System Director - Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Modeling & Valuation

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health Mission Hill

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

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SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 13,900+ providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.
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With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

This position is located on-site at our health system's headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri and is not remote work eligible.

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Jon Dirksen

Executive Talent Partner

jon.dirksen@ssmhealth.com 

#LI-Onsite

Job Summary:

Responsible for driving growth and strategic initiatives for merger and acquisition transactions. Provides transactional leadership and across all phases of the M & A life cycle. Serves as the single point of contact for internal and external transaction teams.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversees and drives all stages of the mergers and acquisitions life cycle.
• Provides thought leadership and analytical expertise, in partnership with finance, on the evaluation of strategic growth initiatives.
• Leads the development and implementation of transaction project teams and processes.
• Reviews, evaluates, and contributes to all transaction legal documents in partnership with legal partners.
• Manages cross-functional teams in key areas of the transaction including due diligence, review of transaction documents, and transition and integration planning.
• Ensures effective management of post-closing deal terms and hand-off to integration teams.
• Effectively communicates with and prepares transaction deliverables for key internal and external stakeholders, including members of the Executive Team.
• Works effectively as a team member in an executive environment in a matrix organization and promotes teamwork within and across the organization by maintaining positive relationships and utilizing effective problem-solving skills.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelors degree

EXPERIENCE

• Seven years’ experience in the areas of: strategic project management and/or mergers and acquisitions; with five in leadership.

Department:

8766000033 Treasury

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. 

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.