Senior Program Officer, Assessments, Digitally-Enabled Teaching and Learning

Location: Preference for Seattle, WA or Washington, DC; relocation assistance is available for candidates outside commuting distance. Remote work may be considered from a US state only. Must have unrestricted work authorization in the United States. Immigration-related sponsorship is not provided.

Salary: $209,100–$324,100 USD annually; the range for Seattle and Washington, DC is $190,100–$294,700 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is a global nonprofit focused on reducing poverty, disease, and inequity, with a US Program supporting education and workforce outcomes.

What you will do

• Develop and manage grants and contracts covering courseware, AI-enabled tools, assessments, course supports, professional development, and community building.
• Serve as the primary resource on summative assessments by tracking assessment design, pedagogy, and technology innovations and advising colleagues.
• Conduct market analyses of college-level teaching and learning trends, gaps, and opportunities.
• Design and oversee efficacy and implementation research that produces actionable evidence for courseware and product design.
• Build partnerships with AI innovators, edtech developers, open-source communities, faculty, administrators, and research institutions.
• Conduct literature reviews, engage faculty and students, prepare syntheses, support grant proposals, review funding recommendations, and represent the Foundation at external events.

Requirements

• Advanced degree or equivalent demonstrated experience, preferably in STEM or postsecondary education; academic experience is desirable.
• Deep knowledge of the assessments landscape, including growth-oriented assessments, community-designed standardized exams, highly randomized exams, AI-based adaptive exams, and exam analysis and improvement.
• Familiarity with assessment technologies such as computer-based testing facilities, academic integrity technologies, and AI auto-graders.
• Experience developing, scaling, or evaluating digital education products, including assessments, courseware, or AI-enabled platforms.
• Deep familiarity with traditional higher education markets, STEM faculty and student needs, and emerging higher education approaches and models.
• Significant experience designing and managing grant or investment portfolios, including market analyses and efficacy and implementation research.
• Significant experience building and advising partnerships with edtech companies, universities, and research institutions.
• Hands-on, organized, execution-oriented experience in research, end-user engagement, and event facilitation, with proficiency in AI and productivity tools.
• Clear and concise communication skills and the ability to contribute to an equitable, inclusive, trusting, and collegial team culture.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums.
• Generous paid time off, paid family leave, regional holidays, and foundation-paid retirement contributions.
• Opportunities to participate in employee communities and an inclusive workplace focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted until 5 PM Pacific Time on November 10, 2026.
• New-hire employment is contingent on a background check.