Integration Director
Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc (formerly HealthExtras, Inc.) is built on strong, innovative principles in the management of prescription drug benefits and provides an unbiased, client-centered philosophy resulting in a year-over-year client retention rate of more than 98%. The Company's subsidiaries include Catalyst Rx, a full-service pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than five million lives in the United States and Puerto Rico; HospiScript Services, LLC, one of the largest providers of pharmacy benefit management services to the hospice industry; and Immediate Pharmaceutical Service, Inc., a fully-integrated prescription mail service facility based out of Avon Lake, Ohio. The company also offers Medicare Part D and Workers Compensation PBM services. Its clients include self-insured employers including state and local goverments, managed care organizations, unions, hospices, third-party adminstirators and individuals.
Position Description:
The Director will be responsible for developing and deploying an executable post merger integration strategy to assist in making business decision and implementing improvements that increase Catalyst’s company performance in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, technology, financial management, operations, and organizational development.
The role provides enterprise leadership and support for activities ranging from due diligence in a pre-sale environment to the execution of critical integration PMO activities. This range of responsibilities includes, among others, synergy realization and value capture planning, planning and management of transaction closure and Day 1 to Day 150+ post-integration activities and creation and management of the Transition Services Agreement. Additionally, the Manager will be highly engaged in business integration activities that directly relate to rapidly sharing and implementing the Catalyst core principles with newly acquired employees and organizations. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Creating a scalable and repeatable integration plan that encompasses the adoption of relevant tools/techniques to meet business objectives, financial synergies and post-integration activities;
• Overseeing the Transition Services Agreement (TSA), and related agreements, including TSA exit strategies and post merger relationships;
• Managing large, complex projects that are designed to implement cost-effective, creative business and technology solutions;
• Leading and implementing change management strategies that align and support Catalyst’s organizational development, corporate culture initiatives and internal brand strategies.
KEY STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITY:
The Manager will interact with key leaders from all areas of the business most notably Corporate Development, Finance, Technology, Legal, Operational Excellence and Human Resources, to lead integration project planning, financial synergy execution strategy and business restructuring efforts. As a consequence, the role requires strong partnering with the Operational Managers (Executive Sponsors, Champions and Process Owners) to embed a disciplined approach to quickly create and the capture value of the integration.
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Qualifications:
CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate will ideally have 5+ years of professional business integration or equivalent experience in corporate change management and financial target execution, and be experienced in project management, client relationship management, cost reduction, M A synergy capture and/or operational restructuring.
Execution
• Self starter with superior problem-solving, analytical and organizational skills and a track record for high performance and superior delivery
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts in the course of work as well as to produce high volumes of quality work product on concurrent activities under deadline pressures
Interpersonal
• Effective team player with a strong team spirit, enthusiasm and the ability to motivate others coupled with strong presentation, facilitation, consulting, and written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with and influence others with different priorities and at varying levels in the organization, communicates effectively and demonstrates good listening skills
• Resolves conflicts and negotiates with others in a respectful manner
Leadership
• Effective change agent with ability to establish a vision and motivate others to drive toward accomplishment of related goals and objectives
• Proven mentoring and coaching skills with ability to train and develop others
• Promotes and demonstrates Catalyst’s core values of accountability, communication and trust
Knowledge
• Strong proficiency in MS Project, Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint
• Experience in financial analysis, operational performance improvement analysis and financial modeling
• Strong project management tools and techniques such as developing a project plan, milestone plan, dependency identification, status reporting, and issue resolution as well as managing projects through a Project Management Office (PMO)
• Exceptional writing, editing and presentation skills
Education Industry
• A degree in business, finance, accounting, change management, communications with expertise in financial practices and/or project management principles is preferred
• Experience within consulting, pharmacy benefit management, healthcare, technology, financial or insurance industries are preferred
Other Requirements
• Travel as required
• Performing other duties, as necessary, to meet departmental and corporate objectives
• Position requires adherence to all Catalyst Rx compliance processes, applicable federal and state laws and regulations and any other procedures required to administer business with our clients