Senior Psychometrician

The Senior Psychometrician is a member of the Research & Psychometrics team responsible for providing psychometric oversight, analysis, and consultation in support of assessments that measure the competency of occupational therapy professionals. This role supports NBCOT’s certification programs by performing operational psychometric work, including practice analysis and standard setting, and performing applied research to provide actionable insights for improving assessments and processes.

• Operates with minimal supervision.
• Plans and prioritizes work independently.
• Contributes to complex projects and workflows and is recognized as a subject matter expert.
• Exercises independent judgement in applying policies and solving routine to moderately complex problems.
• Contributes to department initiatives with external influence.
• Delivers outcomes that have a direct impact on the organization’s reputation and audiences.

• Designs and conducts practice analysis and competency modeling studies to identify and define the knowledge, skills, competencies, and other requirements necessary for effective occupational therapy practice.
• Develops and validates competency frameworks and related models that support certification and assessment programs.
• Develops examination specifications and content outlines based on empirical practice analysis findings.

• Establishes passing standards using appropriate psychometric methods to support valid score interpretations and defensible classification decisions.
• Performs advanced psychometric and statistical analyses, including Rasch calibrations, DIF analyses, equating, scaling, and other related methodologies, to support assessment quality and fairness.
• Develops and implements scoring processes and algorithms and designs and generates score reports that provide meaningful feedback to test‑takers and other relevant parties.

• Designs, programs, and implements AI‑driven tools and solutions to support psychometric analysis, exam development, and operational efficiency across NBCOT’s assessment programs.
• Researches, develops, and evaluates innovative item types and assessment methods to enhance the measurement of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies relevant to occupational therapy practice.
• Explores emerging technologies and advances in assessment science to identify opportunities to strengthen NBCOT’s assessment programs and measurement practices.

• Conducts psychometric research to improve assessment instruments and practices and to support evidence-based decision‑making.
• Prepares technical documentation and reports by summarizing complex psychometric and statistical information and clearly communicates findings to technical and nontechnical audiences, orally, in writing, and through data visualization.
• Designs, programs, and implements AI‑driven tools and solutions to support psychometric analysis, exam development, and operational efficiency supporting NBCOT’s assessment programs.
• Manages large datasets and databases to support psychometric analyses, reporting, and research while ensuring data integrity, documentation, and reproducibility.

• Provides psychometric consultation on the design, development, interpretation, and use of assessments that measure the competencies of occupational therapy professionals.
• Works collaboratively with colleagues and provides education, guidance, and consultation to internal teams on measurement‑related principles and practices, to support valid and fair certification…