Major Gift Officer

The Office of Development seeks a dynamic, highly-accomplished Major Gift Officer to fund the advancement of clinical and translational research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Reporting directly to the Director of Individual Giving, the Major Gift Officer will work to create customized strategies for cultivation and solicitation of five-and six-figure gifts from individual donors and prospects. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic self-starter with an interest in and familiarity with science, and who is capable of building sustainable, long-term philanthropic relationships while meeting annual fundraising goals for our premier, research-intensive medical school dedicated to leading biomedical investigation and the development of ethical and compassionate physicians and scientists.

• Manage and develop a portfolio of 125-150 major gift prospects, including strategy, cultivation, solicitation, and the closing of gifts.
• Proactively stay abreast of clinical, research, and administrative initiatives and needs within areas of responsibility, and identify prospective donors for those needs.
• Write proposals and work with faculty and physician scientists and other Einstein and Montefiore colleagues on proposal development and presentations.
• Staff volunteers and volunteer councils and committees as assigned.
• Meet and/or exceed metrics for monthly qualification attempts, meetings and dollars raised.

Qualified candidates will have earned a bachelor's degree and have 3-5 years of proven success in major gifts fundraising, preferably within a research, academic or healthcare organization. Candidates must have strong computer skills, including competencies with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and The Raiser's Edge database or a comparable fundraising database.

Expected experience and personal qualities include:

• Passion for science and medicine, professional stature, and personal integrity necessary to effectively support and steward partnerships with scientists, Deans, faculty, philanthropists, volunteers, donors, and prospects.
• Ability to function independently, yet work in a centralized development structure.
• Experience engaging internal and external stakeholders, ideally for an academic medical or research-intensive institution leading into a period of substantial growth.
• Experience with and willingness to augment portfolio through prospecting and reinvigorating lapsed relationships.
• Possessing optimism, tenacity, excellent judgement and an outstanding work ethic.
• Superb communication skills, including written, oral and active listening.
• Ability to travel both locally and nationally and work occasional evenings and weekends.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine offers flexible work schedules and a hybrid remote work arrangements for our professional and administrative staff with supervisory approval. The incumbent for this position is eligible for consideration and applicants should inquire.


The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Einstein seeks candidates whose skills, and personal and professional experience, have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence, and the communities we serve.

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