Senior Director I, AP Life Science Generalist, Curriculum and Assessment

College Board

3d • $112,000 - $165,000 • Remote

About The Position

The AP Curriculum and Assessment Team at College Board is seeking a Senior Director I, AP Life Science Generalist, Curriculum and Assessment. This role is responsible for preserving and improving the quality and validity of the AP Program’s core deliverables within the subject domain: the exam, the course curriculum, and the professional development content. The position involves item development and management, training and collaborating with subject-matter experts (SMEs), and ethically integrating AI technologies in assessment creation and review. The Senior Director will also train SMEs on assessment development protocols, translate between academics and technical experts, and collaborate to develop formative assessment materials. This role serves as a point of contact for committees and communities of subject-matter experts, responsible for the curriculum and assessment for AP Science/Life Science, and furthering the strategic growth of AP Science/Life Science globally. Additionally, there may be opportunities to present and speak with academic and membership audiences.

Key responsibilities include:
Assessment Development and Scoring (40-50%): Serving as an assessment leader for AP Science/Life Science, with primary responsibility for assessment development and final assessment approval. This includes developing and reviewing content, providing final program sign-off on test forms, and leveraging generative AI for content authoring and review. The role involves leading the development and management of assessment content and scoring materials, developing assessment forms aligned with approved curricula, and leading meetings with Test Development Committees. Training and supervising committee members and leading the successful scoring of student responses are also key components.
Assessment Quality and Process (25-30%): Contributing to research and best practices in assessment, aligning on standards with colleagues, and providing functional leadership for cross-subject assessment workstreams. This includes providing training and mentoring to other Course Experts, developing efficiencies in item development, and leading initiatives to refine question task models and exam design. Monitoring exam validity, security, reliability, fairness, and quality, and collaborating to establish fair, reliable, and valid cut scores are also critical.
Staff Development and Capacity Building (25-30%): Training and supporting course experts in assessment development practices, including quality, validity, fairness, and the use of generative AI. Mentoring team members in facilitating test development committees and working with external stakeholders.
Course Development and Program Support (0-10%): Refining and improving the AP Science/Life Science Course Framework and collaborating with AP teams to support the development of new products for AP Biology and Environmental Science.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in Biology, Environmental Science, or a directly related discipline, and knowledge of current trends in the discipline (required)
• Expertise in Biology or Environmental Science with at least 10 years of experience in standardized assessment development or related work
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with solid technical proficiency and a customer-focused mindset
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain close attention to detail, including proofreading
• Demonstrated ability to implement processes and procedures, manage project plans and schedules, and maintain tracking documentation
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across all levels, and engage in giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Ability to travel 6-8 times per year, plus up to two additional weeks for the AP Reading
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
• Authorization to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

• A doctorate in the discipline is strongly preferred
• Experience with digital assessment and teaching preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as an assessment leader for AP Science/Life Science, with primary responsibility for assessment development and final assessment (items and forms) approval.
• Develop and review content, and provide final program sign-off on test forms.
• Leverage generative AI (as appropriate for subject/discipline) to author and/or review assessment content to improve and/or make more efficient assessment processes and outputs.
• Lead the development and management of assessment content (formative and summative) and scoring materials for AP Science/Life Science through iterative review stages with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead the development of assessment forms for AP Science/Life Science, ensuring the AP Exam development aligns with approved curricula and test specifications.
• Lead multiple face-to-face, weekend meetings, and virtual meetings (during work week, evenings, or weekends) annually with the AP Science/Life Science Test Development Committees.
• Train and directly supervise Test Development Committee members in AP Science/Life Science as content development contributors and reviewers.
• Lead the successful scoring of student responses for AP Science/Life Science Exams at the annual scoring event in person and online—the “AP Reading”—and produce AP Reading publications materials for teacher and student use.
• Contribute to current research and best practices in assessment, and engage regularly with AP Curriculum & Assessment colleagues to align on standards and shared principles guiding AP’s assessment directions.
• Provide functional leadership of cross-subject assessment workstreams to ensure consistency and leverage efficiencies.
• Provide formal training and informal mentoring to other Course Experts within your AP Science/Life Science, based on need.
• Develop strong efficiencies in item development through well-defined and well-documented task models, item development training and processes, and highly effective use of generative AI.
• Lead initiatives to refine and improve question task models as well as exam design in collaboration with AP Curriculum & Assessment leaders and aligned to other College Board initiatives including AI innovation and professional learning best practices.
• Monitor exam validity, security, reliability, fairness, and quality, as well as reader reliability in accordance with established Program thresholds for AP Biology and Environmental Science exam.
• Collaborate with psychometrics and AP Curriculum & Assessment staff to establish fair, reliable, and valid cut scores for AP Biology and Environmental Science exam.
• Train and support course experts in assessment development practices, including quality, validity, fairness, and use of generative AI, deepening their understanding of the item and test development lifecycle, and effective use of item authoring and item bank platforms.
• Mentor team members in effectively facilitating test development committees and working with external stakeholders.
• Refine and improve AP Science/Life Science Course Framework to ensure clear and explicit learning outcomes that align with strategic priorities, including ensuring college/disciplinary standards as well as expanding the scope of reaching a broader audience of AP students.
• Collaborate with AP teams to support the development of new products for AP Biology and Environmental Science designed to address unmet teacher instructional needs, potentially including developing prototypes, participating in small-scale market-testing, and creating models for subsequent development in conjunction with other AP workstreams.

Benefits

• Meaningful career
• Supportive team
• Comprehensive package designed to help you thrive
• Fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.
• Open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior