Remote AI-Powered Science Assessment Content Developer

Pearson; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Specialist – Science (Physical Sciences) within the Content Development team to develop K-12 assessments for state and district clients across the United States. You will serve as a content and assessment expert, collaborating with educators, psychometricians, and Pearson groups to create accessible, standards-based assessments and to leverage AI responsibly in content creation.

Responsibilities include item development, test specifications, AI-assisted content enhancement,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physics, chemistry, or equivalent experience required.
• Five years’ experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of content-specific area preferred.
• Professional knowledge of content-specific area and educational trends required.
• Some experience in large-scale, educational measurement preferred.
• General knowledge of all phases of development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferred.
• Demonstrated excellence in AI-supported content development, or strong potential to leverage AI in content creation.
• Experience with prompting, refining, and evaluating AI-generated content for education purposes.
• Skill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence to work with unfamiliar programs.
• Interest in learning about and adapting to new AI technologies as they evolve.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to address challenges with a variety of audiences.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills; ability to multitask

Responsibilities

• Develop and review content-specific test items across grade levels for large-scale assessments.
• Help develop item specifications, test blueprints, and other ancillary documents.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to support content and assessment development and ensure accessibility.
• Collaborate with team to integrate AI-generated assets in assessment workflows.
• Select, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators based on standards and best practices.
• Facilitate customer meetings and provide content assessment expertise.
• Support test construction and review of composed test forms.
• Consult with customers in planning, status, and review meetings.
• Work with test development managers, psychometricians, and Pearson groups.
• Stay current with emerging technologies relevant to educational content creation and AI.

Skills

AI in education

Content development

Assessment development

Oral & written communication

Collaboration

Planning & organization

Problem solving

Adaptability

Technology familiarity

Travel readiness

Education

Physics/Chemistry or equivalent

Teaching experience (5 years)

Content trends knowledge

Large-scale educational measurement experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI tools for content creation

AI prompting & evaluation

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Specialist – Science (Physical Sciences) within the Content Development team to develop K-12 assessments for state and district clients across the United States. You will serve as a content and assessment expert, collaborating with educators, psychometricians, and Pearson groups to create accessible, standards-based assessments and to leverage AI responsibly in content creation.

Responsibilities include item development, test specifications, AI-assisted content enhancement,