Shands Healthcare
Senior Director of Major Gifts

Shands HealthCare is one of the most prominent and well-respected academic health systems in the entire Southeast US, and is affiliated with the University of Florida and its Health Science Center campuses in Gainesville and Jacksonville. The system includes eight Shands hospitals and two home-health agencies, with 1950 licensed beds.  Shands boasts Magnet-status nursing, Level I Trauma, Children’s Miracle Network Children’s Hospital, 100 specialty and sub-specialty medical services from primary care to highly complex care including cancer, cardiovascular, neurosurgery and transplantation services. It is a community of 13,000 employees, 3,500 volunteers and 1,500 UF and community physicians.  Located in Gainesville, Florida, home to vibrant family life, respected scholars, cultural institutions, outdoor recreation, fresh air and fresh ideas… this is a tremendous relocation opportunity to warmer climes.

Senior Director of Major Gifts
Shands is seeking a highly motivated development professional to assist the Chief Development Officer in building and managing a comprehensive major gifts program for Shands Children’s Hospital, Cancer Hospital and other Shands HealthCare initiatives. The director will focus on developing relationships with physicians, researchers, nurses, grateful patients and community leaders to create a high capacity prospect base and a growing sustainable major gifts program.

The Shands development program is relatively new and promises great opportunities to excel. The ideal candidates will bring five (DoD) to ten+ (SDMG) years of development experience and a demonstrated history of successful major gift leadership in an academic medical center.  Nominations and expressions of interest may be sent confidentially to:

Liz Lombard, Vice President
Copley Harris Company, Inc.
106 High Street, Danvers, MA
Telephone:  978-750-1028
liz@copleyharris.com

Visit Shands HealthCare online at www.shands.org