Research Statistician I

Research Statistician 1

College Board –Learning andAssessment

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live nearNew Yorkoffices have theoptionof being fully remote or hybrid.

Type: This is a full-timeposition

About the Team  

The Research Department atCollegeBoard is a dynamic and influential team, consisting of highly skilled professionals, dedicated to building outstanding tools to support the critical, mission-driven work ofCollegeBoard. Through rigorous and innovative research, our team ensures thatourprogramsand services are grounded in robust data and sound methodologies.Ourworknot only supports the development of high-quality assessments and educational resources but also drives the organization’s mission to connect students tocollegesuccess and opportunity. The team's impact is far-reaching, enhancingthe educationalexperiences and outcomes for millions of students nationwide. 

About the Opportunity   

As a ResearchStatistician Ion 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.

In this role, you will:

Statistical Analysis (30%)

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Support operational work by performing standardized analyses

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Support statistical analyses using large-scale internal data

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Produce standard tables and graphical displays of large-scale statistical results

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Produce data aggregations (descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients)

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Write basic queries, programs, and generate reportsrepresentinga variety of formats

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Work with a variety of data filesrepresentingitem-, student-, school-, district-, institution-, state- and national-levels

Data Manipulation (30%)

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Help organize data into a variety of formats topermitfor use in specialized statistical software used for research or psychometric work

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Manipulate output from statistical analysis for use in statistical analyses

Quality Management (30%)

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Maintain process maps and procedures for efficient and thorough documentation of how the statistical analyses were completed and reports were generated

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Create andmaintaindataset documentation and layouts

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Implement QC procedures on all statistical analyses

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Identifyingand implementingthe qualitychecks and validations for critical business process changes/impacts.

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Performing detailed review of project deliverables/outputs such as process documents, publications,requirementsetc.

Research (10%)

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Support the fulfillment of large-scale, strategically important research and analysis projects

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Undertake research and analysis projects as secondary investigator

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Implement QC procedures on all statistical analyses

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Provide personalized datarepresentinga variety of data sources (internal) to research scientists and psychometricians. These data include student performance, meta data, standards, student overall test scores, school/district/institutiondataand related attributes

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Provide research support and guidance to colleagues 

  About You  

You have:

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Bachelor’s degree in statistics, social science, math/sciencefieldor equivalent experience

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One to three years ofdemonstratedproficiencywith statistical analysis programing (SAS, R, or Python preferred)

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Experience handling and manipulating large-scale data

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Experience with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook), with an emphasis on MS Word and Excel

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Scripting and programming skills, and data-orien