Senior Operations Integration Specialist

NorthBay Health; Fairfield (CA); On-site; USD 79,900 - 92,299; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

403(b) retirement plan with employer

Job summary

NorthBay Health is seeking a Senior Operations Integration Specialist to oversee enterprise integration initiatives, especially during mergers and acquisitions or strategic partnerships. The role drives planning, coordination, risk management, and Day-One readiness with a focus on long-term value realization.

Responsibilities include developing workstream plans, managing critical paths, and communicating progress to executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• Certification in Project Management (PMP) highly preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in program management, project management, management consulting, corporate strategy, or M&A integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain workstream integration plans across all assigned workstreams with milestones, dependencies, ownership, escalations, communication and timelines.
• Partner with functional leaders to build detailed workstream plans translating integration strategy and TSA/APA requirements into deliverables.
• Own and manage the integration critical path, emphasizing Day-One readiness sequencing and pre-close requirements.
• Identify and manage cross-workstream interdependencies, addressing sequencing risks and resource constraints.
• Maintain the integration risk register, documenting risks, mitigations, and escalation thresholds.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

M&A integration

Risk management

Executive communication

Healthcare domain

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or related preferred

Job description

At NorthBay Health, the Senior Operations Integration Specialist is responsible for project management, coordination, and execution oversight of enterprise integration initiatives, typically in support of mergers, acquisitions, or strategic partnerships. This role supports integration planning, drives cross‑functional alignment, manages risk, and ensures delivery against Day‑One readiness and long‑term value realization objectives.

Primary Job Duties

Integration Planning & Execution

• Develop and maintain the workstream integration plans across all assigned workstreams, including scope definition, milestones, dependencies, ownership, escalations, communication, and timelines.
• Partner with functional leaders to build detailed workstream plans, translating integration strategy and TSA/APA requirements into executable deliverables.
• Own and continuously manage the integration critical path, with emphasis on Day‑One readiness sequencing and pre‑close decision requirements.
• Identify, map, and actively manage cross‑workstream interdependencies, proactively addressing sequencing conflicts, risks, and resource constraints.

Risk Management & Issue Resolution

• Maintain and evolve the integration risk register as a dynamic tool, ensuring risks are clearly documented, owned, mitigated, and tracked.
• Apply structured, analytical thinking to assess risk severity and business impact, establishing appropriate escalation thresholds.
• Surface material risks and issues to integration leadership with clear context, implications, and recommended actions.
• Identify and map workstream interdependencies, surfacing conflicts, sequencing risks, and resource constraints before they become execution problems.
• Identify prioritization conflicts and provide data‑driven recommendations to enable timely executive decision‑making.

Governance, Communication & Reporting

• Establish and maintain a consistent engagement cadence with fellow workstream leaders to ensure plan accuracy, issue visibility, and forward momentum.
• Participate in integration governance forums and workstream meetings, capturing decisions, risks, and action items with precision.
• Own the workstream integration action log, ensuring accountability and closure of all open items.
• Develop and deliver integration status reporting tailored to multiple audiences, including detailed operational updates and executive‑level summaries for steering committees (ESC).
• Communicate changes to timelines, milestones, and dependencies with clarity, articulating the impact on the integration plan and critical path.

Value Realization & Strategic Alignment

• Track integration milestones tied to value realization objectives, ensuring alignment with acquisition rationale and executive expectations.
• Monitor workstream execution for alignment to strategic intent, identifying and escalating deviations with recommended corrective actions.

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the organization’s integration playbook, documenting processes, lessons learned, and best practices to improve future integration efforts.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree (MBA or related field) preferred.

License/Certification

• Certification in Project Management (PMP) highly preferred.

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in program management, project management, management consulting, corporate strategy, or M&A integration.
• Project Management Professional designation.

Skills

• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross‑functional programs, preferably in healthcare or similarly regulated environments.
• Experience with post‑merger integration, TSA management, or large‑scale transformation initiatives preferred.
• Advanced program and project management capabilities (e.g., critical path management, dependency mapping, risk frameworks).
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect operational execution to strategic value drivers.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influence skills across executive and operational levels.
• Highly structured thinker with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level reporting.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments with competing priorities.

Values and Interpersonal Skills

The True North values are a set of value‑based behaviors that are to be consistently demonstrated and role‑modeled by all employees at NorthBay Health. The principles consist of:

• Nurture / Care
• Own It
• Respect Relationships
• Build Trust
• Hardwire Excellence

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life, disability, and long‑term care coverage.
• Paid time off: vacation, sick leave, holidays, bereavement.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
• Education reimbursement and professional development programs.
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness programs.
• Recognition programs and shift differentials.
• Market‑based compensation review and increases subject to approval.

Hours of Work: Management Exempt. Requires travel and flexible schedule, including some weekend and evening work.

Compensation: $58 to $67 per hour based on years of experience doing the duties of the role.

The role is currently open.