Technical Director of Measurement, Analytics, and Psychometrics (MAP)
Apply NowCompany: GSX Corp.
Location: Alexandria, VA 22304
Description:
About the Organization
About the Organization: Global Skills X-Change (GSX), a veteran-owned small business, is a leading authority in delivering professional development and workforce management services and solutions to equip organizations with the tools and capabilities to adapt to rapid change. With a special expertise in designing, maintaining, and managing professional credentialing programs, nobody is better positioned to help employers deliver skilling, reskilling and upskilling solutions in an evolving workplace. Our culture is one of innovation rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our team of Ph.D.- and Masters-level researchers, Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychologists, MBAs and talent development professionals tackle today's most complex human capital and learning and development problems with rigor and creativity - while maintaining some of the highest client satisfaction and reputation scores in the industry. Your work at GSX will provide a lasting impact as you ensure organizations are equipped to excel in the face of change.
Description
Position: Technical Director of Measurement, Analytics, and Psychometrics (MAP)
Location: Hybrid
Position Type: **Pending Contract Award **Full Time / Part Time / 1099
Salary: $100,000 + DOE
About the Organization
Global Skills Exchange (GSX) is a professional services firm that specializes in designing workforce and learning strategies that link the worlds of work and learning. This is the same goal that the GSX founders pursued as part of the Congressionally mandated National Skills Standard Board (NSSB). Today, GSX provides a suite of human capital solutions that support a competency-driven talent pipeline for education, private, and public enterprises.
About the Job
The Technical Director of MAP is responsible for guiding and training the Solutions, Services, and Capabilities (SSC) Office staff on GSX procedures and best practices for executing technical work related to credentialing programs, assessment development, survey development and deployment, data analysis, job task analysis, and psychometric National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) standards. The Technical Director of MAP participates in business development activities directed by the Sr. Technical Direction. The Technical Director guides analysts through the development and maintenance of credentialing programs using the criterion-referenced test development process, psychometric analysis of test and item functioning using CTT and IRT, and the development and maintenance of competency-based skills standards.
Responsibilities
Qualifications:
Position Requirements
Security Clearance
TS/SCI
EOE Statement
GSX is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to seeing all qualified applicants for our job vacancies. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to age, race, traits historically associated with race (including hairstyles), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, transgender status, and gender identity), pregnancy, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This position is currently accepting applications.
About the Organization: Global Skills X-Change (GSX), a veteran-owned small business, is a leading authority in delivering professional development and workforce management services and solutions to equip organizations with the tools and capabilities to adapt to rapid change. With a special expertise in designing, maintaining, and managing professional credentialing programs, nobody is better positioned to help employers deliver skilling, reskilling and upskilling solutions in an evolving workplace. Our culture is one of innovation rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our team of Ph.D.- and Masters-level researchers, Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychologists, MBAs and talent development professionals tackle today's most complex human capital and learning and development problems with rigor and creativity - while maintaining some of the highest client satisfaction and reputation scores in the industry. Your work at GSX will provide a lasting impact as you ensure organizations are equipped to excel in the face of change.
Description
Position: Technical Director of Measurement, Analytics, and Psychometrics (MAP)
Location: Hybrid
Position Type: **Pending Contract Award **Full Time / Part Time / 1099
Salary: $100,000 + DOE
About the Organization
Global Skills Exchange (GSX) is a professional services firm that specializes in designing workforce and learning strategies that link the worlds of work and learning. This is the same goal that the GSX founders pursued as part of the Congressionally mandated National Skills Standard Board (NSSB). Today, GSX provides a suite of human capital solutions that support a competency-driven talent pipeline for education, private, and public enterprises.
About the Job
The Technical Director of MAP is responsible for guiding and training the Solutions, Services, and Capabilities (SSC) Office staff on GSX procedures and best practices for executing technical work related to credentialing programs, assessment development, survey development and deployment, data analysis, job task analysis, and psychometric National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) standards. The Technical Director of MAP participates in business development activities directed by the Sr. Technical Direction. The Technical Director guides analysts through the development and maintenance of credentialing programs using the criterion-referenced test development process, psychometric analysis of test and item functioning using CTT and IRT, and the development and maintenance of competency-based skills standards.
Responsibilities
- Monitor projects to identify and mitigate risks, and develop a plan to meet project requirements
- Onboard new SSC Office Staff to credentialing program policies and procedures
- Advise GSX staff and, when applicable, clients on NCCA accreditation best practices
- Provide technical support to design, develop, implement, and maintain certification programs
- Maintain a centralized and standardized method of test development (e.g., item development, topic weighting, etc.) by developing standard operating procedures, criteria, and templates for technical/psychometric processes and procedures GSX employs to develop products and/or provide services to its clients
- Represent SSC Office staff needs, wants, and constraints to GSX leadership
- Promote strategic professional development activities to SSC Office staff
- Identify opportunities to expand SSC Office capabilities
- Participate in Requests for Information (RFIs) or Request for Proposals (RFPs) by identifying current capabilities, drafting responses, and/or identifying resources to participate in RFI/RFP development
- Manage and oversee the work performed by GSX SSC personnel to ensure they meet accepted psychometric practices
- Manage the SSC Office budget
- Oversee psychometric data analysis on assessments (i.e., pilot-tests, production versions, ongoing maintenance) and surveys (e.g., item-level, test-level, demographics, etc.) using CTT and IRT by junior SSC Office staff
- Solve complex client issues or complete complex client requests independently
- Advise junior staff on how to troubleshoot client issues or concerns and how to collect and/or identify client needs, wants, and constraints
- View projects from a wholistic perspective to anticipate how current decisions may change or impact future project tasks, capabilities, or next steps
- Provide expert advice and counsel to stakeholders regarding technical/psychometric topics and work
- Codify stakeholder needs, wants, and constraints; and generate innovative solutions
- Provide support to clients on certification implementation and maintenance through status updates, custom solutions, product adjustments, and process recommendations
- Ensure that all aspects of the development and execution of certification assessments are in compliance with major third-party accreditation standards (e.g., NCCA)
- Facilitate meetings with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Thought Leaders to support project needs (e.g., test development, certification program development, certification reporting, etc.)
- Support business development by responding to requests for proposals, requests for information, etc.
Qualifications:
- Masters in I/O, Education, Measurement, and Research, or Psychometrics
- At least seven years of credentialing and/or psychometric experience
- Business development experience preferred
- People management experience preferred
Position Requirements
- TS/SCI
Security Clearance
TS/SCI
EOE Statement
GSX is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to seeing all qualified applicants for our job vacancies. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to age, race, traits historically associated with race (including hairstyles), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, transgender status, and gender identity), pregnancy, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This position is currently accepting applications.