A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that are directly related.

This position reports to the Grateful Patient team lead and partners with a portfolio of assigned Michigan Medicine Office of Development gift teams to identify and meet prospect grateful patient information needs. The analyst gathers, analyzes, and summarizes information to support cultivation and solicitation of top prospects; these activities include bringing new individuals to the attention of gift officers and senior leadership. The analyst independently manages his or her own workload, assists the Assistant Director, and contributes to the continued growth of the team.

Please note:

• This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
• This is a data, not medical/computational position.
• This position may require travel to Lansing, MI or Grand Rapids, MI 6 to 12 times a year.

Michigan Medicine is a groundbreaking organization for many reasons, and much of the work that we do is made possible because of philanthropy. Annually, the Michigan Medicine Office of Development raises an average of $200 million, which helps us to be a change agent of the world. The Office of Development supports a culture of flexibility, and a hybrid work arrangement is possible for this position. 

• Assume primary responsibility for assessing and meeting the prospect identification and information needs of a specifically assigned portfolio of Michigan Medicine Office of Development gift teams enabling them to meet fundraising goals. Initiate regular communications with these individuals, keeping abreast of their current fundraising initiatives. Support prospect strategizing as needed.
• Consult with development officers to determine feasibility of research requests and special projects.
• Negotiate project scopes and deadlines directly with liaised development officers.
• Establish monitoring and seek feedback to ensure development officers receive appropriate support.
• Participate in projects to improve development officers' understanding and strategic use of development data. Examples include portfolio review and user education on modeling and wealth screening data.

General Responsibilities

• Gain proficiency with and adhere to the University's prospect coordination policy at all times. Work with members of the development community to encourage and enforce best practices for applying prospect coordination policies.
• Have thorough knowledge of fundraising under the rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule as well as the handling of Protected Health Information (PHI).

Data Integrity & Management

• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of the university central donor database on a daily basis through the entry of prospect & patient-related data with focus on grateful patient pipeline activity.
• Perform auditing procedures to maintain the integrity of the database system on a scheduled basis.

Prospect Management & Pipeline Development

• Promote effective prospect tracking and management throughout the Michigan Medicine Office of Development. Monitor accuracy and integrity of prospect-related data in the University's central database (DART).
• Collaborate with the Office of University Development?s Prospect Management team to track follow-up from portfolio reviews.
• Work with Prospect Development Research team to ensure that new patient prospects are rated and appropriately assigned to gift officers in a timely manner.
• Facilitate and lead work for various "Disease Squads" across Michigan Medicine Development team including adult and pediatric segments.

Grateful Patient

• Support fundraising teams in their identification and engagement of faculty partners by providing information, processes, and strategies to help achieve physician referral and grateful patient pipeline goals.
• Lead efforts to identify and engage Grateful Patients in major gift pipelines and portfolios.
• Help drive Grateful Patient processes and analyses and provide effective and efficient management, dissemination, and analysis of Grateful Patient prospecting activity.
• In partnership with MM Development Communications, review grateful patient communication materials relative to grateful patient philanthropy programming.
• Collaborate with Health System and University partners to maintain accuracy of patient information in DART.

Prospect Identification and Research

• Conduct reactive and proactive research. Be innovative in devising new ways to secure information of critical importance to the effective solicitation of significant constituents of MIMED.
• Estimate donor gift capacity through the analysis of complex individual, corporate, and foundation financial and philanthropic information. Summarize information relevant to the timing of a gift.
• Identify possible areas of philanthropic interest and potential engagement with MIMED, especially around potential grateful patients.
• Participate in projects to proactively identify, qualify, and quantify segments of the MIMED prospect pool through the use of screening, data mining, and modeling of existing donors. Bring the most promising opportunities for MIMED to the attention of appropriate colleagues.
• Write confidential research documents on individual, corporate, and foundation prospects for MIMED development staff members and senior executive officers.
• Exercise appropriate initiative through troubleshooting and basic project design.
• Manage special projects as assigned.
• Submit completed research for data entry into the development central database and for electronic storage in research optical imaging system.

Professional and Team Development

• Independently plan, organize, coordinate, and handle multiple tasks and responsibilities, prioritizing and organizing work to accomplish departmental goals.
• Assume responsibility for meeting and maintaining the standards set forth in the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA) Skill Set in Prospect Research Fundamentals and Advanced Prospect Research.
• Assume responsibility for developing and maintaining expertise that enhances the Grateful Patient team. Serve as an internal consultant on research and analysis related to one?s area(s) of expertise. Lead periodic peer education sessions to promote professional development and collaboration.
• Work in a collaborative team environment, sharing knowledge and newly identified sources with Grateful Patient team, and leading or participating in group projects when necessary.
• Assist with peer editing and general quality control for information distributed through Development Research.
• Partner with coworkers outside the department to complete projects.
• Safeguard the confidentiality of donor information at all times. Adhere to ethical and confidential guidelines of both MIMED and APRA.
• Participate at an appropriate level of professional associations such as APRA and CASE, both to increase knowledge and skills and to foster professional relationships with colleagues outside of UM.
• Work in partnership with OUD Prospect Development and Analytics as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• At least three years of work experience in development research or a related field.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills, an aptitude for critical thinking and problem-solving; ability to work well under pressure and maintain flexibility.
• Highly developed scanning, skimming, and reading comprehension skills are essential, as well as superior ability to assess the relative value of, synthesize, and summarize relevant information into coherent, well-written documents.
• Commitment to professional ethics and confidentiality.
• Ability to interact with executive-level clients is essential.
• Ability to learn to navigate unfamiliar information systems and use a variety of computer applications with little or no guidance.
• Strong computing and online research skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office 2007, relational database software, online databases, and the Internet.
• Reliable internet service.
• Ability to be in the Ann Arbor office 3 days per week.

• An advanced degree is desirable.
• Familiarity with the University organization, policies, and procedures is desirable.

The onsite location for this position is an office suite at the 777 Building Ann Arbor.

The preferred in-office days each week are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. There may be flexibility on the days with the expectation of 3 days per week on site.

This provides free on-site parking for staff. This position may be eligible for flexible work opportunities at the discretion of the hiring department. Flexible work agreements are reviewed annually and are subject to change dependent on the business needs of the hiring department, throughout the course of employment. This position works both onsite and remotely based on the business needs of the unit. 

This position may require travel to Lansing, MI or Grand Rapids, MI 6 to 12 times a year.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.