Advanced Associate, Measurement at Pearson
United States
$60k - $70k
<p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Advanced Associate, Measurement - </strong></span></span><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>this role aligns to industry-level titles such as Data Analyst I</strong>, <strong>Junior Data Analyst</strong>, or <strong>Research Assistant.</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="border: 1pt windowtext; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;">The </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Advanced Associate position described here is part of the Pearson Psychometric and Research Services group, which is part of the US School Assessment group and larger Assessment and Qualifications team. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Pearson Advanced Associates provide data analysis support to deliver large-scale custom assessment programs to district, state, and national customers. Our Advanced Associates are strong problem solvers who can leverage and extend existing procedures to perform analysis tasks, are well-organized, and display the ability to collaborate. We are looking for candidates with strong technical and data analysis skills who are able to handle ambiguity and are looking for a challenge.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>General Duties and Responsibilities</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Takes direction from Psychometric leads, including Ph.D. level research staff, and follows departmental best practices.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Under supervision, conducts analyses using exploratory techniques such as data mining, data summarization, and statistics.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Executes and debugs existing analysis tools according to specifications.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Executes software development discipline.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Work with a variety of data structures and with files that are moderately complex.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Evaluates the suitability of data for specific analysis purposes.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Evaluates outcomes from analyses to determine the accuracy, quality, and usability of those outcomes for the purposes for which they were conducted.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Prepares, formats, and manages data for use by internal groups.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Work directly with subject matter experts and technology staff to fulfil contract deliverables.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Demonstrates openness to learning and applying AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency and innovation.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Meets schedules while working independently, sometimes in high-pressure situations.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- May travel to fulfil some tasks. Travel opportunities may be up to 5% and are typically scheduled in advance.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What our employees have in common, regardless of collegiate background or training, are: strong quantitative skills, strong problem-solving skills, adaptability, commitment to continuous learning, and strong communication/collaboration skills that can be applied to routinely ambiguous situations that involve large amounts of data.</span><span style="border: 1pt windowtext; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The education, experience, and responsibilities associated with this position include:</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Education and Work Experience</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor's degree & evidence of success in quantitative courses (e.g., statistics) or software programming/development courses</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Familiarity with Psychometric Principles and Theory</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Evidence of direct experience in basic item and test analysis, and evaluation of outcomes from analyses</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">OR evidence of success in coursework that prepares candidates for large scale data analysis (e.g., computer programming, statistics, etc.)</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Familiarity with Data Structures and Office Software</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Preferred candidates have demonstrated experience with statistical analysis platforms/packages using SAS or Python;</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">OR demonstrated experience with software languages such as C#, R, or Java</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">OR evidence of success in coursework that prepares candidates to work with structured programming languages or techniques</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Exhibits basic experience in using Microsoft 365 software such as Word, Excel, CoPilot, and SharePoint</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Exhibits basic experience working with a variety of data files and storage structures</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Experience with Software Development Principles</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Evidence of software development discipline</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">OR evidence of success in coursework that prepares candidates for software development (version control, properly identified variable names, logic and design, etc.)</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Communication Skills</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Possesses strong communication skills, (oral, written, and business). Our employees must have the ability to independently collect specifications and document the solutions they will implement. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to successfully communicate with colleagues of various backgrounds and areas of expertise, in a fully remote setting. </span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Coordination and Task Management Skills</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 87, 89); font-family: "inherit", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">With guidance from senior staff, able to perform work according to schedule and coordinate work across members of their team</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The full-time salary range for this role is <strong>$60,000 – $70,000</strong> annually. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">This position is eligible for Pearson’s annual incentive program. Information on benefits can be found </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pearsonbenefitsglobal.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Applications will be accepted through <strong>October 16, 2026</strong>. This window may be extended depending on business needs. </span></p>
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