Senior Director of Medical Advancement, Patient and Friends Programs

Position Summary
The Senior Director of Medical Advancement, Patient and Friends Programs is responsible for raising private philanthropic support for Washington University School of Medicine. The Senior Director will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts from individual donors, grateful patients/families, organizations and faculty for her/his assigned departments and divisions within Washington University School of Medicine.

The Senior Director assigned to the Department of Surgery will work collaboratively with the Department leadership to advance the vision and goals of the Department and will serve as the chief fundraising advisor to the Department Chair and Division Chiefs. The Department of Surgery at the internationally renowned Washington University School of Medicine is organized into 6 sections, each of which are comprised of faculty who are world leaders in their subspecialty.

Job Description
Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and secure major gift commitments for assigned departments and divisions primarily from individual donors, grateful patients, and their family members, organizations, and selected faculty.
• Proactively work with faculty to identify new prospects, coordinate fundraising strategies, complete prospect qualification and cultivation calls, and communicate with and visit prospects and donors who are capable of making gifts of $100,000 or more.
• Develop and maintain a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors for assigned departments and divisions.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the research, teaching, and patient care components of assigned departments and divisions in order to effectively articulate the case for support for funding priorities.
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of HIPAA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree.
• Major gift fundraising experience in a medical school or health sciences environment.
• Grateful patient fundraising experience.
• Experience in higher education.
• Ability to meet and exceed fundraising performance benchmarks and goals.
• Ability to analyze opportunities, develop and execute a strategy to secure private support.
• Superior organizational skills.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to articulate the needs, interests, and accomplishments of the School of Medicine to a wide range of audiences.
• Sophistication and success in navigating a complex academic medical environment. Ability to make sound judgments in complex situations.
• Ability to effectively manage ambiguity.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a matrixed environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of six years of related experience.