**It's more than a career, it's a calling.** MO-SSM Health Mission Hill **Worker Type:** Regular **Job Highlights:** **_Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2024 - Becker's Healthcare_** **_Named One of the Diversity Leaders 2024 – Modern Healthcare_** **_Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024 - Newsweek_** **_Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2024 – Newsweek_** **_Named One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters 2024 – Newsweek_** 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. ​​​​​​​ 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. Explore All Benefits (https://jobs.ssmhealth.com/us/en/benefits) _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. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)_