Description
Location: remote position based in the u.s(work hours will be during est or cst time zone)
From award-winning employer branding to our innovative cloud-based suite of technology solutions, symphony talent is all about connecting companies with the talent they need to achieve their business goalsWe’re defining the future and creating one-of-a-kind solutions for sourcing, nurturing, engaging and retaining the best-fit talent.
Looking to do never done before? let’s do it together!
Headquartered in new york with offices in london, bangalore, and belfast, symphony talent supports more than 600 customers across the globe.
In the research consultant role, responsibilities include:
Developing, validating, and implementing assessment tools
Developing and maintaining the content for our assessments, which includes recommending assessment content for innovation and managing roadmap
Staying current with market needs and competitiveness
Hands-on technical work on complex projects requiring psychometric support
Working with assessments team to provide technical knowledge support for business development efforts
Working with assessments team to align assessment development needs with technology roadmap needs and prioritizing accordingly
Communicating progress against roadmap deliverables to leadership team
Managing and updating all technical documentations related to assessments
Requirements
What does it take?
Master’s degree or higher in industrial/organizational psychology or a closely related field required
Strong research and data analysis skills, including knowledge and experience using statistical analysis software (e.g., r, spss); knowledge of amazon mechanical turk preferred or other crowdsourcing research tools and methodologies
Ability to work successfully as part of a multidisciplinary project team to structure and manage work autonomously and meet deadlines ,
Translate requirements for assessment concepts to ux/ui designers and software developers
Experience developing assessments that meet standards for psychometric rigor in addition to standards for user experience and efficiency
Knowledge of advanced statistical concepts, including item response theory, multiple item response theory, differential item/test functioning
Knowledge of core industrial/organizational psychology topics such as assessment development, validation, performance management, and competency modeling
Outstanding critical thinking and strong attention to detail
Strong communication and writing skills including experience communicating with clients
Item bank system maintenance and management, including editing items and defining item bank needs
If this sounds like the next step for your career, we’d love to hear from you!
Perks:
Competitive compensation
Great benefits package, including unlimited pto
Opportunity to influence product growth and trajectory
Cross-functional opportunities
Learning & growth programs
Open, collaborative, and innovative culture
Only candidates with proper permits to work in the united states can be consideredSymphony talent is committed to equality of opportunity in employmentIt has been and will continue to be the policy of symphony talent to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or physical or mental disabilityThis policy applies to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment, such as those pertaining to training, transfer, promotion, and compensationSymphony talent is committed to a drug-free workplace.
