Director of Development & Communications- Immunology and Immunotherapy

Responsibilities

• Strategic Communications and Mount Sinai Visibility - Develop and execute a cohesive communications strategy that advances the reputation and identity of the Icahn Genomics Institute, the Mount Sinai Center for Autoimmunity, and aligned efforts in cancer and immunotherapy. Shape core messaging for websites, reports, proposals, presentations, press materials, donor communications, and social media. Partner with Mount Sinai communications teams to identify media opportunities, draft press materials, develop faculty profiles, and position leadership as trusted voices in genomics, immunology, autoimmunity, cancer, immunotherapy, precision medicine, translational research, and therapeutic innovation.
• Thought Leadership and Opportunity Building - Proactively identify opportunities to elevate these programs through media stories, perspective articles, commentaries, op-eds, scientific meetings, donor briefings, institutional announcements, awards, partnerships, and public engagement. Help position genomics, immunology, autoimmunity, cancer, and immunotherapy as defining strengths of Mount Sinai and major frontiers for understanding, treating, and preventing human disease.
• Grants, Initiatives, and Strategic Proposals - Lead or substantially contribute to the writing and development of large grants, center and institute proposals, philanthropic proposals, multi-investigator initiatives, and institutional strategic documents. Translate scientific vision, clinical relevance, program structure, milestones, deliverables, and institutional impact into clear and persuasive narratives. Draft executive summaries, specific aims, vision statements, letters of support, concept notes, donor-facing materials, and launch documents.
• Presentation and Advancement Materials - Create high-quality materials for institute and center leadership, Mount Sinai leaders, donors, advisory boards, industry partners, and external audiences. Develop pitch decks, scientific overview slides, donor presentations, annual reports, briefing documents, strategic roadmaps, website language, media pitches, and social media campaigns. Maintain a library of core slides, graphics, talking points, impact metrics, and program assets for rapid use in meetings, proposals, and external engagements.
• Philanthropy, External Engagement, and Communications Infrastructure - Partner with Mount Sinai development teams to articulate each program’s vision, priorities, funding needs, and patient impact for donors, foundations, and philanthropic stakeholders. Build systems to capture publications, discoveries, clinical advances, faculty achievements, funding milestones, trainee successes, technology capabilities, partnerships, and patient impact stories so these programs can communicate their value quickly and consistently.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, Masters preferred
• 7-10 years progressive development experience, including major and principal gift work

Preferred

• Experience with large grants, strategic proposals, philanthropic materials, media strategy, social media, and presentation development is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with genomics, immunology, oncology, autoimmunity, immunotherapy, or precision medicine is highly desirable.