Director, Exam Development

Director, Exam Development

Michigan-Based Hybrid - Remote Eligible | Full-Time | Exempt
Travel: Up to 20%

Make an Impact on the Future of Emergency Medicine Certification

Are you energized by smarter processes, stronger results, and real accountability? Have you developed or edited exams—and are you ready to reimagine what comes next?  If you are excited about leading the way in imagining what the exam process will look like in the future, this role is built for you.

We are seeking a strategic, forward-looking Director, Exam Development to provide operational and program leadership for the innovation and continuous improvement of our assessment portfolio. 

The ideal candidate will pair deep exam-development expertise with the judgment and leadership to move confidently between strategy and execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides strategic oversight and daily leadership for the innovation, development and analysis of certification, continuing certification, in-training, focused practice, and subspecialty assessments across all ABEM certification activities; ensures on-time, high-quality delivery of assessment content, form development, and exam integrity.


• Translates executive direction into detailed program plans with milestones, deliverables, owners, resources, and reporting expectations. Establishes examination development decision-making pathways, critical milestones, readiness checkpoints, and escalation practices.


• Directs and contributes to the evaluation of assessment development activities, including the evaluation of item, case, and psychometric performance. Directs and contributes to examination-related evaluations, surveys, scientific presentations, and related technical publications. Implements improvements to assessment development activities on a regular basis.


• Leads readiness reviews for assessment content and form development and ensures risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans are visible to executive leadership. Leads post-mortems, improvement backlogs, and process enhancement efforts that improve efficiency, quality, clarity, and stakeholder experience.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree required.


• Seven to ten years of related experience in examination development, assessment, certification,


• credentialing, or related field required. Experience that includes development of an in-person,


• case-based assessment (e.g., OSCE, oral board examination) is preferred.


• Minimum of 4 years of experience in leadership and supervision.


• Fundamental understanding of project management principles.


• Demonstrated ability to efficiently lead complex, high-stakes assessment development


• programs with multiple timelines, contributors, risks, and stakeholder groups.

Why Join Us?

• Visibility across national medical specialty leadership and executive teams.


• A culture that highly values efficiency, accountability, and bold leadership.


• Opportunity to impact the specialty of Emergency Medicine at the highest level.

Application Process

Experienced assessment professionals who understand the work, bring disciplined follow-through, sound judgment, curiosity about what comes next, and a commitment to assessment quality and stakeholder experience are invited to apply.  Submit your application to help shape the future of clinical and professional standards.