Curricular Affairs Director

POSITION OVERVIEW NBME is seeking a Director of Curricular Affairs to join the Competency-Based Assessment unit. This role involves leading strategic initiatives focused on developing skill and behavior assessments for health professions education, enhancing learners' and training programs' ability to make data-driven decisions. The ideal candidate will possess leadership experience in clinical skills curriculum with a focus on curriculum development, skill and behavior assessment, and program evaluation. The successful candidate will demonstrate in-depth knowledge of health profession's clinical skill curricula, assessment approaches, and curricular strategies, as well as superior written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, and the ability to network within the medical education community. This role has been designated as primarily remote, meaning it requires little to no onsite attendance. While this role can be designated as remote, you are offered the flexibility to select if you prefer to work primarily remotely, hybrid, or onsite. We're open to considering candidates who reside in either Delaware (DE), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Kansas (KS), Kentucky (KY), Maryland, Michigan (MI), New Jersey, North Carolina (NC), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), or Virginia (VA). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the healthcare community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. RESPONSIBILITIES Strategic Leadership: Lead initiatives focused on skill and behavior assessment in health professions education, including collaborations with external innovators, schools, and programs. Curriculum Integration: Integrate new assessment approaches into existing curricula to advance skill development, focusing on clinical reasoning, communication skills, and systems competencies. Point of Contact: Serve as the primary contact for curriculum design and progression of skill-based competencies. Collaboration: Work with NBME staff on research and assessment development initiatives and coordinate with the Growth and Innovation team on strategic initiatives. Professional Networking: Leverage professional networks to broaden NBME's collaboration opportunities. Stakeholder Management: Proactively create and maintain strategic relationships and represent NBME's educational strategy activities externally. DELIVERABLES Provide strategic leadership to products and programs. Serve as owner of strategic initiatives, ensuring on-time and on-budget performance. Act as a subject matter expert for environmental scanning and strategic planning. Work cross-functionally to accelerate progress. Ensure timely and appropriate internal and external communication for projects. Represent NBME with external partners with integrity and collaborative spirit. QUALIFICATIONS Skills and Abilities Superior written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills. Outstanding organizational skills. Ability to network within the medical education community (e.g., AAMC Group on Educational Affairs). Anticipation and creative resolution of challenges. Basic meeting planning skills and ability to work with NBME meeting planning staff. High emotional intelligence and excellent judgment in handling sensitive material. Experience At least 5 years of experience in clinical skill curriculum with a strong background in medical education. Existing network in health professions education and assessment. Experience with data reporting and accreditation requirements of health professions programs (e.g., LCME, ACGME). Experience in assessment for learning and adaptive learning. Education Terminal degree (e.g., PhD, EdD, ScD, RN, DO, MD). About NBME: NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations. We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME Subject Examinations, Customized Assessment Services, Self-Assessments, the International Foundations of Medicine Program and Item Writing Workshops. Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing Examination, which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education. As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our Summer Psychometric Internship Program. Through the Stemmler Fund, Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund and Latin America Grants Program, researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world. NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities. Learn more about NBME at NBME.org. The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace. NBME is an equal opportunity employer as defined by the EEOC. #LI-Remote #Director #J-18808-Ljbffr