Western Governors University · 14 hours ago
Assessment Developer - Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$65K/yr - $97K/yr
3+ years expWestern Governors University is committed to expanding access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs. The Assessment Developer will be responsible for the development and maintenance of objective and performance-based assessments, facilitating workshops, and ensuring assessment validity and reliability.
Higher Education
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
Works with cross-functional teams to ensure projects have appropriate resources and realistic timelines and to solve any content-related issues regarding the assessments
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 mitigates risks that may impact the quality or on-time delivery of assessments
Collaborates with the assessment team to define and 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
Oversees assessment QA processes, identifying and resolving issues and trends, as required
Maintains knowledge of exam performance and makes necessary quality improvement adjustments throughout the exam lifecycle
Participates in cross-functional team to implement exam security measures
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in relevant disciplines or equivalent experience (master's degree preferred)
3+ years of assessment design and development experience
Preferred
Project management experience (PMP certification preferred)
Experience with both objective and performance assessment
Experience in online assessment and education
Experience managing vendor and external resources relationships
Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students
Terminal degree and all applicable licenses or certifications
Using AI development tools
Benefits
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 need for accrual
11 paid holidays
Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
Company
Western Governors University
Western Governors University focuses on improving lives by creating pathways to opportunity for its students.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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unknownKey Investors
Kauffman Foundation
2025-05-08Grant
Leadership Team
Stephen Herzig
Vice President of Enterprise Solutions
Kacey Thorne
Senior Director, Academic Strategic Initiatives
Recent News
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