Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

City of Hope’s mission is to “turn hope into reality.” Focused on eliminating cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, City of Hope has established itself as a world-class leader in transforming the future of health. Raising the philanthropic resources to fuel its leading-edge research, its exquisite and compassionate clinical care, and its advancement of biomedical education and training, is a vital component of the City of Hope model of success. Each member of the Office of Philanthropy is a stakeholder in this work, with personal accountability for his/her role in building a successful future of delivering new cures, treatments, and education.

The Senior Executive Director, Faculty and Clinician Engagement (SEDOD), will have general oversight of City of Hope’s faculty and clinician engagement program and will lead a team of Faculty/Clinician Engagement Officers who serve as a critical bridge between the Office of Philanthropy and City of Hope’s research and clinical staff. The SEDOD will instill a culture of philanthropy, educate faculty and clinical staff on the impact of philanthropy, and drive the identification and referral of new grateful patient prospects and donors.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Will have strong writing and communication skills, with an eye for detail and eager to absorb comprehensive knowledge of City of Hope’s campaign priorities and thrive in a mission-driven, dedicated, and collaborative office environment.
• Exhibit intellectual curiosity and the ability to understand medical and scientific concepts and to converse with scientists and physicians.
• Have executive presence with extensive experience working with faculty, clinical and/or academic leadership is necessary for success in the role.
• Work to strategically expand the number of faculty and clinician partners while ensuring the most ethical, compliant and effective best practices are shared with our faculty and clinical staff.
• Meet regularly with faculty and clinical staff to review lists of grateful patient prospects and faculty/clinician-initiated prospect referrals; discuss outreach and engagement strategies; funnel warm referrals to Discovery team or gift officers, as appropriate; facilitate faculty and clinical staff involvement in strategy development and engagement activities identified by gift officers; provide status reports to faculty and clinical staff on their prospects as they are moved through the fundraising cycle
• Create impact outcomes and ROI metrics for the program and develop reporting tactics

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years’ experience in an academic medicine fundraising/development setting
• 5+ years managing one or more direct reports.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree with a concentration in biology, biochemistry or other medical/scientific field

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