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Manager, Asset Creation - Science
Pearson
Austin, TX, United States
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Description
At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology — and each other to surpass these boundaries — we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Manage assigned personnel located on- and off-site, including approval of time-sheets, review of performance appraisals, and recommendations for promotions
• Establish section goals and performance expectations, track progress in meeting expectations; provide feedback to direct reports
• Plan and monitor expenditures of department budget
• Monitor resource allocations, provide recommendations for staff size and augmentation, and maintain relationships with sub-contractors, vendors, and temporary employees
• Recommend staffing allocations and projects assignments
• Monitor staff professional development, productivity, fiscal responsibility, and well-being; provide coaching and direction as appropriate
• Provide support in strategic solutions, level-of-effort, and costing initiatives
• Provide training to individuals as needed both during the course of everyday business and as special needs or circumstances arise; assist in the development of training materials
• Provide support of all content and measurement endeavors during the course of contract implementation including but not limited to: reviewing specifications and documentation of the procedures needed to implement solution; advising in the implementation of the specifications; evaluating the results of the specifications and reporting on the results; managing staff supporting the process
• Respond to requests for proposals with the assistance of professional colleagues
• Maintain awareness of developments in test construction, psychometrics, accessibility, special student populations, English language learner populations, and other assessment topics and participate in national professional organizations and/or associations
• Provide leadership in the enhancement of the national reputation of Pearson as a developer and processor of assessments and a leader in customer support specifically as it applies to content development and general measurement issues
• Assist in leadership efforts to analyze the needs associated with various customer requests, outlining different ways of meeting those needs, accurately and effectively communicating to the customer (both internal and external) the risks (cost to benefits) associated with each solution, and ultimately implementing a satisfactory solution in a timely and cost effective manner
• Lead and participate in process improvement initiatives
• Perform other duties as required; some travel required
Qualifications
• Master's degree in Education, Science, Educational Measurement and Testing, or equivalent experience preferred
• Minimum of seven years experience in assessment, curriculum development, instruction, and/or educational publishing required
• Minimum of four years experience in large-scale educational measurement including involvement in test construction, item development, standards alignment, and test design
• Minimum of three years of management/leadership experience, including personnel leadership, scheduling, resource allocation, mentoring, and training
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills required
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, especially in a teamwork environment required
• Strong project planning and organizational skills, including the ability to coordinate a variety of different projects and individuals and to adapt to unforeseen and unexpected requests or changes in priorities required
• Comprehensive knowledge of Science, measurement, content development, and test construction required
• General knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring and reporting of large-scale assessments required