Test Editor

ABEM is searching for an experienced Test Editor. This position is a full-time, exempt role that is eligible to work fully remote. Those with specialty board, test/exam editing experience are encouraged to apply.

The Test Editor drafts test items and conducts editorial reviews and item development for various medical examinations and assessments to ensure their quality, integrity, and accuracy. This role involves editing, revising, and finalizing complex written and graphic medical examination material. The Test Editor also collaborates with staff and guides physician volunteers/subject matter experts (SMEs) through all aspects of item development.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Reviews and edits medical examination material, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and adherence to appropriate guidelines and style guides for high-stakes physician specialty certification.
• Provides quality control review of items, cases, and item writer evaluation materials, including higher-level content editing such as appropriateness for exam pool and clarity of testing points.
• Maintains quality standards through finalizing examination material via rigorous editing, peer review, and application/publication review of complex written and graphic content.
• Provides authors and SMEs with feedback, including higher-level content editing such as appropriateness for the item pool and clarity of testing points.
• Works closely with staff and SMEs to guide examination development projects, including the facilitation of in-person and remote examination program meetings.
• Serves as a liaison and primary point of contact with physician volunteers and vendors who support item development activities.
• Creates initial draft of annual item assignments for volunteers, and makes recommendations to exam editors, ensuring the assignments meet the needs of each item pool.
• Facilitates case development meetings and provides ongoing guidance to case development teams between meetings.
• Implements onboarding program, including training of new SMEs.
• Participates in planning and implementation of the annual Item Writers Workshop, including on-site support and SME management.
• Collaborates in the design, critique, documentation, and implementation of new or improved editorial processes and procedures.
• Collaborates in the development and assures adherence to best practices with regard to editorial manuals, style guides, and other relevant documentation.
• Maintains orderly and efficient workflows for all item development activities.
• Implements departmental testing and assessment initiatives.
• Collaborates in problem-solving by analyzing, documenting, and resolving issues as they emerge.
• Represents ABEM when making presentations to stakeholders and other professional audiences (e.g., ATP, ICE, ACES, ABMS Conference).
• Develops materials for committee, task force, and Board activities.
• Fosters and maintains strong relationships with committee members and staff to achieve desired results.
• Provides technical advice through offering expertise and innovative solutions for content-related challenges to authors, medical editors, and staff.
• Staffs the certification examination administrations and additional meetings as assigned.
• Performs other duties as needed or assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or related field.
• Three to five years of professional editorial or related experience; experience in a medical field or testing environment preferred.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Advanced written and verbal communication required; must have impeccable grammar and rigorous attention to detail when revising and proofreading.
• Ability to synthesize complex medical information and apply edits during live or virtual meetings.
• Ability to learn medical terminology as well as approved conventions and styles (e.g., AMA).
• Ability to anticipate editorial needs can troubleshoot highly sensitive or confidential issues.
• Experience with basic editing of examination items and stimuli, including photographs, videos, and other images, preferred.
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