Why College Board
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedConnects students to higher education and career opportunities through college readiness programs, standardized testing like the SAT, Advanced Placement courses, and financial aid planning resources.
- Advanced Placement Program Founded in 1955, the Advanced Placement program gives students the opportunity to take college-level coursework and exams in high school. Students who succeed on AP exams are more likely to succeed in college and can potentially earn…$453.3M spent in FY2024
- SAT Suite of Assessments College Board's SAT Suite, which includes the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9, measures what research shows students need to succeed after high school. It also connects students with fee waivers, scholarship opportunities, free, personalized…$203.7M spent in FY2024
- College and Career Opportunities and Enrollment By connecting students to colleges and scholarships, and providing access to credit programs, planning tools, and fee waivers for all who need them, College Board is increasing opportunities and breaking down barriers to college…$121.8M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenDirector, Research Operations College Board - Learning and Assessment Location: This is a remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). All CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes. Role Type : This is a full-time position About the Team Learning & Assessment is College Board's center for researching, designing, delivering, and strengthening high-quality assessments that serve more than 7+ million students annually and advance opportunities around the world.
The division brings together 150+ experts in research, psychometrics, and assessment design and development to ensure our assessments are rigorous, accessible, and grounded in evidence. In close partnership with teams across College Board, Learning & Assessment leads innovation in assessment design, ensures valid, reliable, and error-free scores, and provides the evidence and insights that guide program strategy and shape understanding of important issues in the education sector. The Research Team designs, conducts, and disseminates research and analyses to drive decision-making within College Board and by external stakeholders.
The department includes 30+ interdisciplinary experts from education, economics, political science, psychology, public policy, sociology, and survey research. Our data and evidence address topics related to College Board assessments, programs, and initiatives as well as pressing questions in the broader education ecosystem. We influence a wide array of practitioners, policymakers, and the academic research community through publications spanning academic journal articles, reports, research briefs, and applied data tools.
About the Opportunity
Research is continuing to evolve, supporting a growing portfolio of analytics and evidence designed to be actionable and influential for decisionmakers across K12, higher ed, and policy at the federal, state, district, and institutional levels. As the scale and complexity of this work increases, there is an opportunity to strengthen the operational backbone that enables consistent delivery, cross-team coherence, and future-focused evolution—while preserving deep expertise and technical leadership. The Director, Research Operations provides function-wide operational leadership to support this evolution.
This role establishes prioritization mechanisms, builds a coherent cross-team operating model, and establishes and maintains an actionable evidence base that includes both internal and external research evidence. The Director reports to the Vice President, Research and partners closely with Executive Directors, who serve as the technical leaders for research, to ensure work is delivered effectively and sustainably while creating space for forward-looking technical leadership and expertise. The scope of this role is focused on building sustainable operational infrastructure and team capacity, rather…
About College Board
From its Form 990- Budget $1.17B · Education
- Staff 1,968 · founded 1900
- Pays its leaders $465K–$2.0M (12 reported)
- Open jobs 44 · Jobs at College Board · Full 990 report