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About the Role

The Senior Director I, AP Life Science Generalist, Curriculum and Assessment 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. This role involves item development and management, training subject-matter experts, and ethically integrating AI technologies in assessment creation and review.

Responsibilities

Serve as an assessment leader for AP Science/Life Science, with primary responsibility for assessment development and final assessment approval.
Accountable for developing and reviewing content, and providing final program sign-off on test forms.
Seamlessly move in and out of assessment workstreams across subjects, leveraging expertise about assessment, assessment processes, and content domain expertise.
Develop and review content with quality that typically requires no adjustments based on feedback.
Independently lead processes for authoring and revising assessment content, including training educator constituents.
Leverage generative AI to author and/or review assessment content to improve and/or make more efficient assessment processes and outputs.
Independently lead the development and management of assessment content (formative and summative) and scoring materials for AP Science/Life Science through iterative review stages.
Independently lead the development of assessment forms for AP Science/Life Science, ensuring alignment with approved curricula and test specifications.
Lead multiple face-to-face, weekend meetings, and virtual meetings annually with the AP Science/Life Science Test Development Committees.
Independently strategize and develop an agenda and approach to ensure committee meeting productivity.
Successfully adapt and pivot during meetings as needed and resolve all post-meeting item content edits.
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 and produce AP Reading publications materials.
Independently plan all-year workflow for the AP Reading, ensuring all steps and post-Reading activities are accounted for and successfully executed.
Contribute to current research and best practices in assessment, and engage regularly with AP Curriculum & Assessment colleagues to align on standards and shared principles.
Provide functional leadership of cross-subject assessment workstreams to ensure consistency and leverage efficiencies.
Serve as an expert resource for course team and leadership consultation.
Provide formal training and informal mentoring to other Course Experts within AP Science/Life Science.
Develop strong efficiencies in item development through well-defined and well-documented task models, training, processes, and effective use of generative AI.
Independently lead initiatives to refine and improve question task models as well as exam design in collaboration with AP Curriculum & Assessment leaders.
Monitor exam validity, security, reliability, fairness, and quality, as well as reader reliability.
Identify areas for improvement and independently lead and execute targeted initiatives to improve.
Collaborate with psychometrics and AP Curriculum & Assessment staff to establish fair, reliable, and valid cut scores.
Train and support course experts in assessment development practices, including quality, validity, fairness, and use of generative AI.
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.
Collaborate with AP teams to support the development of new products for AP Biology and Environmental Science designed to address unmet teacher instructional needs.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Biology, Environmental Science, or a directly related discipline, and knowledge of current trends in the discipline.
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.
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.

Skills

Standardized assessment development
Digital assessment
Teaching
AI technologies integration
Assessment creation
Assessment review
Item development
Test development
Curriculum development
Professional development content creation
Psychometrics
Generative AI
Project management
Cross-functional collaboration

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time
Remote
Hybrid (optional for those living near CB offices)

Experience Level

Senior Director
10+ years of experience in standardized assessment development or related work

Education Level

Master's degree in Biology, Environmental Science, or a directly related discipline
Doctorate in the discipline strongly preferred

Salary/Compensations

$112,000–$165,000

Benefits

Meaningful career
Supportive team
Comprehensive package designed to help you thrive

About the Company

The AP Curriculum and Assessment Team at College Board collaborates with colleagues across all aspects of the AP Program to develop, manage, and deliver AP’s 43 courses.
AP provides willing and academically prepared high school students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college level.
AP’s course teams ensure that course curricula are aligned to higher education expectations and reflect the state of the art in the discipline.
AP contributes to instructional resources and tools for teachers, and develops assessments that allow students to demonstrate mastery of course content and skills.
AP leads in strategic use of AI to expand student access, strengthen instructional design and professional support, and enhance assessment creation and exam analysis.
The Science department supports 10 courses in the AP portfolio.
College Board is a self-sustaining nonprofit.

Equal Opportunity

All roles at College Board require authorization to work in the United States.