Senior Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions (Healthcare & lifesciences)

Are you ready to make an impact? Our Mergers and Acquisitions Practice (M&A) is seeking a Senior Manager to join our growing Healthcare and Life Sciences value creation team.  In this dynamic role, you will work within our national M&A practice servicing both corporate and private equity clients investing in or operating software, services and technology-enabled services businesses across payer, provider and life sciences domain areas. This team leads projects that deliver West Monroe’s core value creation and due diligence offerings, including platform acquisitions, mergers/integrations, corporate divestiture/carve-outs, sell-side readiness, and post-close value creation and execution.  Our M&A team includes a variety of seasoned, expert, and award-winning professionals.   You will be an integral part of our team, helping shape our culture and participate in the entrepreneurial process of growing a team with triple digit growth (strategy formulation, recruiting, team building, practice development, healthcare industry thought leadership, etc.). Senior Managers in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice have these primary responsibilities:   Lead teams serving clients and investors across the healthcare and life sciences industries, with specific capabilities in mergers & acquisitions and technology consulting, while demonstrating executive presence with C-level client counterparts  Support Private Equity funds in buy side diligence, sell side diligence, mergers, carve-outs, and value creation & planning projects Assess functional and technology capability maturity as part of diligence/assessment projects and compare respective operating models, KPIs, and organizational structures against leading practices and industry benchmarks  Lead engagement teams on transaction advisory, guiding the team to prepare focused request lists and agendas, facilitating client reviews, and providing leadership oversight for deliverable creation  Lead post-close value creation projects for healthcare PE clients and/or funds, and lead program management offices (PMOs) that deliver on transformational initiatives for portfolio companies Manage project economics including: tracking project budgets, creating and delivering invoices, and managing A/R collection processes Identify core findings and trends in data for project teams to quantifiably support recommendations across technology and operations Support and drive storyline development for project teams – drawing together data analysis, visualizations, recommendations, and financial impacts into a cohesive deliverable Support the ongoing evolution and continuous improvement of WMP’s M&A methodologies (diligence, planning, carve-out, etc.) and approaches to client delivery within the healthcare and life sciences value creation M&A team Support development of industry perspective pieces and client-facing thought leadership, covering healthcare and life sciences Coach and manage other consultants and actively participate in the performance review process  Understand client strategy and investment priorities and turn those goals into concrete engagements and detailed proposals  Coordinate and participate with leadership on business development initiatives and meetings with prospective clients Lead pricing estimates, proposals and engagement letter creation as part of business development and project initiation processes Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs. ​ Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes. Qualifications:   Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred Years of experience working in healthcare technology at one of the following required: M&A/transaction advisory, IT consulting, healthcare software/HCIT implementation (e.g., EMR, commercial software) or in a similar role internal to a healthcare organization Experience working with Payer (medical, dental, etc.), Provider (healthcare services), Life Sciences (pharma services, medical device, biotech/pharma, etc.) and/or healthcare IT/healthcare software organizations Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs. ​ Interest in healthcare business/economics (including healthcare reimbursement models), healthcare policy and regulatory changes and/or healthcare technology/interoperability is required Strong project management methodology background, including schedule, scope, issue and risk management experience, change management, strategic planning and analysis Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams concurrently Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills; experience presenting to and navigating complex conversations with C-level clients or executives Proven success achieving in-market revenue expectations Strong financial acumen and ability to analyze and interpret P&L statements and technology spend/investment categories required High proficiency with Excel required; experience building financial models a plus Candidates must be eligible to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship  Ability to travel up to 50%; Travel is short term (1-2 days on-site per diligence project, 50-75% during multi-month, post-close engagements) A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can  vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see  table below). 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