Senior Alliances Manager; Business Development​/Corporate Sponsorships

Senior Alliances Manager (Business Development/Corporate Sponsor ships)

United States

Job Title: Senior Alliances Manager (Business Development/Corporate Sponsor ships)

Position Summary: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (“the Foundation”) is seeking top talent for its Senior Alliances Manager position. Reporting to the Director of Research Alliances, this role cultivates partnerships and develops programs designed to increase the Foundation’s engagement with new and existing partners. This role collaborates cross-functionally with diverse internal colleagues, members of the scientific community, and government, non‑profit, and industry sectors.

The position provides opportunities to develop and manage partnership programs with a focus on aligning novel projects with the Foundation’s mission and inserting strategic business input and oversight. This role will have frequent, direct interactions with senior leadership across the organization and leading health and wellness companies globally. The ideal candidate should have proven business development experience in creating long‑term strategic growth opportunities resulting in sustainable corporate partnerships.

This position may be hybrid‑flex with the opportunity to work from the Foundation’s office in NYC or based remotely from anywhere within the U.S.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and grow a $1M+ portfolio of relationships with corporate partners (e.g., pharmaceutical, biotech, health‑tech) and other research and healthcare funders (government funders, Parkinson’s disease (PD) non‑profit organizations, and other donor and venture capital funders) invested in Parkinson’s with a focus on business development – deepening alliances with existing partners and cultivating new collaborations and contacts (individuals and organizations)
• Identify synergies between individual organization needs and the Foundation’s scientific and educational priorities to develop and pitch proposals for partnership and/or sponsorship; provide recommendations to align engagement strategies and initiatives with key sector practices
• Function as external partner’s liaison and consistent point of contact; facilitate handoffs with technical experts and sub‑teams across departments to accelerate collaborative research and educational programs
• Evaluate corporate health and wellness portfolios using primary and secondary research to provide objective, in‑depth understanding of the “healthy aging” landscape, players, and challenges to prioritize the Foundation’s internal intellectual and financial partner engagement tactics
• Provide insights, analyses, and strategic recommendations to C‑Suite management to support dynamic partnership cultivation based on key sector challenges for PD therapeutic development
• Function as a strategic internal spokesperson to frame and address key programmatic research questions with the goal of identifying partnership opportunities that advance the mission
• Communicate research, policy, and educational activities across relevant internal and external forums (e.g., industry‑relevant conferences, workshops, partnering meetings); share information and broadly inform key decision makers; embed a holistic point‑of‑view into investments in partnership opportunities

Qualifications & Skills:

• Relevant experience managing a portfolio comprised of complex multi‑party projects and/or relationships. Proven experience in marketing and sales strategy is strongly preferred, ideally within a health and wellness setting
• Possess the ability to balance multiple initiatives and prioritize activities
• Ability to think big picture and strategically, while maintaining excellent attention to detail
• Sophisticated project and relationship management skills
• External relationship management focused with strong networking capabilities and integration with individuals from all levels of an organization; ability to understand individual stakeholder goals and objectives
• Exceptional communication skills and can align his/her interpersonal style with the individual needs of internal and external partners; can understand, translate, and distill complex, technical findings into clear…