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Director of Development, Mass Eye and Ear

Mass General Brigham
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jul 2026
💰 $144,643/yr($99,466/yr$144,643/yr)

About the role

Site: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary


 

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.


 

Job Summary

The Director, Philanthropic Relations plays an integral role in strengthening the Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Brigham philanthropic program. Working in close collaboration with colleagues, physicians and other faculty, the Director is an individual contributor responsible for the strategic identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of prospects and donors for assigned fundraising areas.

The Director will manage a portfolio of prospects and donors and meet annual fundraising and performance metrics as established by the department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Build and actively manage a portfolio of prospects and donors
• Meet annual fundraising targets from new and existing donors. Fundraising and performance metrics are reestablished annually.
• Conduct donor meetings and prospect qualifications annually through both proactive and reactive donor identification and engagement.
• Successfully solicit gifts, working with other faculty, volunteers, and administrative staff as appropriate.
• Formulate, document and execute prospect and donor moves management strategies.
• Fully document work in the donor database, Blackbaud CRM.
• Work with prospects to develop and enhance the relationship to and connection with Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Brigham, ultimately leveraging that relationship to maximize philanthropic giving.
• Collaborate with colleagues across fundraising teams to achieve team and overall Development Office fundraising goals.
• Create, maintain and strengthen collaborative relationships with hospital and institutional partners, meeting with them regularly to encourage and support their engagement in philanthropic efforts, and provide progress updates.
• Develop an understanding of the research, clinical, teaching and community missions at Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Brigham, and of all giving opportunities (including planned gifts and unrestricted), and cross-team disciplines, and collaborate with colleagues across the department to produce case statements and proposals.


 

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and 8-10 years of fundraising or related experience required. In addition, the ideal candidate will possess the following skills, abilities and competencies:

  • Experience devising and implementing cultivation and solicitation strategies
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, strong work ethic and strategic thinking skills
  • Proficiency in data entry, data management and reporting
  • Ability to motivate, engage, influence and work collaboratively with diverse internal and external audiences in a variety of situations
  • Entrepreneurial, conscientious and results-oriented work style, with motivation to learn and display flexibility in a changing environment
  • Experience with Blackbaud CRM (or Raiser’s Edge), Microsoft Office Suite, and video conferencing platforms (Zoom and Teams) preferred


 

Additional Job Details (if applicable)


 

Remote Type

Hybrid


 

Work Location

325 Cambridge Street


 

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40


 

Employee Type

Regular


 

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)



 

Pay Range

$99,465.60 - $144,643.20/Annual


 

Grade

8


 

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certi

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