Examination Test Developer & Programs Lead

Sacbar; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ABEM seeks a Test Developer to draft exams, perform quality control, and ensure the integrity of medical assessments. You will guide examination programs through all development stages, maintaining content standards and compliance while collaborating with SMEs and psychometricians.

The role supports committee activities, develops training for new SMEs, and helps create and maintain development documentation, contributing to ongoing quality improvement across programs.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree and three to five years of relevant work experience in testing or a related field.
• At least two years of program or project management experience is required. Five years is experience is preferred.
• Understanding of question writing and examination construction principles is required. Expertise in this area is preferred.
• Understanding of measurement principles.
• Ability to collect and analyze data to inform decisions.
• Ability to learn medical terminology.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Word); advanced Excel skills are preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, and the ability to exercise sound judgement and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis.
• Must maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality about sensitive matters and all organizational information.
• Ability to collaborate with individuals and teams in pursuit of continuous quality improvement.
• Ability to use web-based item banking applications (e.g., ExamDeveloper), test delivery platforms, and project management software (e.g., Trello, Smartsheet, HubSpot).
• Ability to travel up to 15% percent of the time.

Responsibilities

• Guides multiple examination programs by developing, updating, and coordinating project schedules and assignments for SMEs in collaboration with staff editors.
• Maintains item banks for multiple examination programs using standardized processes, conducting gap analyses as needed to ensure complete coverage of all domains in the examination blueprints.
• Develops examination forms for assigned examination programs, ensuring they align with blueprints and selection criteria. Works with psychometricians to establish selection parameters and necessary linkages.
• Guides SMEs through various stages of examination development, including form assembly and review, publication, key validation and post-exam reviews.
• Organizes and guides exam development committee meetings and related logistics, including setting agendas, establishing timelines, and coordinating participant involvement, in collaboration with staff editors.
• Prepares and contributes materials for committee, task force, and Board review.
• Assists with the onboarding and training of new SMEs, including developing and updating training materials in collaboration with staff editors.
• Fosters and maintains strong relationships with committee members and staff to achieve desired outcomes.
• Ensures quality by offering test development expertise and sharing best practices with staff and SMEs.
• Contributes to the creation and upkeep of standard policies and procedures related to test development activities.
• Consults with psychometricians as needed to support scoring tasks (e.g., standard setting, key validation) and other test-related projects (e.g., job task analysis).
• Develops, updates, and maintains test development reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provides technical support for staff and SMEs on testing applications, including testing software updates as needed.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of the annual Item Writers Workshop, including on-site support and management of SMEs.
• Staffs case development meetings and provides ongoing support to case development teams between meetings as assigned.
• Develops and maintains documentation of item/case development and exam development processes while identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Collaborates in problem-solving by analyzing, documenting, and addressing issues as they arise.
• Represents ABEM in presentations to stakeholders and professional audiences (e.g., ATP, ICE, ABMS Conference).
• Staffs the certification examination administrations and additional meetings as assigned.
• Performs other duties as needed or assigned.

Skills

Project management

Question writing

Measurement principles

Data analysis

Medical terminology

Microsoft 365

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Collaboration

Web-based item banking apps

Education

Four-year degree

Tools

ExamDeveloper

Trello

Smartsheet

HubSpot

Job description

ABEM seeks a Test Developer to draft exams, perform quality control, and ensure the integrity of medical assessments. You will guide examination programs through all development stages, maintaining content standards and compliance while collaborating with SMEs and psychometricians.

The role supports committee activities, develops training for new SMEs, and helps create and maintain development documentation, contributing to ongoing quality improvement across programs.