Boeing · 1 month ago
Senior Executive Assessment Scientist
USA - Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$235K/yr - $317K/yr
5+ years expThe Boeing Company is seeking a highly skilled Senior Executive Assessment Scientist to join their Employee Listening, Organizational Research and Assessments team. This role is critical for designing, delivering, and validating executive-level assessments, ensuring scientific integrity and strong program management in partnership with HR leaders and senior executives.
AerospaceIndustrial
No H1B
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Benefits
Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work
Company
Boeing
Boeing offers commercial, defense airplanes, space, security systems, and global services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
CJ Nothum
CEO & Executive Communications, Senior Manager
Colton Engelke
CEO and Executive Communications
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