Assessment Specialist

ADMIN (Sec)/EDUCATION (Dpt) | External Job

Designs, implements, manages, and continuously improves the comprehensive assessment strategy for the PhD Biomedical Sciences program.

• Works directly with the Vice Dean of Graduate Studies and Research in the planning, design, and management of the assessment framework for the PhD Biomedical Sciences program
• Participates in Assessment Committee meetings and provides secretariat support, including agenda preparation, minutes, and follow-up on action items.
• Communicates and coordinates with course instructors, thesis supervisors, and examination boards at both KFSHRC and Alfaisal University.
• Assists in formulating and updating assessment policies, examination regulations, and academic standards documentation.
• Tracks, compiles, and files student grades, qualifying examination outcomes, and research milestones in a centralized and secured database.
• Coordinates collection, analysis, and reporting of assessment data to inform program quality reviews and academic improvement initiatives
• Leads the preparation of assessment-related documentation required for accreditation submissions to relevant national and international bodies (e.g., NCAAA).
• Provides training and guidance to faculty members on best practices in assessment design, rubric development, and fair grading.
• Designs and maintains assessment blueprints mapping examination content to PhD program learning outcomes across all coursework and research phases.
• Leads psychometric analysis of examination results, including item difficulty, discrimination indices, and reliability statistics; prepares analytical reports for program review.
• Follows all Hospital’s related Policies and Procedures.
• Participates in self and others' education, training and development, as applicable.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Four (4) years of related experience is required.