Senior Director of Development, Medical Education %Alumni Philanthropy

Job Description

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND ALUMNI PHILANTHROPY (Director of Major Gifts)

The University of Maryland Medicine philanthropy team is a joint initiative uniting the fundraising endeavors of the University of Maryland Medical Center and University of Maryland School of Medicine. This strategic partnership exemplifies a commitment to revolutionizing healthcare through transformational philanthropy. With a mission centered on the pillars of education, research, patient care, and community partnership, our collective focus is set on securing philanthropic support that will fuel excellence in every endeavor of our academic medical center enterprise.

UMM is welcoming new team members who are eager to maximize their professional skills and leverage their experience to create a collaborative, best-in-class fundraising model. Team members will be encouraged to use their unique expertise and perspectives to bring their work to life, contributing to the larger mission. Embracing a range of perspectives and experiences will be essential to driving creativity, strengthening relationships, and achieving meaningful results.

UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development, along with additional exciting perks that employees can take advantage of. This position participates in a retirement program (pension or optional retirement plan/ORP) that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire. Exempt regular staff receive a generous PAID leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, 15 paid holidays, 3 personal leave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance;

professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school; and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job).

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically within the State of Maryland.

The Senior Director of Development, Medical Education and Alumni Philanthropy provides strategic leadership for all fundraising activities supporting medical education and alumni giving across the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). This position is responsible for building and executing a comprehensive philanthropy program that engages medical students, residents, fellows, alumni, faculty, and grateful patients throughout the continuum of medical education and lifelong connection to Maryland Medicine.

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Development, the Senior Director develops and implements a strategic vision for medical education and alumni philanthropy that advances institutional priorities including scholarships, endowed professorships, educational innovation, resident and fellow education, wellness initiatives, workforce development, and departmental priorities.

The Senior Director manages a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects capable of making major and principal gifts and serves as a key partner to institutional leadership, faculty, department chairs, the Medical Alumni Association, and clinical and educational leaders. The position directs and integrates all aspects of medical education and alumni fundraising in collaboration with annual giving, stewardship, gift planning, corporate and foundation relations, alumni relations, prospect management, communications, and special events teams to create a coordinated donor experience and maximize philanthropic impact.

The Senior Director will lead efforts to strengthen alumni engagement and philanthropy among more than 10,000 School of Medicine alumni while building a robust fundraising pipeline among residents, fellows, medical students, and emerging physician leaders. This position serves as the institutional leader for lifelong physician philanthropy, creating engagement strategies that cultivate future…