Advanced Specialist, Learning Scientist

Advanced Specialist, Learning Scientist 

Measurement & Learning | School Assessment 

Role Overview 

We are seeking an Advanced Specialist, Learning Scientist ( Early Assessment and Learning Systems) to guide the design, alignment, and continuous improvement of early learning assessment and instructional support systems across literacy and numeracy contexts.

This role sits within the Measurement & Learning team and operates at the intersection of Early Learning, Measurement, Product, Content Development, Learning Science, Technology, and Partner Strategy. The role is responsible for helping ensure assessment and learning experiences for young learners remain developmentally appropriate, instructionally meaningful, and aligned to evidence-based early learning practices.

The role supports early learning strategy across Pearson’s formative assessment system, Navvy+ with an emphasis on coherence between formative learning systems designed to support standards mastery and screening/progress monitoring systems designed to support early identification and intervention planning.

This role also helps guide strategic decisions related to early literacy and numeracy product development, instructional supports, state screening/progress monitoring requirements, external partnerships, thought leadership, and emerging opportunities related to early learning systems.

Early Learning Systems Strategy

• Provide strategic guidance related to early literacy and numeracy assessment and learning systems across formative, screening, and progress monitoring contexts

• Help evaluate product readiness, evidence alignment, and feature gaps related to state screening/progress monitoring requirements and approved provider lists

• Support development of strategic plans and recommendations to strengthen alignment to evolving state, policy, and funding expectations related to early learning and identification

• Help ensure coherence between formative learning systems designed to support standards mastery and screening/progress monitoring systems designed to support early identification and intervention planning

• Stay informed on emerging policy, research, and instructional trends related to early literacy, early numeracy, MTSS, dyslexia legislation, and early identification initiatives

Early Learning Product & Content Guidance

• Provide early learning expertise and developmental guidance related to assessment content, instru