A Brief Overview

The Manager, Research Development is responsible for leading a team of fundraising professionals in the engagement, cultivation, and solicitation of potential external and philanthropic funding from foundation and government sources to support the academic mission of University Hospitals, including for system priorities around translational-, clinical-, and health services research. The Manager is also personally responsible for consistently securing six- and seven-figure grants to support strategic academic priorities of UH.  Responsibilities include:

•             In support of University Hospitals’ priorities, design, plan, and implement a comprehensive research grant seeking program. 

•             Serve as primary IR&D liaison to UH Health Services Research Center, and UH Clinical Research Center cores including: Clinical Research Development, Pre-Award Grants & Contracts, Research Finance Services, and Post-Award Grants Accounting

•             Develop staff and build a strong team and cross-team effectiveness; fostering a culture of empowerment and involvement

•             Build, manage and maintain internal infrastructure to support research funding prioritization and pursuit across University Hospitals

•             Identify, engage, cultivate and solicit prospective major ($100K+) and principal ($1M+) donors and funders to University Hospitals

•             Meet or exceed annual visitation, solicitation and attainment goals as defined in collaboration with IR&D and University Hospitals

•             Appropriately steward assigned donors and funders in alignment with IR&D stewardship policies & protocols

•             Provide strategic input and recommendations to development senior leadership team

•             Manage operational budgets and allocate both capital and human resources effectively

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.