The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) is one of the nation’s highest-ranked academic health centers. With outstanding researchers, physicians, and administrative staff, health care at OSUWMC is driven by the mission to improve health in Ohio and across the world through innovation in research, education, and patient care. A staff of more than 29,000 is earning international distinction by delivering high-quality, safe, efficient, patient-centered care. Its seven hospitals and network of community-based offices and care centers manage more than 1.91 million outpatient visits each year.

The Opportunity

OSUWMC seeks an experienced advancement professional who has successfully built and led effective teams to exceptional achievement, preferably in an academic medical center or research institution setting, to serve as Vice President. This role will be accountable for the performance of all the aspects of advancement for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute—and The Ohio State College of Medicine, as well as six other health science colleges, more than 20 research institutes, and multiple ambulatory care sites. These include transformative principal and major gifts, special events, donor relations, and others. Creating the right organizational structure to administer supervision of the team will be the direct responsibility of the Vice President.

The new Vice President will have a strong personal track record of securing principal gifts and a career path demonstrating increased management and leadership experience. They will have built or improved grateful patient fundraising programs and worked skillfully with physicians, researchers, and scientists. Experience managing capital campaigns is highly desired.