Opportunity
SSM Health, a fully integrated healthcare delivery system serving communities in four states across the Midwest, seeks a highly analytical, strategically minded, and relationship‑oriented executive to serve as its inaugural Director of Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Modeling and Valuation.
This newly created, high-impact role reflects SSM’s commitment to strengthening enterprise-level capabilities in financial modeling, valuation, and strategic transactions. Reporting directly to SSM’s Treasurer & Chief Investment Officer (and partnering closely with the Chief Corporate Development Officer) the Director will serve as a central architect of SSM’s growth strategy, providing the sophisticated analytical, valuation, and deal leadership expertise required to advance transformative initiatives across the system.
The System Director will steer all phases of the M&A lifecycle from assessment through diligence, financial modeling, proforma development, valuation, negotiation support, and post‑close transition planning. The ideal candidate brings deep “deal desk” experience evaluating healthcare services transactions with the ability to model complex scenarios in real time, translate analytics into strategic insights, and present recommendations.
Position Summary
The Director of Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Modeling and Valuation will be responsible for driving growth and strategic initiatives for merger and acquisition transactions. This leader provides transactional leadership and across all phases of the M&A life cycle, serving as the single point of contact for internal and external transaction teams.
Primary Duties and 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.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Seven years’ experience in the areas of strategic project management and/or mergers and acquisitions.
- Five years’ experience in direct people management/leadership. Specifically, SSM Health defines leadership roles as having a team of direct reports with responsibilities of facilitating hiring, firing, corrective actions, mentorship, etc.
- Deep experience performing detailed market research to gather relevant data for valuation inputs and support business assumptions.
- In-depth experience building and maintaining complex financial models to project volumes, future cash flows, revenues, returns, and other financial metrics to support valuation assumptions.
Compensation
An attractive compensation and benefits package be offered commensurate with the candidate’s experience. The role is based in St. Louis with relocation offered. If unable to relocate to the region, hybrid travel is at the expense of the candidate.
