Senior Executive Assessment Scientist

Senior Executive Assessment Scientist

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Global Talent, Development & Employee Experience (GTD&EE) organization is seeking a highly skilled Senior Executive Assessment Scientist to join the Employee Listening, Organizational Research and Assessments team in Seattle, WA; Arlington, VA; Berkeley, MO; Chicago, IL or North Charleston, SC.

This senior role is critical to designing, delivering, and validating executive‑level assessments for candidate selection and employee development. The role owner will be accountable for scientific integrity, psychometric validation, operational delivery, rigorous quality control, and strong program and project management for executive assessments, 360° feedback, and leadership evaluation methodologies, partnering with HR leaders and senior executives to inform talent decisions and development. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Executive assessment strategy & governance: Define vision, strategic objectives, success metrics, and a prioritized roadmap for the executive assessment portfolio, and establish governance (steering committee, decision rights, escalation paths).
• Program leadership & delivery oversight: Set resourcing and vendor strategy (make vs. buy), allocate budget to high‑impact initiatives, track ROI, provide strategic oversight of delivery (milestones, KPIs, risks, stakeholder engagement), and lead operational execution.
• Psychometrics, validation & quality assurance: Design and execute validation studies (content, construct, criterion validity, reliability, norming), develop analytic plans and run statistical tests (regression, ROC, cross‑validation, DIF/adverse‑impact), provide methodological sign‑off, and maintain audit‑ready documentation and QA processes. Oversee validity, fairness, scoring algorithms, and cut‑score procedures for formal instruments (e.g., personality inventories, cognitive tests, simulations) and ensure interpretation guidelines are defensible and documented.
• Assessment design & vendor management: Build job‑aligned assessment batteries (interviews, simulations, tests, assessment centers, 360° feedback), and select and manage vendors to ensure deliverables meet Boeing’s quality, security, and psychometric standards. Direct oversight of formal commercial assessments and simulation providers (e.g., Hogan, Raven’s/Cognitive measures, leadership simulations): licensing, administration standards, debrief protocols, vendor SLAs, and integration into assessment batteries. Ensure licensed instruments are used per publisher agreements and that vendor data handling meets Boeing DPAs and privacy requirements.
• Data, operations & test security: Oversee administration, data collection, test security, reproducible scoring, and reporting, and implement data‑quality controls, versioning, and review processes to prevent errors.
• Assessor capability & calibration: Recruit, train, calibrate, coach, and evaluate assessors and debriefers, and maintain competency records and certification/Community‑of‑Practice programs to scale capability. Develop and enforce standardized debrief and feedback protocols for results from formal instruments and simulations.
• Stakeholder engagement & communication: Act as primary technical partner to senior HR leaders, participants, and vendors, translating technical assessment results into clear business recommendations, pragmatic coaching guidance, and executive‑quality deliverables.
• Compliance, privacy & ethical use: Establish policy‑level controls and partner with Legal and Global Privacy to ensure legal/privacy compliance, ethical data use, and ongoing fairness monitoring.
• Continuous improvement & outcome monitoring: Monitor assessment program outcomes (performance, retention, promotion), lead periodic effectiveness reviews, and iterate assessments and processes based on evidence and documented measurement limitations.

Key Deliverables:  

• Validated executive assessment battery with documented evidence of reliability, validity, and fairness 
• Project plans, timelines, risk logs, and status reports demonstrating on‑time program delivery 
• Standard operating procedures, assessor training materials, scoring rules, and audit‑ready validation reports
• Executive‑ready reporting templates and development feedback products that meet Boeing quality standards
• Ongoing monitoring dashboard linking assessment results to organizational outcomes with data‑quality controls

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. Travel up to 20% to other Boeing sites. 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Master’s Degree or PhD in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology, Psychometrics, Organizational Behavior, or closely related field
• 5+ years of progressive experience in assessment science, including executive or senior‑leader assessment programs and demonstrated psychometric expertise 
• 5+ years of experience designing and executing validation studies, including adverse‑impact / DIF analyses
• 5+ years of experience with assessment instruments and methodologies (simulations, assessment centers, interviews, cognitive/personality measures, 360° feedback)
• Experience in at least one statistical/programming environment (e.g., R, Python, SPSS, SAS)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):  

• 10+ years of experience leading enterprise assessment programs
• Hogan certification and hands‑on Hogan administration/debrief experience 
• Strong program/project management (managing complex, cross‑functional initiatives) 
• Experience selecting/integrating simulation‑based executive assessments and assessment centers 
• Experience running executive assessment certification programs or Communities of Practice to scale capability 
• Experience conducting executive interviews and leading competency/leadership model development 
• Stakeholder engagement with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams 
• Experience building internal capability to reduce external consulting spend and deliver measurable ROI 
• Exceptional written/verbal communication; executive summaries and technical validation reporting 
• High assessment quality standards with meticulous attention to data quality, documentation, and compliance

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. 

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $234,600 - $317,400 

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This is not an Export Control position.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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