93 applicants

Company

Udemy · 3 days ago

Senior Data Scientist (Psychometrics)

District of Columbia, United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with other psychometricians, data scientists, PMs, designers, and engineers to maintain and grow our skill assessment platform

Effectively communicate and present to both technical and non-technical audiences

Critically evaluate and implement the state-of-the-art research literature in educational assessment

Develop production-grade data pipelines and continuously improve the quality and accessibility of data

Develop psychometric models for skill assessment through all phases, including prototyping, productionization, and experimental evaluation

Define metrics and build dashboards to track the adoption and health of skill assessments

Collaborate with content developers and instructional designers to develop and refine item writing and review processes

Qualification

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PsychometricsData ScienceEducational AssessmentSQLRPythonApplied StatisticsExperimental DesignMachine LearningCausal InferenceBig Data TechnologiesScrum

Required

3+ years of hands-on industry experience in a psychometric or data science-oriented role

Domain experience in educational assessment and psychometrics (e.g., Classical Test Theory (CTT), Item Response Theory (IRT), Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT), equating and scaling)

Experience creating or applying novel measurement models (Diagnostic Classification, Knowledge Tracing, MIRT) and their associated estimation algorithms

Strong SQL ability and proficiency with 1+ programming languages (e.g., R or Python)

End-to-end experience organizing and analyzing large data sets for operational purposes

Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders

Strong knowledge of applied statistics and experimental design

Ability to work autonomously, relentlessly prioritize, and collaborate with team members across time zones

Preferred

5+ years of relevant industry experience

Experience with machine learning and causal inference

Familiarity with standard software engineering practices (e.g., Scrum)

Experience using big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark)

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage

Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions

Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care

Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus up to six to ten weeks of paid disability leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay

Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support

Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development

Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution

Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly

Twelve paid holidays throughout the year

Company

Udemy

Glassdoor

4.0

Udemy is an online learning platform that helps students, companies, and governments gain the skills they need to reach their goals.

Founded in 2009

San Francisco, California, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://www.udemy.com

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