Senior M&A Project Manager, Acute Care

Oriongrps; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

ORION GROUPS, a professional services firm based in McKinney, Texas, seeks a Senior M&A Project Manager to guide complex merger, acquisition, and divestiture initiatives within acute care healthcare environments. Remote to align with U.S.

Central Time Zone hours, six-month W2 contract with potential extension. Responsibilities include leading planning and execution across hospitals and health systems, coordinating diverse workstreams, and ensuring patient care continuity during organizational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead M&A project planning and execution across acute care settings, including hospitals, health systems, clinical departments, and shared services functions.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams involving clinical operations, revenue cycle, finance, human resources, supply chain, compliance, technology, facilities, and executive stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project charters, workplans, schedules, RAID logs, decision trackers, budgets, status reports, and executive-level communications.
• Facilitate project meetings, capture decisions and action items, track deliverables, and ensure accountability across internal teams, vendors, and acquired or divested entities.
• Support planning and execution for transaction close readiness, Day 1 activities, transition service agreements, operational integration, separation planning, and post‑close stabilization.
• Partner with clinical leaders and operational teams to identify dependencies, resolve issues, de‑escalate tension, and maintain continuity of patient care during periods of organizational change.
• Manage scope, requirements, timelines, resources, communications, contingency plans, and risk mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track and manage project deliverables using Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, and ServiceNow PPM or similar enterprise project tools.

Skills

Project management

M&A experience

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

EHR systems

Microsoft Project

ServiceNow PPM

Clinical operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Microsoft Project

ServiceNow PPM

Job description

ORION GROUPS is a professional services firm based in McKinney, Texas that provides experienced consultants to key organizations across the United States. We focus our talent expertise in both the financial and healthcare industries. Our capabilities in technology include application management, enterprise software systems, data strategies, integration, and IT infrastructure. We work diligently to listen and provide value to your unique needs. www.OrionGRPS.com

OVERVIEW

Orion Groups is seeking a Senior M&A Project Manager to lead complex merger, acquisition, and divestiture initiatives within acute care healthcare environments. This opportunity will coordinate clinical, operational, technology, financial, and cross-functional workstreams to support smooth transitions, stakeholder alignment, and successful integration or separation outcomes.

OPPORTUNITY

• Duration: 6-month W2 contract with potential extension
• Location: Fully remote, aligned to U.S. Central Time Zone hours
• Compensation: $175,000 plus health benefits

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead M&A project planning and execution across acute care settings, including hospitals, health systems, clinical departments, and shared services functions.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams involving clinical operations, revenue cycle, finance, human resources, supply chain, compliance, technology, facilities, and executive stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project charters, workplans, schedules, RAID logs, decision trackers, budgets, status reports, and executive-level communications.
• Facilitate project meetings, capture decisions and action items, track deliverables, and ensure accountability across internal teams, vendors, and acquired or divested entities.
• Support planning and execution for transaction close readiness, Day 1 activities, transition service agreements, operational integration, separation planning, and post‑close stabilization.
• Partner with clinical leaders and operational teams to identify dependencies, resolve issues, de‑escalate tension, and maintain continuity of patient care during periods of organizational change.
• Manage scope, requirements, timelines, resources, communications, contingency plans, and risk mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track and manage project deliverables using Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, and ServiceNow PPM or similar enterprise project tools.

KEY EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years of project management experience in healthcare, with direct experience supporting acute care hospitals or health systems.
• Healthcare merger, acquisition, divestiture, integration, or separation experience, including the ability to operate effectively in complex transaction environments.
• Strong understanding of acute care operations, clinical workflows, stakeholder dependencies, and the need to maintain patient‑care continuity during change.
• Proven ability to lead large, cross‑functional teams and communicate clearly with executives, clinical leaders, operational stakeholders, vendors, and project teams.
• Experience managing business, operational, technology, and compliance workstreams across large‑scale healthcare initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaboration, de‑escalate tension, resolve ambiguity, and maintain a professional, positive team environment.
• Experience developing project governance, status reporting, risk management, executive presentations, and decision‑support materials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, including Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Microsoft Project; experience with ServiceNow PPM or similar tools is a plus.
• EHR, clinical systems, revenue cycle, or enterprise application experience with platforms such as Epic or Oracle Health/Cerner is preferred.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred

Orion Groups is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail]