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

Job Posting Title

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

Hiring Department

College of Pharmacy ----

Position Open To

All Applicants ----

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40 ----

FLSA Status

Exempt from FLSA ----

Earliest Start Date

Sep 07, 2026 ----

Position Duration

Expected to Continue ----

Location

AUSTIN, TX ----

Job Details

General Notes

The University of Texas at Austin provides competitive compensation plans plus a comprehensive benefits package that includes: insurance and Teachers Retirement System (TRS) retirement benefits; paid vacation, sick and holiday time off; access to employee professional development and wellness services; the opportunity to qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) federal program and more.

This position will frequently be required to work additional hours or weekends as needed to complete time-sensitive projects and attend events. Travel to attend meetings and events is required.

Position is in-person in the College of Pharmacy. Flexibility to work from home on a case-by-case basis with supervisor's approval.

Purpose

To serve as the Senior Director of Development for Principal Gifts and Corporate & Foundation Relations, reporting directly to the Chief Development Officer (CDO) of the College of Pharmacy. Directs a large and active portfolio of prospective and current donors to secure principal and major gifts for the college.

Responsibilities

• Builds and carries an active high performing portfolio of 70-80 prospective donors for the College of Pharmacy. Engages in the qualification, strategy development, relationship building and closing of principle gifts. Within 18 months of start date, consistently produces $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 in principal donor gifts per year.
• Partners with CDO and leverage University Corporate Relations and Foundation Relations teams, to conceptualize a strategy for engaging and securing philanthropic support from corporations and foundations (C&F) and develop and submit proposals to C&F for funding to support existing and new programs. Work closely with faculty, university leaders and C&F representatives to coordinate all grant activities.
• Participate in goal setting, proposal preparation, strategy development, and stewardship as required for donors in the portfolio.
• Successfully and consistently deliver funding proposals to prospective and current donors.
• Manage and cultivate the Industry Advisory Board with faculty and academic leaders.
• Effectively work with, communicate with, and collaborate with faculty, academic leaders, and other development staff to develop campus-wide funding opportunities to reach campaign goals.
• Utilize a fundraising database and prospecting tools. Maintain appropriate electronic documentation on a timely basis, including engagement activities, proposal tracking, contact reports, donor strategies and forecasting.
• Record timely reports, letters, proposals, or gift agreements following a donor contact.
• Work collaboratively, proactively, and in a professional, service-oriented manner with all University development officers to further the development goals of the University.
• Additional duties as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Demonstrated ability to execute successful full-cycle donor strategy.
• High degree of emotional intelligence.
• Ability to drive principal gift and C&F funding results.
• Highly effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively and work well under pressure.
• Project management skills.
• Capable of working independently, while also engaging in collaboration between teams.
• Ability to travel frequently to visit prospects and donors.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain integrity and professionalism.
• Ability to serve as a college liaison to ensure successful collaboration with the central university Foundation Relations and Corporate Relations offices.
• Ability to secure cross-collaborative large-scale proposals across college, schools and units (CSUs) at a large university.
• Ability to work with internal partners, including other gift officers and teams within Texas Development to develop proposals and reports on interdisciplinary funding initiatives.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate .

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years of directly related experience.
• Experience in building partnerships in pharmaceutical and/or health sciences.
• Successfully closed several $1,000,000+ gifts in health or higher education.
• Experience with fundraising databases and knowledge of prospecting tools and reports within fundraising systems or other prospective donor relations systems.
• Capable of making sound, ethical and independent judgments.
• Success working on teams to develop high-level proposals with funding opportunities across disciplines.
• Presents personal and professional confidence with empathy tow