Research Statistician

Research Statistician 1 College Board – Learning and Assessment

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This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near New York offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid. Type:
This is a full-time position

The Research Department at College Board is a dynamic and influential team, consisting of highly skilled professionals, dedicated to building outstanding tools to support the critical, mission-driven work of College Board. Through rigorous and innovative research, our team ensures that our programs and services are grounded in robust data and sound methodologies. Our work not only supports the development of high-quality assessments and educational resources but also drives the organization’s mission to connect students to college success and opportunity.

The team's impact is far-reaching, enhancing the educational experiences and outcomes for millions of students nationwide.

As a Research Statistician I on our Advanced Placement Psychometric team, you will play a vital role in both operational and research psychometric work. This position offers you the chance to innovate and discover new or improved methods to enhance our processes. You will engage in both individual and collaborative efforts with your team members and the broader organization, focusing on operational data and statistical analyses, research discovery, documentation, procedures, reporting projects, and research initiatives.

Join us to make a significant impact on our mission and advance your career in a supportive learning environment.

• Statistical Analysis (30%)
• Support operational work by performing standardized analyses
• Support statistical analyses using large-scale internal data
• Produce standard tables and graphical displays of large-scale statistical results
• Produce data aggregations (descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients)
• Write basic queries, programs, and generate reports representing a variety of formats
• Work with a variety of data files representing item-, student-, school-, district-, institution-, state- and national-levels
• Data Manipulation (30%)
• Help organize data into a variety of formats to permit for use in specialized statistical software used for research or psychometric work
• Manipulate output from statistical analysis for use in statistical analyses
• Quality Management (30%)
• Maintain process maps and procedures for efficient and thorough documentation of how the statistical analyses were completed and reports were generated
• Create and maintain dataset documentation and layouts
• Implement QC procedures on all statistical analyses
• Identifying and implementing the quality checks and validations for critical business process changes/impacts
• Performing detailed review of project deliverables/outputs such as process documents, publications, requirements etc.
• Research (10%)
• Support the fulfillment of large-scale, strategically important research and analysis projects
• Undertake research and analysis projects as secondary investigator
• Implement QC procedures on all statistical analyses
• Provide personalized data representing a variety of data sources (internal) to research scientists and psychometricians
• These data include student performance, meta data, standards, student overall test scores, school/district/institution data and related attributes
• Provide research support and guidance to colleagues

• You have:
  Bachelor’s degree in statistics, social science, math/science field or equivalent experience
• One to three years of demonstrated proficiency with statistical analysis programing (SAS, R, or Python preferred)
• Experience handling and manipulating large-scale data
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook), with an emphasis on MS Word and Excel scripting and programming skills, and data-oriented personality
• Strong organization, prioritization, and multitasking skills, both independently and as the member of a team
• Adept problem-solving skills, including using data to inform decisions and actions
• Proficiency in developing and implementing analytical models with complex data
• Research skills and expertise in methodology
• Ability to translate general inquiries into analysis questions and tasks
• Organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to function in a team-oriented unit
• You must be authorized to work in the US

Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise and/or panel interview, and reference checks. This is approximately an 8-to-12-week process.

College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. As a…