R. J. Wirth

About R. J. Wirth

R.J. Wirth is the Chief Executive Officer, co-Founder, and a managing partner at Vector Psychometric Group, LLC. Dr. Wirth received his PhD in quantitative psychology / psychometrics from the historic LL Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Prior to leading VPG, Dr. Wirth held research positions at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at The University of North Carolina and in the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. For nearly two decades, Dr. Wirth has collaborated widely within the pharmaceutical and medical device industries to develop and/or evaluate the measurement properties of clinical outcome assessments and was awarded (as co-PI) one of the first FDA-funded CDER pilot program grants: Standard core clinical outcome assessments and their related endpoints. Dr. Wirth has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on such topics as item factor analysis, structural equation modeling, validity, as well as various aspects of scale development appearing in outlets such as Headache, Health Psychology, Medical Care, Psychological Assessment, Psychological Methods and Quality of Life Research. He has participated as an invited expert speaker on multiple FDA panels and Industry advisory boards focused on PRO/COA development.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Vpg Health

   Mar 2007 — Present

   Some of my responsibilities include- Collaborate with Partners and monitor operational goals- Oversee budget and financial objectives, development, and implementation- Advises legal counsel on licensing and contract developments- Oversee operations and ensure legal and regulatory standards are meet- Chair Partner and Corporate Advisory Board meetings- Oversight of policy development, documentation, and training- Hire and manage personnel and contractors- Evaluate organization and employee performance- Coordinate product development timelines and releases- Oversee advertising and promotions- Serve as a psychometrician on numerous projectsVPG Products: flexMIRT: Multilevel, Multidimensional IRT Computerized Adaptive Testing Software for EDC

Education

• University of North Carolina Wilmington

  Psychology, BA, MA

  1996 — 2001

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Quantitative Psychology, PhD

  2001 — 2008

Skills

• Structural Equation Modeling
• Item Factor Analysis
• Structural Equation Modeling (Sem)
• Irt-Based Web Data Capture Systems
• Longitudinal Modeling
• Item Response Theory (Irt)
• Psychometrics
• Testing
• Mixed Model
• Survey Research
• Statistics
• Item Response Theory
• Cat Design & System Development
• Computerized Adaptive Testing (Cat)
• Designs
• Statistical Modeling
• Irt
• Research Design
• Factor Analysis
• Survey Design