Measurement Scientist, Amplify
$105-155k
K-12 curriculum & assessment publisher
Job no longer available
K-12 curriculum & assessment publisher
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$105-155k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help educators create the next generation of scientific innovators as well as citizens who are sceptical, curious, and evidence-based thinkers.
Role
Who you are
- Doctorate in Mathematics, Statistics, Education - Quantitative Methods, or a related quantitative field of study
- Two (2) years of experience with applying statistics and psychometrics concepts, including classical test theory, item response theory, structural equation modeling, and mixed-effects modeling; applying AI and machine learning to measurement in education; educational data mining; scientific programming environments (R, Python, Stata, and/or MATLAB scripting); and/or, mathematical foundations of modern statistical and machine learning methods
What the job involves
- Collaborate with domain experts in developing methods and frameworks for modeling student achievement and growth data in Amplify’s curriculum programs
- Participate and offer guidance in the development of complex assessment tasks
- Implement measurement models in software
- Prototype and build measurement models for software based on data analysis
- Identify opportunities to employ new methodologies in measurement and curriculum development and share findings with relevant partners
- Write wide‐ranging audience reports and deliver presentations that describe technical characteristics and complexities of assessments to specialists and general audiences
- Deploy leading‐edge measurement and statistical techniques to support effective and differentiated instruction
- Identify and develop new psychometric data models and methodologies for diagnosing student needs, measuring growth, and deploying those new methods in the education domain
- Advise on the design of research projects, including classical and IRT item analyses, equating studies, validity and efficacy studies, sampling plans, the use of pilot data in support of research and content design, and special statistical analyses
- Provide technical leadership in deploying robust psychometric data models and analytics techniques as new requirements and architectures evolve
- Collaborate with user experience and user interface designers and software engineers in the construction of user-facing reports in educational products
- Apply statistics and psychometrics concepts, including classical test theory, item response theory, structural equation modeling, and mixed-effects modeling
- Apply AI and machine learning to measurement in education
- Perform educational data mining
- Utilize scientific programming environments (R, Python, Stata, and/or MATLAB scripting); and,
- Utilize mathematical foundations of modern statistical and machine learning methods
Our take
Since launching as Wireless Generation in the year 2000, before rebranding in 2012 after News Corp acquired the company, Amplify has grown into one of the leading providers of K-12 curricula, assessment and supplemental programs for ELA (English Language Arts), Math and Science.
The EdTech market has been growing rapidly for the last decade and more, and its value is expected to surpass 230 billion by 2030. This growth means that the company has plenty of competition from the likes of Khan Academy and Kaplan Test, but the fact that Amplify is used by around 10 million students puts it in a very strong position.
After a major growth funding round in 2021, Amplify acquired digital math tools developer Desmos. This is in keeping with its commitment to strategically acquire high-performing education companies in order to expand its own tech and product offerings.
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Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2021
$215m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2021
$0.1m
GRANT
Total funding: $263.3m
Company benefits
- Full benefits: Our health insurance options include health, dental, and vision coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and children—effective on your date of hire. We make a generous contribution to all employee HSA plans, which can be used to cover eligible health expenses. We offer unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) plan with an employer match, long- and short-term disability, and employer-sponsored employee life insurance. We offer paid parental leave, backup childcare and backup eldercare. On top of all that, we also provide our full-time employees with a robust voluntary benefits program that includes coverage options for everyone in the family, including pets.
- Opportunities for inspiration: Amplify believes in the importance of supporting charitable nonprofits in the communities where we live and work. We encourage employees to support organizations that promote the welfare of children and families in the areas of education, health, and social services. One way for employees to give back is through our Volunteer Time Off program, which allows employees to take 16 hours each year to contribute to an eligible charitable or nonprofit organization.
- Tuition reimbursement: Full-time employees who are enrolled in an accredited college or university course related to their areas of work are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement.
Company HQ
Dumbo, NY
Leadership
Larry Berger
(Co-Founder & CEO)Co-founded Wireless Generation in 2000 and was CEO until News Corp bought the company in 2010, becoming President and then CEO of Amplify post-acquisition. Serves on the boards of Touch Press, the Academy of American Poets, Lapham’s Quarterly, the Institute for Sustained Attention, and the Southern Education Foundation.
Catherine Mackay
(COO & President)Catherine joined Amplify in 2014 as a Consultant of Amplify Learning. She quickly moved into the role of GM and SVP of Middle School ELA, then CEO of Amp,ify New Curriculum before becoming COO in 2018. Prior to Amplify, she spent 8 years at Tablet Hotels (acquired by Michelin) as the Head of Business Development and Director of the Operating Board.
LaShon Ormond
(CIO)LaShon joined Amplify in 2011 as a Project Manager. While at the company, she's held a number of roles and moved into the role of Chief Impact Officer in 2023.
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