CareerPlan

Senior Director of Development, Principal Gifts, Corporate & Foundation Relations, College of Pharmacy

AUSTIN, TX, USFull-time$130k2026-10-26 → 2026-11-13
Hybrid

Core

Senior Director leading principal gifts and corporate/foundation relations for the College of Pharmacy, securing multi-million dollar donations and strategic partnerships.

Role type

Senior Director of Development (Principal Gifts & Corporate/Foundation Relations)

Builds

Principal donor gifts and corporate/foundation funding for the College of Pharmacy

Domain

Higher Education / Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences

Required skills

Full-cycle donor strategy, Principal gift closing, Corporate/Foundation relations, Strategic proposal development, Stakeholder management, Fundraising database management, Cross-functional collaboration, Travel management

Preferred skills

Pharmaceutical/health sciences partnership experience, Closing $1M+ gifts in health/education, Advanced fundraising system proficiency, High-level interdisciplinary proposal development

Technologies

Fundraising databases, Prospecting tools, Proposal management systems

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of 70-80 prospective donors to secure $3M-$5M in annual principal gifts; Develop and submit proposals to corporations and foundations for program funding; Cultivate the Industry Advisory Board; Collaborate with faculty and university leaders on campus-wide funding opportunities; Utilize fundraising databases to track engagement and forecast revenue.

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership with hands-on execution