Senior Manager, Assessment and Psychometrics

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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
 

Grade: Management_Executive 610

Pay Range: $126,800.00 - $228,300.00

Job Description

Leads the strategic design, validation, and continuous improvement of the institution’s assessment ecosystem to ensure validity, reliability, fairness, and alignment with accreditation standards and institutional goals. This role directs a high-performing team of assessment experts, translating complex measurement science into scalable, data-driven solutions that support student success, program integrity, and institutional accountability. Partnering with academic, faculty, and administrative leaders, defines performance metrics, advances innovation through research and emerging technologies, and ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.

 

Leads the strategic design, validation, and continuous improvement of the institution’s assessment ecosystem to ensure validity, reliability, fairness, and alignment with accreditation standards and institutional goals. This role directs a high-performing team of assessment experts, translating complex measurement science into scalable, data-driven solutions that support student success, program integrity, and institutional accountability. Partnering with academic, faculty, and administrative leaders, defines performance metrics, advances innovation through research and emerging technologies, and ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Location: This position will be located in our Salt Lake City, Utah office and would require you to work a hybrid schedule in the office 4 days a week with one day remote.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Defines and executes the vision, strategy, and roadmap for assessment quality, psychometric rigor, and innovation across products.
• Establishes and stewards governance structures for assessment development, validation, score reporting, data stewardship, and policy compliance; aligns with accreditation standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Leads, mentors, and develops a high-caliber team of assessment experts; cultivates a culture of methodological excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversees the end-to-end design, calibration, equating, scaling, and validation of assessments (cognitive, non-cognitive, performance-based, portfolio-based, and competency-aligned measures) to ensure high validity, reliability, fairness, and alignment with program learning outcomes.
• Champions defensible validation frameworks (construct validity, criterion-related validity, content validity, measurement invariance, DIF analyses) and robust item banking practices.
• Promotes multi-method assessment ecosystems, integrating formative and summative approaches, to enhance instructional feedback, program improvement, and student success.
• Leads advanced psychometric analyses, DIF testing, measurement invariance across populations, and longitudinal cohort analyses; translate findings into strategic recommendations for programs and policy.
• Oversees data governance, privacy, consent, data quality, and secure reporting practices; ensures ethical handling of assessment data and accessibility compliance.
• Collaborates with institutional research, analytics, and IT to deploy scalable dashboards and reporting that drive decision-making for accreditation, program review, and strategic planning.
• Ensures all assessments and processes meet accreditation standards, accessibility req