Jan 24, 2025

Founding Executive Director

Full-Time Executive Management (CEO/ED)

Job Description

The Daniel W. Offit Fund to Fight Glioblastoma is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing glioblastoma research and therapies.

About the Organization

Daniel W. Offit died in 2021 from glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and deadliest form of adult brain cancer. To date there has been little progress made in identifying a cure for this disease, with the average life expectancy after diagnosis being around 14 months. Dan was revered by his family, friends, work colleagues, and within the educational institutions he led and supported. Dan's legacy is his unwavering moral compass, inspiring leadership, resilience, kind heart, and sense of humor. Despite having lost his own fight, we know that he would want us to continue harnessing the deep network of relationships that were formed throughout his treatment, with the ultimate goal of curing glioblastoma.

Dan's family established the Daniel W. Offit Fund to Fight Glioblastoma as a public charitable fund within Offit Capital Advisors in 2024. With guidance from our Scientific Advisory Board, which includes leaders from the fields of Neuro-Oncology, Immunotherapy, and Life Sciences Investing, we will allocate every dollar that we raise in Dan's memory to fund research and therapies that have the most viable path to a cure for Glioblastoma. You can learn more about us at our website.

About the Role

The Founding Executive Director (ED) will provide the entrepreneurial vision and requisite leadership to build on the organization's efforts to date. The incoming Founding Executive Director will develop an impactful organization that will work to develop glioblastoma therapies and ultimately, find a cure. They will be responsible for translating the organizational vision into an executable plan and move the fund towards a structure with long-term sustainability. They will identify and secure capital to grow the fund, build partnerships with a variety of stakeholders in the funding and scientific communities, and ensure the smooth operations of the fund. The Founding Executive Director will work autonomously to drive processes from concept to fruition. As the first and only employee, the Founding ED must be comfortable supporting a range of tasks from big to small.

This is an ideal opportunity for a results-oriented, entrepreneurial self-starter who brings a strong work ethic, has an appetite for both fundraising and internal operations, and is deeply passionate about building an organization dedicated to finding a cure for glioblastoma.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Organizational Leadership
  • Build and evolve the Daniel W. Offit Fund to Fight Glioblastoma's vision, strategy, and goals
  • Lead all day-to-day operations of the fund and its programs, with ultimate accountability for the success of the organization
  • Implement internal systems and processes to drive performance and continuous improvement
  • Create systems to monitor and evaluate the impact of the fund, leveraging data to drive improvements
  • Design the strategic planning process and manage its execution, including setting all organizational goals
  • Develop and manage the organization's budget, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategy and goals
  • Act as primary liaison to the Scientific Advisor Board, leveraging their expertise to establish priorities
Fundraising and External Leadership
  • Develop and manage strategic relationships with key partners that will advance the fund's mission
  • Develop fundraising goals and execute strategies that will support the organization's goals
  • Cultivate existing and identify new funders to continue to fuel the organization's growth
  • Lead the execution of the organization's signature fundraising event, a golf outing, and design new fundraising opportunities as appropriate
  • Create materials, proposals, and decks to highlight the impact of The Daniel W. Offit Fund to Fight Glioblastoma's work and deliver presentation to make a strong case for its support
  • Develop marketing materials as needed and serve a key external face of the organization with a variety of stakeholders, enhancing the fund's visibility, brand recognition, and credibility
  • Monitor and understand the broader field of peer organizations and create partnerships where appropriate

Who You'll Work With

You will report to the President of the Board of Directors and work with the Scientific Advisory Board. You will also have the support of an Executive Assistant who works within Offit Capital.

Hiring Organization

Daniel W. Offit Fund to Fight Glioblastoma

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

  • 10 or more years of professional experience, with a strong track record of organizational advancement; experience in nonprofit, philanthropic, or scientific/disease research sectors preferred
  • Comfort in building from scratch; demonstrated resilience and a willingness to take on tasks large and small to achieve goals; previous experience as an entrepreneur or intrapreneur welcomed
  • Exceptional oral and written communication, networking, advocacy and public speaking skills; the capacity to clearly communicate vision, mission, and concepts to diverse audiences
  • Demonstrated success leading through a period of growth and ambiguity, successfully meeting or exceeding organizational targets, achieving ambitious goals, and driving large-scale impact
  • Experience building, managing, and stewarding a budget
  • Exceptional organization management skills, with the ability to work hands-on to develop and execute a variety of activities ranging from the highly creative, external and visible to the operational and day-to-day
  • Experience executing successful capital and/or fundraising campaigns; experience and managing donor events from start to finish preferred
  • Excellent strategic, analytical, and problem solving skills with the ability to overcome challenges through the development of thoughtful and creative solutions
  • Ability to quickly get up to speed in a new content area as the Founding ED does not need to be an expert in glioblastoma or the cancer research/medical fields more broadly

Industry/Service Area

Healthcare/Public Health, Research, Science/Technology

Level

Executive

Benefits

Salary

The salary range for the position is $225,000 - $275,000.

Benefits

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High deductible health insurance plan with premium 100% company paid for both individual or family coverage.

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Dental and vision coverage premium 100% company paid for individual or family coverage.

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21 PTO days (includes vacation, sick, personal time); at 6 years tenure PTO increases to 25 days.

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401k with a discretionary match of 25% of contributions, up to a maximum of 6% of annual salary.

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HSA annual company contribution of $1,000 for an individual and $3,000 for a family.

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Company paid group life insurance at two times salary.

Application Instructions

Qualified individuals, please apply: https://www.on-ramps.com/jobs/3417 


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