Head of Corporate Development & Integrations

Client Summary: National leader in value-based care for substance use disorder treatment serving underserved communities across the country Delivers an evidence-based care model combining medication, group therapy, and personalized support through both in-person and virtual channels Partners with health plans, public agencies, and community organizations to expand access and improve outcomes in addiction healthcare Serves hundreds of thousands of individuals through a compassionate, community-rooted care model with a focus on long-term recovery Established organization with a decade of operational history, positioned at the intersection of behavioral health, value-based care, and social determinants of health Position Responsibilities: 1. Mergers & Acquisitions Drive strategy on end-to-end M&A strategy and execution across the acquisition pipeline. Strategy & Thesis. Develop and maintain the corporate M&A strategy aligned with the strategic roadmap; define target criteria across geography, payer mix, clinical model, and strategic adjacencies. Pipeline & Origination. Build and manage a proprietary pipeline of SUD, behavioral health, and adjacent targets; cultivate long-lead relationships with founders, operators, intermediaries, and sector bankers. Diligence. Lead end-to-end diligence — clinical, financial, operational, regulatory, compliance, payer, and IT — coordinating internal stakeholders and external advisors. Valuation & Structuring. Build and pressure-test financial models; develop valuation views and deal structures (cash, equity, earn-outs, rollover) that optimize risk-adjusted returns in partnership with CFO. Execution. Negotiate LOIs, definitive agreements, and ancillary documents in partnership with legal counsel; manage sign-to-close workstreams. Governance. Prepare Board and investor materials; maintain transparent reporting on pipeline, deal economics, and post-close performance. 2. Post-Close Integration Own the discipline that converts deal thesis into realized value. Integration Planning. Design and execute integration plans from signing through full absorption — Day 1 readiness, 100-day plans, and 12-month value-capture roadmaps. Cross-Functional Leadership. Quarterback integration workstreams across clinical, operations, finance, HR, IT, compliance, and payer contracting. Synergy Realization. Define synergy targets tied to the deal model; track and report against them; elevate risks early. Talent & Culture. Partner with People team on retention, onboarding, and cultural integration — protecting the mission-driven culture while absorbing new teams. Playbook. Build and iterate on institutional integration playbook so every successive transaction is faster, cheaper, and more reliable. 3. De Novo Development Partner with Operations and Finance on the organic expansion engine that complements M&A — opening new locations in existing and new state markets. Market Selection. Partner with Chief Commercial Officer to develop and maintain a market-prioritization methodology incorporating prevalence, payer landscape, regulatory pathway, competitive intensity, and unit economics. Regulatory & Licensing Pathway. Partner with Legal and Compliance to sequence state licensing, Medicaid enrollment, and accreditation timelines into the launch plan. Site Strategy. Partner with Operations, Growth and Finance on site selection, real estate partnerships, and buildout coordination; establish standards and vendor relationships that scale. Launch Execution. Partner with Operations on the launch playbook — hiring, credentialing, payer contracting, community and referral development — driving faster ramps and more predictable unit economics. Economics & Learning Loop. Track de novo cohort performance against model; institutionalize learnings to improve each subsequent opening. 4. Strategic Growth Opportunities Partner with Clinical team on the aperture of non-M&A, non-de-novo strategic initiatives that expand addressable opportunity. Service Line Expansion. Evaluate and sequence adjacent service lines — behavioral health, alcohol use disorder, eating disorder treatment, recovery support, and wraparound services — that extend the clinical model. Strategic Partnerships & JVs. Partner with Chief Commercial Officer on structure partnerships with health plans, health systems, MSOs, and community organizations, including risk-bearing arrangements and joint ventures. Platform Investments. Partner with Head of Technology on build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions for capabilities (data, technology, clinical infrastructure) that enable scale. Long-Range Strategy. Partner with the CEO and CFO on three-to-five-year strategic planning and capital allocation. Experience & Skills: Required Experience and Qualifications: This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in either Finance, Business , Healthcare Administration or related field. This position requires 7+ years in corporate development, private equity, strategy consulting or healthcare M&A This position requires 3 - 5+ years in executive leadership or enterprise-level strategic roles. Access to reliable internet and telephone services, specifically 50M download and 10M upload packages or higher as well as a strong WiFi signal from your remote work location. Must meet pre-employment requirements and maintain all applicable state and job-related guidelines for background screening. Depending on state-specific requirements, this may include fingerprinting, drug testing, health screening, CPR/Basic First Aid and license/credential verifications. Compensation $200k-$250k Health Insurance 401k Paid Vacation #J-18808-Ljbffr Direct Recruiters, Inc.