Senior Director Strategy & Integration - Optometry

GRS Talent; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly scaling healthcare platform is seeking an experienced leader for integration and strategy focused on post-acquisition integration and operational improvement. With 6–10+ years in strategy or consulting, candidates should have direct experience in M&A integration within a multi-site healthcare setting. The role involves partnering with leadership on standardisation and tracking integration performance, ensuring newly acquired practices align and deliver results. Competitive compensation and remote flexibility offered.

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years experience in strategy, operations, integration, or consulting.
• Direct experience supporting M&A integration in a multi-site healthcare environment.
• Strong understanding of ophthalmology/optometry workflows and practice operations.
• Exposure to RCM, site-level performance metrics, and EBITDA drivers.
• Experience in PE-backed or high-growth roll-up platforms is preferred.
• Advanced analytical skills and data-driven decision making.
• Able to manage multiple integrations and projects concurrently.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders across executives, clinical, and field teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end integration of newly acquired practices (clinical, operational, financial).
• Drive standardisation of workflows, KPIs, and reporting across sites.
• Partner with leadership on integration playbooks and execution cadence.
• Track and deliver against deal thesis and synergy targets.
• Identify and implement operational improvements across the network.
• Work cross-functionally with Ops, Finance, RCM, and Clinical leadership.

Skills

Strategy

Operations

Integration

Consulting

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Multi-site

Project mgmt

Tools

Excel

Job description

REMOTE - US EASTERN / CENTRAL TIME ZONES

This role is for a rapidly scaling, PE-backed Optometry platform with active M&A and national expansion plans.

This role is focused on post-acquisition integration and strategic execution, ensuring newly acquired practices are aligned, optimised, and delivering expected performance.

You’ll work closely with executive leadership and investors to drive integration, standardisation, and operational improvement across the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end integration of newly acquired practices (clinical, operational, financial)
• Drive standardisation of workflows, KPIs, and reporting across sites
• Partner with leadership on integration playbooks and execution cadence
• Track and deliver against deal thesis and synergy targets
• Identify and implement operational improvements across the network
• Work cross-functionally with Ops, Finance, RCM, and Clinical leadership

Qualifications Needed

• 6–10+ years experience in strategy, operations, integration, or consulting
• Direct experience supporting M&A integration in a multi-site healthcare environment
• Strong understanding of ophthalmology / optometry workflows and practice operations
• Exposure to RCM, site-level performance metrics, and EBITDA drivers
• Experience in a PE-backed or high-growth roll-up platform strongly preferred
• Advanced analytical skills (Excel / data-driven decision making)
• Proven ability to manage multiple integrations / projects simultaneously
• Strong stakeholder management across executive, clinical, and field teams