Current Openings

Ohio State is seeking a talented leader to elevate the advancement office at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to new heights - capitalizing on the existing, successful development efforts and coalescing them into greater success. In addition to leading fundraising efforts for the entire medical center, including the James Cancer Center, this individual will oversee all advancement efforts taking place in the seven health colleges of the University; this includes the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Optometry, Public Health, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Veterinary Medicine. Role is posted until filled.

The Senior Director of Development will understand the mission, needs and value proposition of the university and the Fisher College of Business (FCOB) and build relationships with prospective donors to increase philanthropic support. Donors such as alumni, friends, and/or grateful patients will be identified by listening for opportunities to align their interests and passions with opportunities to donate to the university.

The Senior Director of Development will understand the mission, needs and value proposition of the university and the Fisher College of Business (FCOB) and build relationships with prospective donors to increase philanthropic support.

The Director of Development will understand the mission, needs and value proposition of the university and the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute and build relationships with prospective donors to increase philanthropic support. Donors such as alumni, friends, and/or grateful patients will be identified by listening for opportunities to align their interests and passions with opportunities to donate to the Wexner Medical Center.

Position Overview The Director of Development will understand the mission, needs and value proposition of the university and Wexner Medical Center and build relationships with prospective donors to increase philanthropic support. Donors such as alumni, friends, and/or grateful patients will be identified by listening for opportunities to align their interests and passions with opportunities to donate to the university and the Wexner Medical Center.

The Director of Development will understand the mission, needs and value proposition of the university and the College of Engineering and build relationships with prospective donors to increase philanthropic support. Donors such as alumni, friends, and/or grateful patients will be identified by listening for opportunities to align their interests and passions with opportunities to donate to the university.

The Director of Development will understand the mission, needs and value proposition of the university and the College of Dentistry and build relationships with prospective donors to increase philanthropic support. Donors such as alumni, friends, and/or grateful patients will be identified by listening for opportunities to align their interests and passions with opportunities to donate to the university (or Wexner Medical Center).

The Corporate Engagement Senior Liaison is centrally embedded within Corporate and Foundation Engagement (CFE), with the primary goal of identifying, building, and maintaining corporate partnerships for Ohio State’s academic units, as well as research institutes and centers, as needed. This position qualifies and pursues high-level opportunities (valued up to and exceeding $100,000) for sponsorships, sponsored research projects, and philanthropic gifts and grants. The Senior Liaison maintains strong relationships with faculty, researchers, development staff, and academic leaders in units/centers to identify areas of opportunity and collaboratively pursue corporate support. This position conducts faculty trainings to raise awareness of corporate opportunities for sponsorships, philanthropic funding, and sponsored research, and to engage faculty in corporate business development.

The Corporate Business Development Consultant will build and maintain large-scale corporate partnerships of the highest mutual value for the companies and Ohio State. Recognizes and initiates high-level opportunities to establish master research agreements, generate sponsored research projects, philanthropic opportunities, new grant opportunities, affinity/business opportunities, workforce development initiatives, and talent and experiential learning efforts. Develops strong relationships with faculty and research leaders to identify areas of opportunity to build corporate support. 

The Development Services Senior Associate serves as a primary subject matter resource and consultant for event registration strategy and execution within Advancement Engagement Data Services, supporting the Office of External Affairs, university colleges and units, regional campuses, and volunteers applying foundational experience and growing expertise to guide internal stakeholders. The position advises event owners on registration architecture, form design, and access hierarchies across advancement systems (BBEC and BBIS) and event management platforms (e.g., Cvent and OneCause) to support consistent, constituent-centered experiences, partnering with leadership on complex or sensitive decisions. It builds and manages online registration forms, monitors registration activity and capacity trends, and contributes to the development and application of processes and policies that guide the Engagement Center’s work.

The Development Services Senior Associate serves as a primary resource for the accurate maintenance of constituent biographic and gift data within The Advancement System (TAS) for The Ohio State University.  The position processes gifts, manages biographic data updates, including relationships, contact information, and communication preferences, conducts donor research via LexisNexis, online investigation, and correspondence with donors, advancement officers, and fiscal officers, and maintains current knowledge of IRS, PCI, and OSU Fiscal policies to ensure regulatory compliance.  The role handles sensitive financial information with a high degree of discretion, runs and analyzes regular reports to identify data inconsistencies, completes record reconciliation, and recommends process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy. The position responds to internal and external constituent inquiries with professionalism and confidentiality, independently researches and retrieves information within established systems, and communicates with constituents regarding IRS and University regulations on charitable giving.

The Engagement Officer will broaden and deepen alumni and constituent engagement with Ohio State by developing more purposeful, meaningful, impactful, and mutually beneficial relationships, serving as the official liaison between the university alumni game watch groups.  They are a subject matter expert for engagement strategies and develops, implements, and evaluates new or existing activities, program, services, and communications within the region. The Engagement Officer will identify and train volunteers and ambassadors to support the Alumni Association and Office of External Affair’s strategic plans and initiatives. They will have oversight of assisting volunteers with speaker requests and related travel arrangements, financial and scholarship-related processes if applicable, forms and filing requirements. This position is responsible for collaborating and building relationships with other Alumni Association and External Affairs colleagues such as Athletics, Regional Alumni Communication Managers, Leadership Annual Giving Officers, college/unit fundraisers & alumni relations officers, prospect research and the Office of External Affairs Events to include the identification of potential donation and/or engagement opportunities with alumni and constituents.

Position Overview The Donor Experience Consultant is responsible for leading, implementing, and managing comprehensive programs that promote meaningful engagement opportunities. Reporting to the Director of Donor Experience, the Donor Experience Consultant operates with an elevated level of autonomy and is required to have a high degree of organization, attention to detail, critical thinking, and creativity. The Donor Experience Consultant must have polished interpersonal skills and be capable of interacting successfully with senior leadership, trustees, development officers, donors, physicians, administrators, and other key stakeholders. This position is responsible for proactively and independently realizing programmatic activities to include organizing and establishing priorities and managing projects with multiple deadlines and competing requirements.