Western Governors University

Western Governors University

Manager, Assessment & Psychometrics

Salt Lake City, UT, USA · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$104k-$187kDetected 16 hours ago
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About the role

  • Establish the vision, strategy, and goals for assessment quality, innovation, and psychometric rigor across academic programs.
  • Ensure assessment strategies, instruments, and policies comply with accreditation, regulatory, and professional standards.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the application of psychometric methods, including test design, calibration, equating, scaling, and statistical analysis of assessment data.
  • Partner with academic and institutional leaders to define program-level and institution-wide success metrics for assessment.
  • Provides leadership for the design, evaluation, and continuous improvement of assessments to ensure validity, reliability, fairness, and alignment with institutional goals.
  • This role leads a team of assessment strategists and psychometricians, driving the development and implementation of innovative assessment strategies that support student success and academic program integrity.
  • Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.
  • This position partners with academic and institutional leaders to establish key performance metrics, ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, and provide actionable insights from assessment and psychometric data.
  • Designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work.
  • Lead and supervise a team of assessment strategists and psychometricians, including hiring, onboarding, training, development, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.

Requirements

  • Experience working within competency-based, online, or large-scale assessment environments.
  • Excellent data analysis and interpretation skills, with the ability to translate complex psychometric findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Requirements

Skills

  • Ensure assessments are valid, reliable, fair, and aligned with competency frameworks, accreditation standards, and institutional goals.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement by leveraging research, AI, and emerging technologies to advance assessment practices.
  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Compensation

  • $104,000.00 - $187,200.00

Benefits

  • Collaborate with curriculum, product, and faculty teams to align assessment strategies with program learning outcomes.
  • The role requires balancing strategic vision with operational excellence to deliver high-quality, scalable, and data-driven assessment solutions.

Company info

  • We are looking for someone who:
  • Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed.

Equal opportunity

  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
  • Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.
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