Senior Efficacy Research and Psychometrics Analyst, Khan Kids

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Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free, high-quality supplemental learning content and practice that cover Pre-K - 12th grade and early college core academic subjects, focusing on math and science. We have over 181 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide, focusing on learners in historically under-resourced communities.

Khan Academy Kids is a free and fun learning program for children ages 2 to 8. Kodi Bear and a cast of animated characters lead children on a personalized education journey filled with fun, standards-aligned activities in early literacy, math, executive functioning and social emotional skills. Built by a small but mighty team, Khan Academy Kids is used by millions of children in homes and classrooms around the world.

Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life, and so do we. Our team includes people from academia, traditional/non-traditional education, big tech companies, and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company stronger. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we serve.

We know that transforming education starts in-house with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be world-class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.

Khan Academy Kids is looking for a Senior Efficacy Research and Psychometrics Analyst (24 months fixed-term) to strengthen the evidence base behind our assessments and learning content for children in PreK through 2nd grade.

This role spans two complementary areas. First, you will lead the technical side of our psychometrics and efficacy research: serving as the primary point of contact for our external research partners, managing recurring data extracts, analyzing and interpreting psychometric findings, and helping translate research into product improvements. Second, you will own analytics and reporting for Khan Academy Kids: building and maintaining our KPI dashboard and preparing the recurring reporting that our leadership, philanthropy, and school partnerships teams rely on to make decisions and tell our impact story.

You will work on a small, interdisciplinary team alongside product managers, engineers, designers, and academic experts and collaborate closely with leading external research organizations. We are looking for someone with strong quantitative training — ideally in psychometrics, educational measurement, or a related field — who is energized by using rigorous evidence to improve learning experiences for young children.

1) Psychometrics & Efficacy Research

• Lead our psychometric research partnership
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  Serve as the primary technical point of contact for our external psychometric research partnership, supporting study…