Program Director - Transformation - Full Time 8 Hour Days(Exempt) (Non-Union)
The Program Director is a key leader responsible for supporting the growth of Keck Medicine of USC through the strategic oversight of mergers, acquisitions, and community physician alignment initiatives. This role owns the end-to-end due diligence and integration lifecycle for assigned transactions, ensuring initiatives align with organizational strategy and long-term system goals. The Program Director partners closely with executive leadership, physicians, and cross-functional teams to evaluate opportunities across the deal continuum and design scalable operating models. This includes developing and implementing complex revenue cycle workflows, commercial payor rostering processes, and registration and scheduling practices within the health system and its aligned partners. The role requires strong business judgment; payor and value-based care acumen; advanced data analytics and data strategy capabilities; and the ability to design community physician alignment models that support future-state needs and generate sustainable, long-term value for the health system.Departmental Specific SummaryEssential DutiesLead and own due diligence, integration planning, and implementation for community physician alignment, M&A, and partnership initiatives that support health system growth.Direct multiple concurrent transactions, overseeing diligence and integration planning across clinical, operational, financial, regulatory, and cultural domains to ensure consistency and scalability.Establish and govern integration frameworks, operating models, standards, timelines, success metrics, and decision-making structures for physician alignment and partnership initiatives.Own assigned transactions end-to-end, serving as the primary liaison for diligence activities, managing data rooms, coordinating site visits, and ensuring timely resolution of diligence requests.Develop and lead cross-functional diligence and integration teams, aligning stakeholders around shared goals and maintaining momentum throughout the transaction lifecycle.Prepare and deliver executive-level reports and presentations, including deal status updates, key findings, risks, and recommendations for senior leadership and subject matter experts.Collaborate with system-wide stakeholders to evaluate opportunities, prioritize targets, and align resources to support enterprise growth and community physician alignment strategies.Lead physician-facing engagement efforts, including strategic discussions with targeted physicians and physician groups to explore affiliation, acquisition, and partnership opportunities.Guide community physicians through key decision-making considerations, including operating model alignment and integration approaches.Provide analytical leadership in support of the Transformation Office, including assessing operational, financial, and synergy impacts of diligence findings and integration plans.Anticipate future-state operational, market, and payer contracting needs, and con...