Role Description As an Assessment Item Specialist for English Language Arts, you will play a key role in expanding the Newsela Item Bank, ensuring students have access to high-quality, literacy-driven assessments. You will leverage your ELA expertise to create rigorous, standards-aligned content that helps educators deliver data-informed instruction. This role offers a collaborative, remote environment where your commitment to quality and textual analysis directly supports academic success in classrooms nationwide. You will enjoy the flexibility of a freelance contract while contributing to a platform that is a staple in K-12 digital learning. What You'll Be Doing - Create original, standards-aligned English Language Arts (ELA) assessment items, tasks, and stimuli that are precisely mapped to CCSS or state-specific literacy standards. - Select and curate high-quality reading passages (literary and informational) that meet specific Lexile requirements and grade-level complexity. - Transfer and format existing ELA assessments and items from district and state sources directly into the Formative platform. - Produce and configure technology-enhanced items (TEIs) within the platform, ensuring accurate metadata tagging and flawless technical functionality. - Conduct systematic quality assurance reviews of ELA content to ensure all items are unbiased, culturally responsive, and meet strict editorial standards. - Validate content alignment and cognitive rigor by accurately evaluating the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) for every assessment item. - Provide expert platform feedback and recommendations regarding content tools and item bank features to continuously improve development workflows. Qualifications - You are a professional assessment author with at least one year of direct experience writing and reviewing English Language Arts (ELA) assessment items on a commercial scale, such as for a reputable EdTech company, testing vendor, or educational publisher. - You are an assessment methodology expert who possesses a comprehensive understanding of educational assessment design, including formative, common, and summative assessments. - You are a standards and framework specialist with deep familiarity with CCSS and state-specific ELA frameworks, along with a proven ability to apply strict standards alignment principles. - You demonstrate a mastery of rigor and Depth of Knowledge (DOK), allowing you to accurately classify and create items that meet specific cognitive rigor requirements. - You are skilled in technical item production, bringing prior experience authoring technology-enhanced items (TEIs) and comfortably navigating digital assessment platforms. - You exhibit editorial excellence through a thorough grasp of established style guides and best practices, including critical quality control elements such as fairness, bias, and accessibility. - You are a reliable content producer with a proven track record of delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines with meticulous attention to detail. - Legally authorized to work in the US. Compensation This role is compensated on a per-project basis, with rates scaled to the scope and complexity of the assigned work. Contributors are always provided with comprehensive project details and pricing upfront to review before accepting an assignment. Please note that given the nature of the position, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits. Benefits - Work From Home: We are a fully remote company! - Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers. Company Description Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner.

Role Description As an Assessment Item Specialist for Social Studies, you will play a key role in expanding the Newsela Item Bank, ensuring students have access to high-quality, inquiry-based assessments. You will leverage your Social Studies expertise to create rigorous, standards-aligned content and evaluate primary and secondary sources that help educators deliver data-informed instruction. This role offers a collaborative, remote environment where your commitment to historical thinking and evidence-based analysis directly supports academic success in classrooms nationwide. You will enjoy the flexibility of a freelance contract while contributing to a platform that is a staple in K-12 digital learning. What You'll Be Doing - Create original, standards-aligned Social Studies assessment items, tasks, and stimuli that are precisely mapped to state-specific standards and the C3 Framework. - Select and curate high-quality primary and secondary sources, including maps, charts, and historical documents, that meet specific grade-level complexity and inquiry requirements. - Transfer and format existing Social Studies assessments and items from district and state sources directly into the Formative platform. - Produce and configure technology-enhanced items (TEIs) within the platform, ensuring accurate metadata tagging and flawless technical functionality. - Conduct systematic quality assurance reviews of Social Studies content to ensure all items are unbiased, culturally responsive, and meet strict editorial standards. - Validate content alignment and cognitive rigor by accurately evaluating the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) for every assessment item. - Provide expert platform feedback and recommendations regarding content tools and item bank features to continuously improve development workflows. Qualifications - You are a professional assessment author with at least one year of direct experience writing and reviewing Social Studies assessment items on a commercial scale, such as for a reputable EdTech company, testing vendor, or educational publisher. - You are an assessment methodology expert who possesses a comprehensive understanding of educational assessment design, including formative, common, and summative assessments. - You are a standards and framework specialist with deep familiarity with state-specific social studies standards and the C3 Framework, along with a proven ability to apply strict standards alignment principles. - You demonstrate a mastery of rigor and Depth of Knowledge (DOK), allowing you to accurately classify and create items that meet specific cognitive rigor requirements, particularly in evaluating historical evidence and civic reasoning. - You are skilled in technical item production, bringing prior experience authoring technology-enhanced items (TEIs) and comfortably navigating digital assessment platforms. - You exhibit editorial excellence through a thorough grasp of established style guides and best practices, including critical quality control elements such as fairness, bias, and accessibility. - You are a reliable content producer with a proven track record of delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines with meticulous attention to detail. - Legally authorized to work in the US. Benefits - Work From Home: We are a fully remote company! - Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers. Company Description Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner.

Project Manager Location: Blue Bell United States Job Description: Project Manager, Biotech - Remote, US ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We're proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development. We are currently seeking a Project Manager to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Project Manager at ICON, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating project activities, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Your role will involve overseeing all aspects of project execution, from planning and resource management to stakeholder communication and risk mitigation. What You Will Be Doing: - Developing and managing detailed project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation to ensure successful project delivery. - Leading cross-functional project teams, coordinating efforts to meet project objectives, and facilitating effective communication and collaboration. - Monitoring project progress, identifying potential risks and issues, and implementing strategies to address challenges and keep projects on track. - Engaging with stakeholders to manage expectations, provide updates, and ensure alignment with project goals and organizational objectives. - Preparing and presenting project reports, status updates, and performance metrics to senior management and other stakeholders. Your Profile: - Bachelor's degree in project management, business, or a related field is preferred, with significant experience in project management and team leadership. - 2+ years of management experience in a CRO or Pharma/Biotech setting - Proven track record of successfully managing full service clinical studies from inception to completion, with a focus on delivering results within scope, time, and budget constraints. - Experience with general medicine indications such as cardiovascular, dermatology, hepatology (preferably MASH), obesity, and diabetes - Strong leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to effectively manage project teams and prioritize tasks. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and manage stakeholder expectations. #LI-MH1 #LI-REMOTE What ICON can offer you: Our success depends on the quality of our people. That's why we've made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent. In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family. Our benefits examples include: - Various annual leave entitlements - A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family's needs. - Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead. - Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family's well-being. - Life assurance - Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others. Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers. At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We're dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless - there's every chance you're exactly what we're looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles. Are you a current ICON Employee? Please click here to apply

• Directly manages a team of Project Managers and owns the client facing project management function • Manages, develops, and grows a team of project managers • Accountable for development and execution of the client-facing project operating model • Partners closely with Finance, Field Operations, and Client Services Leaders • Ensures effective financial reporting, project budgeting, and forecasting • Supports contracted projects and operates as an architect behind the scenes • Equips Project Managers to lead proactively, own outcomes, deliver to contractual standards, and manage financial performance • Defines what ‘great delivery’ means at Visante • Owns utilization management and project budget performance expectations for PM team • Establishes delivery standards, templates, and governance