Senior Assessment Specialist- Math

This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). 

This is a 2-year term position. 

About the Team 

The Assessment Design and Development Math team is a productive, diverse, and dedicated team of highly skilled education professionals with vast experience in both the classroom and largescale assessment. We are passionate about math and are committed to improving educational opportunities and outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged students. We live all over the country and work together effectively through technology daily.

Our team’s culture is collaborative and nurturing. We have high expectations for quality work, and we provide the resources and support to allow the team to meet those expectations. We are unanimous in our belief that this is our favorite job ever! 

About the Opportunity  

As a Senior Assessment Specialist, you will apply your enthusiasm for and experience in math education to collaboratively develop high-quality assessment content for the Digital SAT Suite Math Tests and related assessments. You’ll contribute to assessment-related projects within the larger Assessment Design and Development department.

Your love of math problems, comfort with technology, and enjoyment trying new approaches will enable you to contribute significantly to creating high-quality content for the Digital SAT Suite. You are self-motivated and deadline-focused, with a curious and inquisitive nature. As such, you will work hard to ensure the content you craft and review meets our rigorous standards and supports our mission to help all students own their future. 

In this role, you will: 

Build the Digital SAT Suite pool of math items (80%)

• Write and refine multiple-choice and constructed-response math questions
• Write and refine answer explanations in accordance with established quality and process standards and within established timelines.
• Provide senior-level reviews of content written by other team members. Act as a mentor to less experienced staff.
• Prepare for and participate in meetings with external content and fairness experts reviewing math test questions and test forms
• Provide expertise in curriculum to internal and external clients, including working on alignments between College Board tests and national and state standards. 
• Lead small projects as assigned.  
• Utilize specialized software and platforms to create and validate test content.
• Use pretest data to inform and support item authoring.

Contribute to process improvement efforts (10%)

• Implement defined operational math assessment goals and process/procedure improvements; monitor and improve progress toward goals; serve as a content expert; and provide status updates to director-level math staff, as needed.

Contribute to team culture (10%)

• Help promote a collaborative, constructive, mission-focused work environment in which the highest standards of quality and process are established and maintained; problems are prevented or quickly corrected with the least possible impact; staff are nurtured; creativity and problem solving are encouraged and rewarded; and the needs and expectations of students and other stakeholders are foremost in mind.
• Participate in professional development opportunities and share learning with the team.

 About You 

As a Senior Assessment Specialist, you have: 

• Master’s degree or the equivalent education and experience in Math, Math education, Statistics, or closely related field, including the sciences, required.  
• 4-6 years of experience in K-12 or K-16 test development, including development of multiple-choice and constructed-response math items, with a nationally recognized testing organization, test publisher, or state testing program highly preferred. 
• Experience teaching math at the middle, secondary, or post-secondary levels to a diverse population of students highly preferred. Candidates with a background in science, as a practicioner or instructor, paired with strong math background, will also be considered. 
• In-depth exposure to state and Common Core academic standards in mathematics is strongly preferred.  
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications and ability and interest to learn new technologies. 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Availability for national travel approximately 2-3 times a year.

Your Skills

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Solid organizational, time, and task management skills
• Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail

About Our Process 

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled 
• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.  

About Our Benefits and Compensation

College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. As a self-sustaining non-profit, we believe in compensating employees equitably in relation to each other, their qualifications, their impact, and the relevant market.

The hiring range for a new employee in this position is $68,000 to $100,000. College Board differentiates salaries by location so where you live will narrow the portion of this range in which you can expect a salary.

Your salary will be carefully determined based on your location, relevant experience, the external labor market, and the pay of College Board employees in similar roles. College Board strives to provide our best offer up front based on this criteria.

Your salary is only one part of all that College Board offers, including but not limited to:  

• A comprehensive package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families and promote education. Our robust benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, pet insurance, tuition assistance, retirement benefits, and more
• Recognition of exceptional performance through annual bonuses, salary growth over time through market increases, and opportunities for merit raises and promotions based on increased scope of responsibility
• A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive

You can expect to have transparent conversations about benefits and compensation with our recruiters throughout your application process.

About Our Culture 

Our community matters, and we strive to practice and improve our culture daily.

• We are motivated to positively impact the educational and career trajectories of millions of students a year 
• We prioritize building a diverse and inclusive team where every employee can thrive, and every voice is heard
• We value learning and growth; we offer formal and informal ways to lead through your superpowers, sharpen your strengths, and meet your development goals