Development Manager - Fundraising Intelligence & Pipeline Data Strategy

NYU Langone Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Health is seeking a Development Manager - Fundraising Intelligence & Pipeline Data Strategy to advance pipeline data practices across the organization. You will translate data into actionable insights, partner with gift officers and leadership, and support executive decision-making with AI-enabled tools and reusable templates.

You will develop policies, workflows, and data standards, monitor adherence, and drive process improvement to strengthen fundraising performance while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 5–7+ years in university/medical center/non-profit or equivalent corporate setting.
• Strong MS Office skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain policies, rules, workflows for pipeline data strategy.
• Provide timely, accurate opportunity and portfolio insights for fundraising strategy.
• Support EVP-level data needs with dashboards, briefings, and executive materials.
• Identify process-improvement opportunities to simplify workflows and improve data quality.

Skills

Fundraising data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Process improvement

AI in fundraising

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

Advancement databases

Job description

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health. For more information, go to NYU Langone Health, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram.

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Development Manager - Fundraising Intelligence & Pipeline Data Strategy. In this role, the successful candidate plays a key role in advancing consistent, strategic, and effective pipeline data practices across the organization. This position helps develop and operationalize policies, business rules, workflows, and data practices that support portfolio activity and opportunity progression throughout the donor lifecycle, while identifying opportunities to streamline processes and improve operational effectiveness. The Development Manager serves as a strategic and operational partner to the Giving team, translating pipeline data and fundraising intelligence into actionable insights that inform portfolio strategy, opportunity progression, and fundraising decision-making. The role works closely with gift officers and fundraising leadership to strengthen pipeline practices, ensure data integrity, and identify opportunities to improve operational effectiveness and fundraising performance. The Development Manager also supports the Executive Vice Presidents data and information needs through the development of dossiers, briefings, fundraising strategy materials, and other executive-level deliverables. The role will use AI and automation to standardize and streamline these products, develop reusable templates, and surface insights that strengthen fundraising strategy and decision-making.

Job Responsibilities

• Help develop and maintain policies, business rules, workflows, and processes that support pipeline data strategy, including assignment, portfolio management, stage progression, and opportunity movement.
• Monitor adherence to pipeline data policies and processes, including portfolio volume, stage progression, goal adherence, opportunity movement, and alignment with institutional fundraising priorities.
• Support EVP-level data and information needs by providing timely, accurate opportunity and portfolio insights to inform fundraising strategy, prioritization, and executive decision-making.
• Monitor renewal and renewal-plus plans and support appropriate progression within established pipeline workflows.
• Identify and lead process‑improvement opportunities that simplify workflows, reduce manual effort, strengthen data quality, and improve the consistency and efficiency of pipeline data practices.
• Maintain opportunity‑level data integrity and conduct audits to identify inconsistencies, duplications, process breakdowns, and areas of noncompliance. Recommend corrective actions and sustainable process improvements.
• Support the implementation of AI‑enabled tools, automation, and analytics that strengthen fundraising intelligence and decision‑making, including triggers that identify significant changes in engagement, giving, capacity, or other indicators that may warrant action.
• Collaborate with data strategy, analytics, and systems partners to translate pipeline data needs into business rules, data requirements, automated workflows, and decision‑support tools.
• Provide basic due diligence, research, and contextual information, as needed, to support fundraising strategy, opportunity progression, and portfolio decisions.
• Serve as a resource to fundraising teams on pipeline data standards, portfolio practices, business rules, workflows, and data expectations, including supporting training and onboarding as needed.
• Maintain awareness of emerging practices in fundraising intelligence, fundraising operations, data governance, due diligence, process improvement, automation, and artificial intelligence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• To qualify you must have a Bachelors Degree required, with 5-7+ years of experience in a university/medical center/healthcare/non-profit or comparable corporate setting.
• High degree of computer literacy required, specifically knowledge of MS Office package, including Outlook, Word, PPT, Excel and Advance.Excellent organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail.
• Superb communicator in both writing and speech, with major phone and in‑person communications skills.
• Ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously in a fast‑paced work environment.
• Excellent listening and problem‑solving skills.
• Possesses: intellectual curiosity, kindness, integrity, and a sense of humor, even and especially in times of stress.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team .
• Adaptability and openness to criticism.
• Sense of urgency in completing projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required.
• 5 7+ years of relevant experience in fundraising intelligence, pipeline management, advancement services, fundraising operations, data management, due diligence and research, or a related field.
• 1 year of management experience preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of pipeline data practices, including portfolio management, assignment, stage progression, opportunity movement, and fundraising strategy.
• Experience working with fundraising CRM systems, advancement databases, or comparable relationship‑management platforms.
• Experience developing or implementing business rules, workflows, operational processes, data standards, or quality‑assurance practices.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze opportunity and portfolio data, identify trends or issues, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Familiarity with due diligence, research, and opportunity identification practices preferred.
• Interest in or experience with artificial intelligence, automation, predictive analytics, or other emerging technologies used to support fundraising strategy and operations preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem‑solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Self‑directed, flexible, and results‑oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Works strategically, collaboratively, respectfully, and professionally with colleagues across all divisions and teams within the department.
• Communicates clearly, shares information, listens actively, and recognizes others contributions.
• Possesses the presence, inclusivity, and communication skills necessary to be an effective representative of NYU Langone Health and a liaison to the donor community.
• Develops and enhances relationships through authenticity, professionalism, and trust.
• Facilitates understanding through listening and crafting and delivering messages that meet the needs of different audiences.
• Takes ownership of opportunities, challenges, and decisions to drive work and the organization forward.
• Embraces and supports institutional values and competencies and ensures that they are reflected in all aspects of work.
• Contributes daily to an environment where differences are welcomed and supported by embracing the perspectives and identities of all.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time‑off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well‑being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $84,577.92 - $107,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.