CareerPlan

Director of Advancement, Siteman Cancer Center - University Advancement

Washington University in St. Louis, Clayton, MissouriFull-time$84k–$149k2026-04-22 → 2026-11-12
On-site · United States

Core

Raising private support for cancer research, education, and community programs by identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gifts from individual donors, grateful patients/families, organizations, and faculty.

Role type

Director of Advancement (Major Gift Fundraising)

Builds

Private support for assigned cancer specialty areas, departments, and divisions within Washington University School of Medicine.

Domain

Academic Medicine / Cancer Research

Required skills

Major gift fundraising, prospect identification, donor cultivation, donor stewardship, case for support development, HIPAA compliance, strategic planning, performance benchmarking, complex environment navigation, collaborative matrixed work

Preferred skills

Grateful patient fundraising experience, capital campaigns, analyzing opportunities, articulating institutional needs, sound judgment in complex situations

Technologies

Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Proactively work with faculty to identify new prospects and coordinate fundraising strategies; Develop and maintain a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors; Develop a comprehensive understanding of research, teaching, and patient care components to articulate the case for support.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & execution