Senior Director of Development, Cancer and Stem Cell Research

Essential Functions

• Develop a portfolio of 150 to 200 regional and national prospects of alumni, friends, and grateful patients with a giving and/or transaction potential in the range of $500,000 to $5,000,000.
• Develop and implement strategic cultivation, solicitation and/or engagement strategies for each.
• Serve as primary development staff contact for chairs and other senior faculty of assigned departments.
• Work with departments in the planning and implementation of departmental fundraising efforts, including cultivation and solicitation of grateful patients and faculty members with major gift potential.
• Develop and implement major gift prospect cultivation activities regionally and nationally in coordination with development and alumni relations colleagues.
• Travel to meet face-to-face with prospects and donors.

Nonessential Functions

• Recruit, train and manage volunteers, as appropriate, who will actively participate in the rating, cultivating, and soliciting of major gift prospects locally and across the nation.
• Steward assigned major gift donors.
• Identify large corporation and foundation grant opportunities, and develop strategic partnerships for these grants with School of Medicine faculty.
• Work closely with the Office of Technology Transfer and the Office of Research Support to engage corporations and foundations and package multidimensional support initiatives.
• Develop gift and transaction strategies that leverage corporation and foundation partnerships with on-campus activities.

Qualifications

• 10 or more years of progressive professional experience in a related field, preferably with at least 5 years at an academic medical center, hospital or in industry (bio-tech, pharmaceutical, and/or venture funding) and a corresponding track record in closing major gifts and/or large transactions/contracts.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• High degree of energy, creativity, flexibility, organization and interpersonal skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues.
• Ability to interact with colleagues, supervisors, and customers face to face.
• Ability to demonstrate successful support, education, and advocacy for all students, aligned with the values, mission, and messaging of the university, while adhering to the staff policy on conflict of commitment and interest.
• Computer proficiency (including Microsoft Office) and the ability to learn new programs.