Senior I/O Psychologist/Psychometrician - Onsite

About This Role

This role involves leading the design, validation, and continuous improvement of personnel assessment tools for federal hiring and selection. The position suits a Senior I/O Psychologist/Psychometrician with a master's degree and extensive experience, who can ensure compliance with federal guidelines and provide expert consultation on evidence-based selection practices. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive job analyses to identify and document critical duties, tasks, competencies, and qualification requirements for assessment tools
• Develop assessment strategies and plans, ensuring instruments are mapped to job-related competencies and aligned with organizational hiring objectives
• Design and develop assessment content, including test items, scoring rubrics, structured interview questions, benchmarks, evaluation criteria, and rating scales
• Evaluate assessment tools for quality and compliance with UGESP, OPM Merit System Principles, Delegated Examining requirements, and agency hiring policies
• Conduct pilot testing and psychometric analyses, including reliability analysis, item-level statistics, validity evaluations, scoring calibration, and recommended revisions
• Perform validity studies (content, criterion-related, and/or construct) to document the relationship between test scores and job performance
• Monitor and analyze adverse impact, identify potential risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and document compliance with equal employment opportunity standards
• Prepare technical documentation, including validation reports, assessment plans, administration protocols, scoring guides, and auditable compliance documentation
• Provide training and consultation to HR specialists, hiring managers, and subject matter experts on assessment administration, scoring procedures, and best practices
• Perform ongoing evaluation and continuous improvement, including updates to assessment tools, re-validation, and analysis of assessment effectiveness
• Ensure secure handling of assessment materials, protecting sensitive content in accordance with Federal information security policies and agency guidelines

Requirements

• Master's degree in I/O Psychology
• At least 10 years of demonstrated experience in design, validation, implementation, and continuous improvement of personnel assessment tools to support hiring and selection

Benefits

• Opportunity to work a hybrid work schedule
• A knowledgeable, high-achieving, diverse, experienced, and fun team
• The chance to be part of a rapidly growing company
• A loaded benefits package plus 401K
• Tuition/education assistance
• Personal computer allowance