Project Manager (Operational Excellence & M&A)

Quick Facts

• Role: Project Manager (Operational Excellence & M&A)

• Focus: Highly complex project portfolios for operational excellence and system integration

• Work model: Onsite presence at least 2 days per week (or more as business requires)

Description

Lead and oversee small-to-mid scale healthcare mergers and acquisitions projects from conception through completion. Build project work plans, establish communication and risk management, redesign workflows, develop metrics, and perform return-on-investment analysis. Provide cross-functional leadership, manage project managers/coordinators, and drive integration outcomes through governance, dependency/risk tracking, synergy/value capture, and change management, using AI-enabled tools to support delivery and data-driven decisions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package (eligible positions)

Requirements

• Master’s degree (MPH, MHA, or MBA) or equivalent experience

• 8 years of recent relevant experience

• Healthcare M&A/integration methodology knowledge across acute, ambulatory, physician, and post-acute settings

• Integration plan experience including Day 1 readiness, operational stabilization, and long-term integration

• Integration governance and workstream/dependency/risk/executive reporting expertise

• Ability to identify, quantify, track, and escalate synergy and value capture opportunities

• Change management leadership with stakeholder engagement and adoption strategies

• Proficiency with AI-powered tools for productivity and decision support

• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities and tight, competing deadlines

• Ability to lead large and diverse teams and influence stakeholders

• Exceptional written/verbal communication and presentation skills

• Proficiency with common office and project applications (spreadsheets, word processing, project management, presentations)