Associate Assessment Developer

WGU; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 61,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

bonuses

medical, dental, vision, telehealth &

mental healthcare

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life insurance (basic & voluntary)

Disability coverage

Insurance: accident, critical illness,

Long-term protection: hospital indemn-

Legal & identity theft protection

Retirement savings plan

Wellbeing program

Discounted WGU tuition

Flexible PTO

Flexible paid sick time

Job summary

Western Governors University seeks an Associate Assessment Developer to design and maintain objective and performance-based assessments under supervision. You will facilitate workshops, coordinate SME involvement, and uphold rigorous standards for validity and reliability across the exam lifecycle.

This role includes cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment with business objectives, risk management, and continual quality improvements, with up to 20% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Two+ years of professional experience.
• Progress towards advanced degree and applicable licenses or certifications.
• Travel up to 20% may be required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the design and development process for assessments with milestones and timelines.
• Communicate project status updates to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Organize and facilitate workshops for internal assessment development and review.
• Oversee SME involvement in design, development, and validation of assessments.
• Maintain assessment design and development standards to ensure integrity.
• Identify and notify leadership of risks impacting quality or on-time delivery.
• Collaborate to execute assessment policies, processes and best practices.
• Ensure alignment with WGU's business objectives.
• Develop and implement item- and exam-level scoring guidelines.
• Participate in QA processes to identify issues and trends.
• Execute plans to maintain exam performance and quality improvements.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to implement exam security measures.

Skills

Facilitation

Communication

Organization

Time management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Faculty 504

Pay Range: $60,600.00 - $90,900.00

Job Description

While working under the direction of Assessment Developers and leadership, the Associate Assessment Developer (Associate AD) is responsible for the development and maintenance of Western Governors University's (WGU) objective and performance-based assessments. This individual facilitates design and development workshops using industry best practices to ensure assessment validity and reliability. The Associate AD will assist in identifying areas of opportunity to ensure effective and quality-driven processes.

Responsibilities

• Manages the design and development process for both objective and performance assessments, including milestones and timelines, and tracks progress
• Communicates project status updates to cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Organizes and facilitates workshops for internal assessment development and review
• Oversees subject matter expert involvement in the design, development, and review processes, as well as in the validation of an assessment's congruency and accuracy
• Maintains assessment design and development standards to ensure assessment integrity
• Identifies and notifies leadership of risks that may affect the quality or on-time delivery of assessments
• Collaborates with the assessment team and departmental leadership to execute assessment policies, processes and best practices
• Ensures alignment and consistency of assessments to WGU's business objectives
• Develops and implements item- and exam-level scoring guidelines and validates the successful implementation of these guidelines
• Participates in the assessment QA processes, identifying and resolving issues and trends, as required
• Executes plans to maintain exam performance and implement necessary quality improvement adjustments throughout the exam lifecycle
• Participates in cross-functional team to implement exam security measures

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to facilitate groups and meetings in person and remotely
• Strong written, oral, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively
• Ability to manage schedules and commitments

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience

• Two or more years of professional experience
• Successful progress towards advanced degree and applicable licenses or certifications

Experience in lieu of education

Relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for the education requirement. Generally, one year of relevant experience may substitute for one year of education, at the hiring manager's discretion.

Additional Travel

This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business‑related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

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Position & Application Details

Full‑Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full‑time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no nee

• bonuses
• medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• health savings account and flexible spending account
• basic and voluntary life insurance
• disability coverage
• accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• legal and identity theft coverage
• retirement savings plan
• wellbeing program
• discounted WGU tuition
• flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
• flexible paid sick time with no nee