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SVP, Head of Marketing

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Job Title: SVP, Head of Marketing


Position Summary:
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research ("the Foundation") is seeking top talent for its SVP, Head of Marketing position.  Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, in a period of rapid growth and heightened complexity, the SVP, Head of Marketing will serve as a transformational leader, carrying out high-impact, integrated marketing strategies that advance the mission of the Foundation at scale. This role will guide brand stewardship and evolution, drive increased awareness, expand audience development efforts, and leverage data-driven insights to maximize mission impact. The SVP will be a critical partner to MarComms and cross-functional leadership, ensuring that marketing strategies anticipate and respond to strategic shifts, harness emerging technologies, and create measurable outcomes across owned, earned and paid channels. 


Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Brand Leadership 

  • Lead guardianship and evolution of the Foundation’s brand architecture, positioning, and reach, ensuring relevance, authenticity, and global resonance 
  • Gain a working understanding of the Foundation’s programs and objectives in order to shape the brand as a growing platform for advocacy, donor engagement, and research participation, with strategies tailored to diverse audiences 
  • Build consistency and audience-centricity across a wide range of campaigns and calls to action across channels, platforms, and partner touchpoints 

 

Data-Driven Marketing Excellence 

  • Build a culture of rigorous measurement, using advanced analytics, audience segmentation, and predictive modeling to guide marketing strategy and efficiency and continuously optimize performance 
  • Leverage AI, personalization platforms, and fast-evolving marketing technologies to deliver hyper-relevant, scalable engagement experiences 
  • Integrate real-time insights into campaign development to maximize ROI and speed to market 


Integrated Campaign Management 

  • Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of multiple multi-channel marketing campaigns that drive awareness, engagement, and action—spanning digital, social, broadcast, experiential, and event activations 
  • Align marketing initiatives with organizational priorities, ensuring a coordinated and audience-centric approach across fundraising, advocacy, research participation, and community building 
  • Foster and help implement a test-and-learn culture that encourages experimentation, bold thinking, and rapid integration of insights 

Creative Innovation 

  • Partner with internal and external creative teams to produce breakthrough storytelling and on-brand visual design that inspire action and strengthen emotional connection to the mission 

 Leadership & Team Development 

  • Lead and scale a high-performing marketing organization with several specialized teams, identifying emerging leaders and empowering them to manage complexity with agility 
  • Build organizational marketing capacity through talent development, succession planning, and cross-functional skill building 
  • Develop productive and mutually supportive relationships with leaders across MarComms to continuously evolve and improve the Foundation’s marketing capabilities 
  • Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in marketing strategies, team composition, and vendor partnerships 

 Partnership & Revenue Growth 

  • Collaborate with the Development, Public Policy and Research Programs and Partnerships teams to leverage brand strength for fundraising and mission-driven initiatives 
  • Drive strategic co-branding and joint marketing initiatives with corporate, media, and nonprofit partners 

 Budget & Resource Stewardship 

  • Manage significant multi-million-dollar marketing budgets, ensuring efficient allocation to high-impact initiatives 
  • Negotiate, onboard, and oversee strategic agency and vendor relationships for maximum value and innovation 


Qualifications & Skills:

  • Progressive leadership experience in integrated marketing and brand strategy 
  • Deep expertise in omnichannel marketing, emerging digital platforms, and audience-first content strategies 
  • Exceptional analytical skills with fluency in advanced marketing analytics, attribution modeling, and performance dashboards 
  • Excellent judgment and high tolerance for ambiguity; demonstrated track record of unflappability and incisive decision-making in a fast-changing environment 
  • Intellectual curiosity and a robust appetite to meet new challenges and solve new problems as they arise 
  • Executive-level presence with outstanding presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. Impeccable follow-through 
  • Fluency in translating high-level ideas and concepts into clear and measurable marketing plans 
  • Demonstrated ability to inspire, coach, and develop high-performing teams through organizational change 
  • Demonstrated enterprise mindset and cross-organization collaboration 
  • Team player mentality with a willingness to “roll up the sleeves and get it done” when needed 
  • Experience leveraging technology platforms such as Salesforce/Marketing Cloud, DOMO, Asana, JIRA, and email marketing platforms 
  • Creative, strategic, and solution-oriented mindset with resilience under pressure and competing deadlines 
  • Experience in health or life sciences marketing is a plus 

 

Compensation & Benefits
Individual compensation for this role is dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, skillsets, and applicable laws.  In addition to salary, the Foundation offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • 15+ options for medical insurance (with the Foundation paying 90 percent of the premiums) 
  • Competitive dental and vision plans 
  • 401(k) plan with 6 percent employer contribution 
  • Flexible spending accounts 
  • Employer paid life and disability insurance  
  • 18 Vacation Days; 12 Well-Being (Sick) Days; 2 Personal Days; summer Fridays (office closure at 2pm) and a summer holiday week over July 4 
  • Flexible work environment.  We trust all employees to work closely with their manager and colleagues to determine when, where and how programs and projects get done.   

Employees are also eligible for a discretionary bonus on an annual basis. The Foundation provides staff and leadership cultivation through regular training courses and events.   

Salary Range

$220,000 - $250,000 USD

How to Apply: 
Interested candidates should submit a resume and thoughtful cover letter describing through examples, their specific qualifications and interest in the position. If you think that your skills are transferable and can add value to this role, please apply. Applicants who best match the position’s needs will be contacted. 

 
About Us: 
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research was founded in 2000 with one clear objective: accelerating meaningful therapeutic advances and, ultimately, a cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD). The Foundation applies extraordinary scientific, business and media assets to this singular focus—thus creating a unique and dynamic organization. Since inception, MJFF has quickly grown into the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease research, having funded over $2 billion in research projects in both academic and industry labs worldwide. 

Visit www.michaeljfox.org for more information. 

 
  Research has shown that people from marginalized communities apply to roles only when they meet 100% of the job requirements. If you think that your skills are transferable and can add value to this role, and you are someone who will contribute to our efforts to build and support a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, we strongly encourage you to apply. 

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