Measurement Scientist, Amplify
$105-155k
K-12 curriculum & assessment publisher
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K-12 curriculum & assessment publisher
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$105-155k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help educators create the next generation of scientific innovators as well as citizens who are skeptical, 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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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2021
$215m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2021
$0.1m
GRANT
Total funding: $263.3m
Company benefits
- Health benefits: Preventative care, mental health services, fertility benefits, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, and robust dental and vision coverage are just some of the benefits accessible to all eligible employees.
- Time off: Unlimited paid time off to all permanent (salaried) employees. Hourly employees receive a generous PTO bank. This can be used for vacation, sick days, or personal time—whether you need to take your pet to the vet, or care for a sick friend or family member. Paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability benefits, and paid holidays are also common employee benefits offered at Amplify
- Voluntary benefits: Supplemental life insurance, pet insurance, and critical illness are just some of the voluntary benefits our employees can take advantage of at any time during their employment with Amplify.
- Financial benefits: Traditional (pre-tax) and Roth-based retirement account options with an employer-match benefit, giving you the flexibility and freedom to set and save for your retirement goals. Full-time staff have the opportunity to take advantage of an equity incentive plan.
- Remote work: More than half of staff are based in cities outside the Amplify NYC headquarters. Employees can be productive and make valuable contributions regardless of where they’re located. Fun is also part of the remote work experience at Amplify—from happy hours to talent shows, yoga, and meditation sessions, Amplifiers can enjoy the many virtual employee engagement events that take place all year round.
Company HQ
Dumbo, NY
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Leadership
Larry Berger
(CEO)Co-founded Wireless Generation in 2000 and was CEO until News Corp bought the company in 2010, becoming President 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.
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