Director, Exam Innovation & Development (Remote)

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Michigan

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) is seeking a Director of Exam Development to provide strategic and operational leadership for the innovation and continuous improvement of our assessment portfolio. The role requires translating executive direction into detailed plans and ensuring high-quality delivery of exam content across certification activities.

The ideal candidate combines deep exam-development expertise with strong leadership and program-management skills to drive efficiency and

Qualifications

Master's degree required.
7–10 years of related experience in examination development, assessment, credentialing, or related field.
Experience that includes development of an in-person, case-based assessment (e.g., OSCE, oral board examination) is preferred.
Minimum of 4 years of leadership and supervision.
Fundamental understanding of project management principles.
Demonstrated ability to efficiently lead complex, high-stakes assessment development programs with multiple timelines, contributors, risks, and stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic oversight and daily leadership for the innovation, development and analysis of certification, continuing certification, in-training, focused practice, and subspecialty assessments across all ABEM certification activities; ensures on-time, high-quality delivery of assessment content, form development, and exam integrity.
Translates executive direction into detailed program plans with milestones, deliverables, owners, resources, and reporting expectations. Establishes examination development decision-making pathways, critical milestones, readiness checkpoints, and escalation practices.
Directs and contributes to the evaluation of assessment development activities, including the evaluation of item, case, and psychometric performance. Directs and contributes to examination-related evaluations, surveys, scientific presentations, and related technical publications. Implements improvements to assessment development activities on a regular basis.
Leads readiness reviews for assessment content and form development and ensures risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans are visible to executive leadership. Leads post-mortems, improvement backlogs, and process enhancement efforts that improve efficiency, quality, clarity, and stakeholder experience.