The Development Director will also play a key role in driving success for SMU’s first-ever comprehensive campaign by building a major gift pipeline, developing donor-ready funding opportunities, and advancing philanthropic priorities including student scholarships, health workforce development, clinical education, simulation and experiential learning, interprofessional education, community health, pathway programs, and community-engaged learning . Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Manage a portfolio of 100 major gift prospects and major donors through all phases of the giving cycle, from qualification through stewardship, with the purpose of deepening engagement among existing major donors, increasing giving among donors, growing annual revenue, and increasing the number of major donors to the Colleges of Podiatric Medicine and Health Sciences and the Center for Community Engagement.