Junior Editor

POSITION OVERVIEW

Become a crucial part of NBME as we are seeking two junior level Editors to contribute to our dynamic organization. In each of these roles, you can expect to collaborate with committee volunteers to develop and compile essential test content for assessing health professionals at various stages of their education and practice. The positions will be assigned to two distinct teams, each dedicated to different examinations. This provides opportunities for cross-unit collaboration to enhance resource flexibility across all four Licensure teams handling the USMLE (United States Licensing Exam). Ideal candidates will possess exceptional interpersonal communication skills, proficiency in grammar, punctuation, and proofreading, and a keen eye for detail. Knowledge of medical terminology is highly advantageous, as is experience with assessments and examinations.

This role has been designated as a hybrid role, meaning you are required to perform specific job functions in the office approximately 20 to 30 days per year. Outside of those annually prescheduled dates, the remaining duties of the role may be completed from home. There is also the option to choose to be an on-site employee, indicating that you prefer not to have telework eligibility. We're only open to considering candidates within 50 miles of our office location in Philadelphia, PA at this time.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

At NBME , we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the health care community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise editorial production assistants providing editorial support.

• Refine examination items, emphasizing the development of clinical vignettes, and edit for grammar, punctuation, clarity, consistency of style, and accuracy, while ensuring adherence to test development methodologies.

• Develop committee assignments for item writers based on content needs and prioritize materials designated for committee review.

• Assist in preparing the item pool for exam form construction, making necessary adjustments, and revising forms as needed.

• Facilitate content expert review during test committee meetings, contributing actively to the process, providing feedback to reviewers, and performing real-time editing while maintaining accurate records of committee decisions, including metadata and style issues.

• Manage and update item metadata in the internal database as required.

• Assist in maintaining exam pools, including periodic analyses and content currency.

• Perform quality control of test forms to ensure correct structure and composition before administration.

DELIVERABLES

• Uphold the values and culture of the NBME.

• Participate in training and professional development activities led by internal and external sources.

• Ensure assignments accurately reflect current pool analysis.

• Oversee the work completed by Editorial Production Assistants.

• Adhere to assigned deadlines, following best practices and standard NBME procedures, including security protocols.

• Screen exam items for outdated or biased language.

• Maintain data integrity associated with items, ensuring the correctness of exam items and accurate entry into secure item authoring, banking, and exam delivery systems.

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

• Excellent grammar, punctuation, spelling, and proofreading skills

• Excellent critical thinking skills

• Ability to organize, budget time, and prioritize tasks

• Demonstrated skill in the use of computer applications (databases and word processing)

• Familiarity with test development procedures preferred

• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred

• Experience with meeting facilitation preferred but not required

Experience

• Two or more years of related experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree or a combination of equivalent education and experience

About NBME:

NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.

We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME Subject Examinations, Customized Assessment Services, Self-Assessments, the International Foundations of Medicine Program and Item Writing Workshops. Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing Examination, which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education.

As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our Summer Psychometric Internship Program. Through the Stemmler Fund, Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund and Latin America Grants Program, researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world.

NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.

Learn more about NBME at NBME.org.

NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match; Retirement Income Plan, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace.

NBME is an equal opportunity employer as defined by the EEOC.

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