Manager Test Development - Leawood, United States - Ascend Learning

Ascend Learning Leawood, United States

1 week ago

Description

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

The Ascend Learning Healthcare Segment leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

This position ensures process and quality control excellence in the development of Ascend Learning assessments. A Test Development Manager should possess all the skills necessary to perform any of the duties of any member of the Test Development team. These include test creation, system management, coordination across departments, and incident resolution. The manager is also accountable for hiring, team performance, product quality, customer service, team training, workflow management, project prioritization, deadlines, project assignment, and oversight of day-to-day activities.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This position has flexibility to work remote within the United States or candidates can work from our Leawood, KS office hybrid location.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME

A Test Development Manager should be able to perform all Senior Test Developer duties, in addition to performing the following duties independently:
Manage the activities of test developers to maximize work effort, deliver products on time, ensure accuracy, and provide excellent service to business partners. This includes managing day-to-day activities and providing project oversight.
Coordinate with resource and project management teams to develop production schedules and workflow. This includes involvement in project initiation and scope definition and/or review.
Ensure appropriate staffing by managing the hiring process and conducting performance management of team members.
Ensure that processes and tools are in place to efficiently produce high-quality products that satisfy business needs.
Leverage strategies and tools for increasing item output and mitigating security risks
Serve as liaison between Business Units and the Test Development Team.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Bachelor's Degree and two years' editing experience preferred
12-18 months of experience as a Test Developer
Knowledge of editing and proofreading
Ability to plan and organize work, set priorities, and direct own activities
Desire to take accountability of projects and quality
Ability to understand and interpret item statistics
Understanding of basic HTML coding
Familiarity with interconnectedness of testing platforms (creation, delivery, staging, etc.) and backend processes
Knowledge of the responsibilities of various departments within Ascend
Ability to communicate project workflow and task, and simplify complex processes
Ability to contribute to process documentation updates
Practiced leadership skills

BENEFITS

Flexible and generous paid time off
Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
401(k) employer matching program
Parental leave
Wellness resources
Charitable matching program
Hybrid work
On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
Community outreach groups
Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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