Senior Director, Partnerships & Operations, FasterCures

MILKEN INSTITUTE•Washington, DC

9h•Hybrid

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.

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

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