Program Director-Parenting Center

Mount Sinai Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,543 - 187,952; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System in New York invites an experienced leader to guide External Partnerships, Fundraising, and Programmatic Oversight within the Mount Sinai Parenting Center. The role focuses on building strategic collaborations with healthcare systems, academic centers, and nonprofits to advance early childhood development initiatives across pediatric care.

Collaborating with the Executive Director and program directors, you will steer investment in research, align funding priorities with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required, Masters preferred, or equivalent combination or relevant work experience and education.
• 7 years related experience

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and manage a portfolio of partnerships with healthcare systems, foundations, and nonprofits.
• Lead fundraising activities, including donor cultivation and stewardship with the Mount Sinai development office.
• Oversee programmatic activities with leadership to ensure funding and quality aligned with mission.
• Contribute to the development of a strategy for research investments and partnerships.
• Participate in organizational leadership and represent the organization externally as needed.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Job Description

Mount Sinai Parenting Center mission is to transform the way pediatric healthcare is delivered by maximizing opportunities to promote strong parent-child relationships and early childhood development within everyday healthcare interactions. We create trainings, curricula, videos, and resources for providers to use in healthcare moments with the goal of providing parents with the tools they need to foster optimal social, emotional and cognitive development in their children 0-5 years old.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree required, Masters preferred, or equivalent combination or relevant work experience and education.
• 7 years related experience

Preferred Experience

• Experience with large research projects, research management, study design and publications. Existing relationships with medical education, pediatric health or broader healthcare nonprofit community.
• Experience in nonprofit development, strategic partnerships or related field with demonstrated track record in fundraising success.
• Familiarity with medical education, healthcare, early childhood sectors—including an understanding of how the Center is positioned in the healthcare space.
• Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills; genuinely energized by external engagement, public speaking, and building relationships at all levels.
• Mission-driven and passionate about early childhood development. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including tailoring messaging to unique funders. Comfort operating in small nonprofit environment, resourceful, self-directed and able to balance strategic thinking with hands on execution.

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $115,543.88 - $187,951.66 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Responsibilities

External Partnerships & Relationship Management

• Cultivate, grow, and manage a portfolio of strategic partnerships across healthcare systems, academic medical centers, foundations, and aligned nonprofits. Serve as a principal point of contact for external partners, representing the organization with professionalism, warmth, and strategic clarity. Identify and pursue new partnership opportunities that extend the organization’s reach and amplify its programmatic impact.

Fundraising & Funder Stewardship

• Lead active fundraising efforts, including prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individual, corporate, and foundation donors. Serve as liaison on the Mount Sinai development office.

Programmatic Oversight

• Oversee the implementation and tracking of programmatic activities in close coordination with the Executive Director and Directors of Medical Education and Clinical Programming. Ensure programmatic priorities are sustained by organizational funding, while maintaining fidelity to the organization’s mission and quality standards. Work with the Associate Director of Operations to monitor key performance indicators and support data-informed decision-making in program development and refinement.

Research Investment Strategy

• Contribute to the development of a strategy for the organization’s research investments, ensuring alignment with mission, and the evolving needs of the medical education field. Build relationships with academic and research partners to identify collaboration opportunities and invest in projects to support and strengthen the Center’s offerings.

Organizational Leadership

• Operate as a senior member of a small, collaborative team — contributing to organizational strategy, participating in leadership discussions, and modeling a culture of excellence and mission alignment. Support the Executive Director in high-priority initiatives and represent the organization in external settings as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.