At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.
Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.
Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.
Under the direction of the Director of Foundation Relations, this position is responsible for identifying opportunities and working with internal customers and external partners to develop funding proposals that successfully compete for awards from foundations, organizations, corporations, and entities created around social good. Such proposals will evidence HFHS's capacity to benefit patients, families, and the communities we serve, solve large-scale health care challenges, create models replicable around the country, and secure Henry Ford's standing as an innovative and high-value resource. The Sr. Grant Coordinator is responsible for the research, identification, product development, writing, tracking, and stewardship of funding proposals in support of HFHS. The person in the position will be relied upon to identify, assess and cultivate opportunities based on HFHS priorities, needs, resources and interest. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work with system staff to shape products and produce strategically-positioned grants that match agency offerings. The ideal candidate will have a familiarity with methods for awarding funding, as well as the methods used to advertise funding opportunities, and a proven track record for obtaining grant awards.
Qualifications**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:**
- Bachelor's degree with emphasis on writing (journalism, communications, marketing, public administration, public health, or related field); Master's degree preferred
- Minimum 5 years of grant writing, grant making, or related professional experience
- Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to develop compelling, professionally packaged grant proposals
- Proven track record of securing grant awards and identifying philanthropic funding opportunities
- Self-directed professional with strong attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines, and proven success working collaboratively in team environments with a customer-focused orientation
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, marketing, public administration, public health, or a related field
- Master's degree
- Minimum 5 years of grant writing, grant making, or related professional experience
- Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to develop compelling, professionally packaged grant proposals
- Proven track record of securing grant awards
- Experience identifying philanthropic funding opportunities
- Self-direction and strong attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Proven success working collaboratively in team environments
- Customer-focused orientation
What We Do
Henry Ford Health is a Detroit-headquartered academic healthcare system serving more than 2 million people across Michigan and beyond. Its integrated offerings include primary, preventive, urgent, specialty, home, and virtual care, health insurance, pharmacy, and eye care. The organization also advances clinical innovation, research, clinical trials, medical education, community health, health equity, and services for vulnerable communities throughout the region.
