Description

Manager, Research - Measurement and Quantitative Sciences (Remote)

Who You Are

You have a passion for psychological measurement, computational statistics, and education. You want to see your work result in real change for kids. You are constantly pushing for education products to be based in science and evidence.

The Manager, Measurement and Quantitative Sciences resides in Research & Development and leads a talented team of researchers with deep expertise in fields such as psychometrics, measurement theory, and computational statistics. The larger R&D team is made up of learning scientists, measurement scientists, and software engineers who collaborate to design, build, and validate measurement systems that support student learning in the classroom.

The Manager, Measurement Science is a recognized leader and scholar, with a track record of demonstrated leadership to build NWEA's national reputation for research and innovation. He/she/they must possess inspirational and culture-building leadership skills to foster an environment of collegiality and productivity across the Research team while expanding the team's influence internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of measurement scientists to execute against a growing portfolio of mission-critical internal projects.
• Actively builds and maintains a supportive and nurturing work environment for NWEA's measurement scientists.
• Represents measurement science at NWEA publicly and participates in conferences, seminars, and other activities to maintain and enhance NWEA's research-driven reputation.
• Work with the Director of Research & Development to develop budgets, monitor expenditures, and oversee contracts and partnerships.
• Collaborates internally with Policy & Advocacy, Marketing, Psychometric Solutions, Strategy, Partner Accounts, Product Management, and other teams to set strategic priorities and raise the visibility of the Measurement Science team.
• Participate on the Extending Research Management team consisting of VPs, Directors, and Managers across Research.

Competencies

• Communicates effectively: develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Drives results: consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances.
• Organizational savvy: maneuver comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
• Builds effective teams: build strong-identity teams that apply diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Manages complexity: make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Decision quality: make good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Instills trust: gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Develops talent: develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
• Direct work: provide direction, delegation, and remove obstacles to get work done.
• Manages ambiguity: operate effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.
• Manages conflict: handle conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Customer focus: build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Plans and aligns: plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Drives engagement: create a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Action oriented: take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

Education and Experience

• PhD. in quantitative psychology, educational measurement, or related field with prior research work focused on educational measurement, educational testing, and/or quantitative psychology
• Seven to ten years of extensive experience and proven leadership in the field of education research
• A track record of professional achievement through presentations at professional conferences and publications in professional journals or equivalent
• Experience conducting applied research and meeting related deliverables
• Ability to explain complex measurement and statistical concepts to a variety of audiences
• Experience in management or supervisory positions a plus

About Us

NWEA® is a research-based, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency-and provide timely data to help tailor instruction. For more than 40 years, NWEA has developed innovative pre-K-12 assessments, including our flagship interim assessment, MAP® Growth™; our progress monitoring and skills mastery tool, MAP® Skills™; and our reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP® Reading Fluency™. Educators trust our professional learning offerings to accelerate student learning and our research to support assessment validity and data interpretation. More than 11 million students in 146 countries use our solutions to support their learning and growth each year.

What We Can Offer You

At NWEA we not only offer a competitive base salary, we offer a 15% contribution of eligible employees' base salary to a defined contribution 403(b) retirement savings plan; career development opportunities; an awesome work culture and environment; we also offer industry leading benefits and perks that are focused on supporting our employees' holistic wellbeing. To learn more about what we can offer more, click here.

NWEA strives to make diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) practices the center of our work. Our organization's mission, Partnering to Help All Kids Learn, is the foundation for our DEIA commitment as we work to reflect, value, and support the educators, students, colleagues, and communities we serve. We seek to empower and engage all stakeholders in the research, services, solutions, and products we provide, our organizational culture, and the partnerships we establish with schools, districts, states, and countries.

NWEA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please visit our website. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please visit the EEOC website