Program Director, Crohn's Disease

Program Director, Crohn's Disease

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust ("Helmsley") is a global philanthropy driven by a vision of building better futures for people by increasing access to healthcare, advancing new research and ideas, and improving the quality of everyday life. Helmsley strives to make a meaningful impact in its focus areas, matching its significant financial assets with a rigorous and results-oriented approach. Helmsley is committed to close and productive partnerships with its grantees, as well as with other funders and impact players in government, academia, and the private sector who share its interests and goals. Above all, Helmsley endeavors to be forward-thinking in every aspect of its work and will take risks that others cannot or will not take when the risk / reward trade-off warrants.

Since 2008, when Helmsley began its active grantmaking, it has committed more than $4.5 billion. For more information on Helmsley, please visit https : / / helmsleytrust.org / .

Helmsley's Crohn's Disease Program, which made its first grant in 2009, is committed to finding cures, and until then to improving quality of life and care, for Crohn's patients and finding better treatments for Crohn's disease. To date, the program has awarded grants in excess of $650 million to nonprofit organizations in support of the work of scientists and clinicians across the globe. Our strategy is focused on prevention, diagnostics, therapeutics, disease management, and disease biology.

Helmsley seeks a full-time, experienced professional with medical research or healthcare expertise to lead a dynamic program and team presently composed of 12 individuals - 10 PhD scientists plus an administrative staff of 2 who are committed to helping patients by focusing on Crohn's disease biology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Helmsley's Crohn's disease program is the largest private foundation Crohn's disease program in the world with an annual grants budget of over $60 million. The Program Director will oversee the sourcing and management of all Crohn's disease grants.

The Crohn's Disease Program Director will lead the Crohn's team and will work closely with Helmsley staff and the Trustee responsible for the program to execute our Crohn's program strategies, including grant and non-grant activities. Helmsley's prominent position in the Crohn's disease space creates the opportunity for the Program Director to identify for funding those initiatives that can lead to a cure, and until then significantly improve the lives of individuals afflicted by Crohn's disease both in the US and around the world.

The Program Director reports to the CEO and to the Trustee responsible for the program. Travel is required.

The candidate must have strong scientific knowledge and a background in Crohn's disease or a relevant field. She / he will possess exceptional communication skills and have experience convening multiple stakeholders as well as facilitating collaborative projects among a variety of partners, possibly including funders, public charities, government agencies, and / or academic / scientific / industry partners. The candidate must be sufficiently experienced to lead and manage a team and work collaboratively with colleagues and partners.

Primary responsibilities of the Crohn's Disease Program Director include providing scientific, intellectual, and organizational leadership in :

• Program Strategy and Execution

Execute a dynamic, multi-year strategic plan, including assessment of critical gaps / needs, potential key partners, alternative available resources, and any other relevant issues.

Lead a team with science backgrounds, focused on the development, execution, maintenance and evaluation of grants as well as supporting non-grant activities.

Represent Helmsley and our Crohn's Disease Program at a variety of external events and activities, including grantee / partner meetings, convenings, and presentations.

Work collaboratively with colleagues across Helmsley, both in connection with the work of the Crohn's team, as well as with the development and support of trust-wide initiatives to advance the overall impact of Helmsley's work.

Desired qualifications include :

Helmsley is dedicated to creating stronger, healthier futures for communities in the U.S. and around the world. Helmsley colleagues are intelligent, creative, forward thinking, and strongly committed to working productively with each other and with our grantee partners. Each was drawn to Helmsley by the same opportunity : to help build this young organization into a leading global charitable institution that will drive meaningful and measurable positive change in lives throughout the U.S. and around the world for years to come.

Helmsley is committed to offering competitive and equitable compensation commensurate with experience. The targeted starting salary range for this position is $299,000 - $330,000.

Comprehensive benefits currently offered to employees (subject to change) include :

To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume (in Word or PDF format) to the posting listed on the Helmsley Career Page. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact HR@helmsleytrust.org.

The position is based at Helmsley's main office in New York City. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

All persons hired must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Helmsley will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B