Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships

Overview

This is a unique opportunity to join a growing Office of Development that drives a bold vision to elevate Boston Medical Center Health System’s philanthropic profile among individual, foundation, and corporate donors regionally and nationally. The team is mission driven, visionary, strategic, nimble, and collaborative, working within the office and across the hospital to nurture and grow a community of supporters who share BMCHS’s commitment to clinical excellence and inclusive research.

The organization collaborates with world-renowned physicians, scientists, philanthropists, government officials, and community leaders to make a meaningful impact. BMCHS offers wellbeing services, competitive pay, and a range of benefits, including a highly subsidized health care plan for employees and their families. BMCHS has received recognitions such as Forbes Best Employers for Diversity and Best Employers for Women, and Newsweek’s Greatest Places to Work.

Boston Medical Center is a leading academic medical center with a deep commitment to health equity and a history of serving all who come to us for care. BMC provides high-quality healthcare and wrap-around support, extending beyond the campus into diverse communities, including programs on food, transportation, economic mobility, jobs, and financial literacy. BMC is an advocate for social, racial, and environmental justice and engages with the community to inform our work.

As the primary teaching affiliate of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, BMC advances medicine while training the next generation of healthcare providers and researchers.

Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships
Department:
Corporate Foundations Relations

Schedule:

Full Time

Reporting to the Senior Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations, the Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships advances the corporate partnerships strategy for Boston Medical Center Health System (BMCHS). The role builds, manages, and grows a high-impact portfolio of corporate and foundation partners to support BMCHS’s mission. In collaboration with CFR leadership, this role designs and executes multi-year partnership strategies, guiding cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of corporate prospects.

The Associate Director will manage a portfolio of funders capable of making six- and seven-figure gifts and grants, develop tailored engagement strategies, and contribute to the growth, operations, and sustainability of BMCHS’s corporate fundraising program. The role includes partnering with clinical providers and internal leaders to deepen relationships and identify new opportunities, mentoring team members, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.

A successful candidate will articulate the BMC mission with passion and a strategic vision to inspire corporate partners and drive growth in corporate funding. An entrepreneurial mindset and collaborative approach are essential.

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for a portfolio of corporate and foundation partnerships, guiding team members in donor engagement through in-person and virtual meetings, written communications, and tailored stewardship strategies.
• Maintain responsibility for a select portfolio of high-priority partners while ensuring team portfolios meet revenue and performance targets.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward complex corporate and foundation prospects, supporting team members in closing gifts and multi-year partnerships.
• Drive retention and growth of existing corporate partners, upgrading six- and seven-figure relationships and building a sustainable pipeline of new prospects.
• Oversee the full corporate partnership lifecycle—from proposal development and budgeting through agreement execution, fulfillment, and stewardship—ensuring high-quality delivery and repeat funding opportunities.
• Provide strategic direction and quality assurance for proposals, stewardship reports, engagement opportunities, and other materials in collaboration with Development Communications and internal…