Executive Director of Development, Health Sciences and Technology

Executive Director of Development, Health Sciences and Technology

The Executive Director of Development will lead a comprehensive, integrated advancement program by elevating Virginia Tech’s presidential university initiative of Health Sciences and Technology where world-class biomedical researchers address health challenges that affect millions. This leadership position is key to the ambitious plans Virginia Tech is making to be a leading 21st century land grant university that delivers innovative solutions to the most pressing global challenges of our time.

The Executive Director of Development will be a central figure in taking the Health Sciences and Technology initiative to unparalleled levels of accomplishment by coalescing strategic priorities with a robust development program focused on the areas of: Brain/Neuroscience, Heart/Cardiovascular, Cancer, Metabolism & Obesity with a cross cutting focus on children's health sciences.

S/He will report to the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology/Executive Director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC with a dotted reporting line to the Associate Vice President for Advancement. This position will be charged with significantly growing fundraising revenues while simultaneously working closely with a dynamic team of advancement professionals who partner together to enhance the brand and stakeholder engagement efforts and the expansion of industry partnerships. The Executive Director of Development, in addition to managing a growing team of fundraisers, will be responsible for a portfolio of high-level individual and organizational prospects who have the capacity to fund life-changing medical research and related initiatives that improve human health and change people’s lives.

The Executive Director of Development will qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward philanthropic support by utilizing internal and external partners to unlock transformational philanthropic investments that expands our clinical, educational and research enterprises located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, DC Metropolitan area and beyond.

The Executive Director of Development will ensure growth and success of the program in a matrixed environment which requires close collaboration with the Office of Sponsored Programs, Virginia Tech Foundation, and Virginia Tech college and unit leadership and their respective advancement teams

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