Senior Director, Partnerships & Operations, FasterCures
About the position
The Senior Director will serve as a senior leader within FasterCures, responsible for helping translate organizational priorities into coordinated action across programs, partnerships, and initiatives. The role combines strategic leadership with operational oversight, including program budgeting and resource planning and coordination across internal teams and external collaborators. The Senior Director will play a key role in engaging FasterCures’ network of board members, advisors, and partners, helping to cultivate relationships, support business development efforts, and translate stakeholder input into concrete programmatic activities.
Responsibilities
• Support budgeting, resource planning, and tracking for FasterCures’ programs in partnership with MI Health leadership and operations staff
• Serve as a primary liaison to FasterCures Advisory Board and Business Council members, supporting robust engagement and effective translation of advisor input into implementation steps
• Support business development and fundraising by cultivating and maintaining relationships with key partners, funders, and advisors to support program goals
• Contribute to organization-wide planning and execution of FasterCures and Milken Institute events and initiatives
• Contribute subject matter and technical expertise to projects and teams, including in current trends in biomedical research and scientific areas of opportunity
• Generate and review written products including summaries, web posts, and promotional materials.
• Manage and contribute to the professional development of direct and indirect reports, with responsibility for staff supervision and development
• Duties as assigned
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree required; Graduate degree preferred
• 15+ years of experience in biomedical research and innovation areas
• Demonstrated leadership in setting priorities, guiding teams, and translating strategic goals into coordinated action across programs and initiatives
• Experience representing organizations with senior external stakeholders and serving as a trusted partner to executive leadership
• Excellent skills in organizational management, program budgeting, staff oversight and development
• Experience driving work forward in matrixed environments without direct authority over all contributors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience writing and overseeing reports, briefs, and presentations
• Comfortable multi-tasking and operating in fast-paced environments
Benefits
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan - 403b (5% match)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Personal, Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity & Paternity)
• Fertility Support
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
• Pet Insurance Discount
• Training & Development:
• LinkedIn Learning –t over 15,000 self-guided classes offered
• Annual Mentor Program
• Wellness Resources:
• Employee Assistance Program
• CALM app membership
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The Senior Director will serve as a senior leader within FasterCures, responsible for helping translate organizational priorities into coordinated action across programs, partnerships, and initiatives. The role combines strategic leadership with operational oversight, including program budgeting and resource planning and coordination across internal teams and external collaborators. The Senior Director will play a key role in engaging FasterCures’ network of board members, advisors, and partners, helping to cultivate relationships, support business development efforts, and translate stakeholder input into concrete programmatic activities.
Responsibilities
• Support budgeting, resource planning, and tracking for FasterCures’ programs in partnership with MI Health leadership and operations staff
• Serve as a primary liaison to FasterCures Advisory Board and Business Council members, supporting robust engagement and effective translation of advisor input into implementation steps
• Support business development and fundraising by cultivating and maintaining relationships with key partners, funders, and advisors to support program goals
• Contribute to organization-wide planning and execution of FasterCures and Milken Institute events and initiatives
• Contribute subject matter and technical expertise to projects and teams, including in current trends in biomedical research and scientific areas of opportunity
• Generate and review written products including summaries, web posts, and promotional materials.
• Manage and contribute to the professional development of direct and indirect reports, with responsibility for staff supervision and development
• Duties as assigned
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree required; Graduate degree preferred
• 15+ years of experience in biomedical research and innovation areas
• Demonstrated leadership in setting priorities, guiding teams, and translating strategic goals into coordinated action across programs and initiatives
• Experience representing organizations with senior external stakeholders and serving as a trusted partner to executive leadership
• Excellent skills in organizational management, program budgeting, staff oversight and development
• Experience driving work forward in matrixed environments without direct authority over all contributors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience writing and overseeing reports, briefs, and presentations
• Comfortable multi-tasking and operating in fast-paced environments
Benefits
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan - 403b (5% match)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Personal, Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity & Paternity)
• Fertility Support
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
• Pet Insurance Discount
• Training & Development:
• LinkedIn Learning –t over 15,000 self-guided classes offered
• Annual Mentor Program
• Wellness Resources:
• Employee Assistance Program
• CALM app membership
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