Director, Research Operations
Core
Establishes prioritization mechanisms, builds a coherent cross-team operating model, and maintains an actionable evidence base for College Board's research portfolio.
Role type
Director, Research Operations (Functional Leadership)
Builds
Sustainable operational infrastructure, team capacity, and an actionable evidence repository for K12 and higher education assessments.
Domain
Education Research & Assessment Operations
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Research operations leadership, organizational enablement, portfolio management, cross-functional stakeholder management, process design, data synthesis, evidence dissemination, budget administration, vendor management
Preferred skills
Education research domain expertise (K12/postsecondary), matrix organization navigation, AI/digital tool adoption
Technologies
Research management tools, reporting tools, publication management systems
Responsibilities
Build and maintain infrastructure to track research portfolio progress; Refine cross-team operating infrastructure including communications and data administration; Assess risks and recommend prioritization; Organize workstreams and synthesize literature; Manage external research monitoring and evidence repository; Standardize operational processes and workflows; Oversee data resources and budget management.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & operational oversight
