Psychometrician

We’re looking for a **Contract Psychometrician** to help us adapt validated psychological assessments into **simplified, product-friendly questions** for our client intake and profiling system. You’ll work with our product and content teams to adapt validated psychological assessments into simplified, user-friendly questions that preserve construct validity and enable **tag-based client profiling** Your work will directly influence how users are understood, categorized, and guided to the right interventions across our product ecosystem. ### **Responsibilities** - Review validated assessments (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7, BFI, etc.) and identify **core constructs** relevant for our client profiling model. - Simplify and rephrase items into **short, accessible questions** while maintaining construct alignment and internal consistency. - Develop **short-form versions** (3–6 questions per domain) suitable for tagging and personalization logic. - Collaborate with Product and Clinical teams to define response scales, scoring logic, and tag mappings. - Document rationale and traceability between simplified items and original validated scales. - Provide feedback on psychometric soundness during pilot testing and data collection phases. - Validate the modified (shortened/product-friendly) questions against the original validated instrument to ensure fidelity. ### **Requirements** - Master’s or PhD in **Psychometrics, Psychology, or Educational Measurement** (or equivalent experience). - Demonstrated experience in **test construction, adaptation, and validation** (e.g., reliability, construct validity). - Strong grasp of **psychological constructs** like motivation, emotion regulation, and wellbeing. - Ability to **simplify complex assessments** for lay audiences without losing validity. - Excellent written communication and clear documentation skills.