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The Senior Associate Director serves as a leader on the Strategic Content team within the Division of Philanthropy. This role is responsible for developing and managing strategic content strategies, overseeing an individual portfolio of scientific/technical annual reports, drafting proposals and other collateral as needed for a VIP donor base, and helping the entire Division reach its financial goals. This position reports to the Director, Strategic Content, Donor Experience & Engagement.

The onboarding of this role will include a comprehensive training process which includes completion of online modules, shadowing colleagues, as well as hands-on learning experiences throughout the first calendar year in the role.

Embody Dana-Farber’s Core Values: Impact; Excellence; Compassion & Respect; Discovery; and Equity and Inclusion every day. Add value to the Dana-Farber community by seeking opportunities to collaborate across the Institute. Foster an ethical, positive, results-oriented culture founded on open communication.

This position is considered remote, 0-1 days onsite at 10 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA each week. DFCI guidelines state that employees must reside in New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Resume and cover letter required with application submission. If you wish to disclose your personal pronouns, please include them within your resume and cover letter submission.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

• Lead strategic content efforts to solicit and steward major, principal, and transformational donors, The Dana-Farber Campaign (Fiscal Year 18 – 25) and future campaigns, naming opportunities, major donor events and programs, gift recognition, and other projects as assigned.

• Provide senior-level donor strategy and planning for existing programs and for new business opportunities that arise. Manage the stewardship reporting schedule, workflow, and editorial process. Research, write, and edit unique stewardship reports for distribution to top-tier donors of gifts and pledges:

• Annual reporting schedule and workflow for Donor Relations Science Writer/Proposal Writers to ensure timely delivery of reports to donors;

• Editorial process for all narrative reports;

• Collaboration with staff across the Institute and Division including Philanthropy Communications, Fiscal & Regulatory Management, departmental business managers, Institute faculty, and others;

• Coordination of internal and external resources for Science Writer/Proposal Writers to improve narrative reports and strengthen information sharing;

• Provide senior-level research, writing, and editing on the following types of projects for major, principal, transformational and planned giving donors:

• Proposals and pre-proposals

• Summaries of scientific research for lay donor and staff audiences;

• Articles for donor newsletters and publications, including Impact and other print and online/email newsletters (adhering to AP style)

• Donor stewardship event materials including coordination of print and electronic invitations, program books, fact sheets, action cards, slide presentations, gift items, etc.

• Donor recognition initiatives

• Serve as senior writer and project lead on top-level and Division-wide projects, leading cross-functional teams and providing senior-level expertise on content strategy, messaging, and execution.

• Collaborate with appropriate team members to create guidelines, manuals, and templates, and enforce their usage to ensure efficient and consistent processes.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has direct supervisory responsibility for four to five Science Writers/Proposal Writers.

Bachelor's degree required; master’s degree in a scientific field preferred. Six to eight years’ experience writing or editing in a scientific context strongly preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Experience supervising and managing staff, developing and producing publications, and managing complex projects; strong command of AP style guidelines; experience researching and writing strategic plans and analyzing results; and experience writing scientific materials, with the strong ability to translate scientific or technical information into layman’s terms. Must have refined organizational skills, multi-tasking ability, and a can-do, client-service attitude.

PATIENT CONTACT:

No.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Remote flexibility (0-1 days onsite each week. Some travel may be required.)

DIVISION OF PHILANTHROPY INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, & EQUITY COMMITMENT STATEMENT:

We’re stronger together. In the Division of Philanthropy, we believe in the power of different voices. We encourage authenticity and diversity of every individual within our community. Our collective voices – donors, volunteers, staff, and patients alike – allow us to work together towards a world without cancer. Committed to being a place of inclusivity, belonging, and change, these are our core values.

DFCI DISCLAIMER:

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.

DFCI offers a competitive benefits package including generous healthcare and retirement plans, at minimum 3-weeks’ vacation time in addition to 10 paid holidays, a flexible work environment, and work/life balance. Dana-Farber offers a variety of personal, professional, and leadership development opportunities to all members of its workforce through Institutional programming. Division of Philanthropy offers 75+ specialized professional development sessions designed for staff each year through its in-house learning program, the Center for Advancement Training.*

*All benefits subject to Institute changes

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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