[Hiring] Specialist II, Assessment Development @Nightingale College
Apr 07, 2025 - Nightingale College is hiring a remote Specialist II, Assessment Development. 💸 Salary: $80,000 to $82,000 a year. 📍Location: USA.
Position Summary
The Assessment Developer will design, develop, and refine concept and competency-based, objective, and performance-based assessments that align with program outcomes and institutional goals. This role requires expertise in concept-based learning, CBE, assessment best practices, and data-driven evaluation methods to ensure the validity and reliability of assessments. The Assessment Developer will collaborate with leadership, faculty, subject matter experts (SMEs), curriculum designers, and psychometricians to develop innovative and secure assessment solutions.
This individual will also ensure assessment integrity, security, and compliance with accreditation standards while leveraging emerging technologies and solutions to enhance assessment development. The Assessment Developer will also support training efforts to ensure faculty and curriculum teams understand and apply best practices in assessment design and evaluation.
Salary range for this position is between $80,000 to $82,000 a year.
Essential Function and Responsibilities:
- Develop, align, and review concept-based, competency-based, and performance-based assessments that support institutional goals.
- Design and prototype innovative and flexible assessment models, including adaptive testing and technology-enhanced item types.
- Develop rubrics, scoring guidelines, and grading methodologies to ensure consistent and fair evaluation of student performance.
- Ensure assessments align with course learning materials, student engagement strategies, and competency-based learning frameworks.
- Collaborate with SMEs, psychometricians, and faculty to ensure all assessments are valid, reliable, and defensible.
- Incorporate feedback from quality assurance (QA) reviews, stakeholders, and data analysis to refine assessments.
- Support and drive assessment development timelines and priorities in collaboration with the Director of Assessment Development.
- Work closely with curriculum designers, faculty, and other stakeholders to ensure assessments integrate seamlessly into coursework.
- Ensure assessments meet accreditation standards and institutional policies.
- Partner with project management teams to meet critical deadlines and deliverables.
- Conduct QA reviews of assessment tools and processes to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Analyze assessment data and trends to recommend improvements and enhance student outcomes.
- Collaborate with psychometricians and data teams to ensure assessments meet internal quality standards, external accreditation requirements, and industry best practices.
- Prototype and test new assessment and item types, AI-driven assessments, adaptive testing models, and technology-enhanced assessments including VR immersions.
- Stay updated on emerging trends in assessment design, online education, and AI and/or VR-driven solutions to enhance assessment practices.
- Collaborate with technology teams to select and implement scalable assessment technology solutions.
- Integrate best practices in formative and summative assessments to continuously innovate and improve student assessment experiences.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to assessment integrity, security, and delivery.
- Implement secure practices to protect the confidentiality, validity, and reliability of assessments.
- Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements, working with internal and external stakeholders as needed.
- Support initiatives that align with training, consultation, and guidance to faculty, curriculum teams, and SMEs on assessment best practices, validity, and scoring models.
- Serve as a resource for troubleshooting assessment-related issues and supporting faculty in the effective use of assessments.
- Advocate for evidence-based, high-impact, and authentic assessment techniques.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Education, Learning Science, Psychometrics, Instructional Design, or a related discipline). (Bachelors with 5-7 years of equivalent experience)
- 3+ years of experience in assessment design and development, preferably in higher education, licensure, or competency-based education.
- Expertise in concept and competency-based assessment development, including backward design, formative and summative assessment models, and rubric-driven performance assessment.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Experience with prototyping and validating new assessment types, adaptive testing, and psychometrics.
- Knowledge of assessment security, compliance, and accreditation standards.
- Experience analyzing assessment data to inform decision-making and improve assessment quality.
- Experience utilizing various types of LMS, specifically Canvas.
- Experience in concept-based and competency-based education learning environments, particularly in nursing or healthcare education.
- Proficiency in assessment software and AI/VR-driven assessment tools.
- Strong understanding of emerging technologies for assessment innovation.
- Familiarity with accreditation and regulatory requirements in higher education, particularly with nursing.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) for explaining complex assessment concepts to diverse audiences.
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external partners.
- Initiative and adaptability to navigate ambiguous and evolving assessment landscapes.
- Passion for quality improvement, innovation, and student success.
All new hires are required to attend New Collaborator Orientation (NCO) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The College will pay for travel and lodging accommodations.
Nightingale's commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected both in our learners and collaborators because we believe the best outcomes for learners from underserved and diverse populations are achieved through collaborators with similar backgrounds and cultures. Nightingale College is an equal opportunity employer.
Our Mission (not just words on the wall, we live it, love it, and daily contribute to it): With the primary focus on higher learning in healthcare professions, Nightingale College contributes to elevating education, health, and employment systems through facilitation of academic achievement, personal growth, and professional development of its learners, alumni, and collaborators, while serving diverse communities.
At Nightingale College, our Innovative Education model helps transform rural health landscapes through our blended-distance learning platform. Every person involved with Nightingale College helps to change the lives of our learners, our communities, and ultimately the world by adding to the quality of healthcare. We are proud to have graduated over 2,000 nurses serving communities in need. We are serious about our outcomes and have a little bit of fun getting there.
The professional and personal development of our learners and our collaborators is our company's foundation. Not only do we develop strategies that promote a positive work-life integration, but we also create an environment that invites you to become an expert in your field, be it through higher education or professional development. Put simply, we elevate employment, elevate health, and elevate education. We're so happy that you've found us!
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$80,000 to $82,000 a year
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Apr 07, 2025
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