panels of subject matter experts in order gain insight into work and worker information
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
• Active security clearance (i.e., Secret, Top Secret, etc.)
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Classical Test Theory (CTT) and/or Item Response Theory (IRT) to evaluate knowledge assessments
• Experience facilitating panels of subject matter experts in order gain insight into work and worker information
• 6+ months of experience in assessment development
• Experience in RStudio, Python, or other programming languages for data analytics
• Knowledge of NCCA accreditation standards

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
GSX is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to seeing all qualified applicants for our job vacancies. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to age, race, traits historically associated with race (including hairstyles), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, transgender status and gender identity), pregnancy, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.