Ember Group Consulting is a people-first management consulting firm partnering with leading healthcare and financial services organizations to drive meaningful transformation. We bring structured thinking, analytical rigor, and collaborative execution to complex, high-impact initiatives.

This is an opportunity to help architect the growth strategy of one of the nation's fastest-growing healthcare systems.

Ember Group Consulting is a trusted strategic partner supporting one of the nation's leading integrated healthcare systems as it executes an ambitious acquisition strategy - growing 3x over the next five years through strategic acquisitions. This role sits at the center of that strategy.

We're seeking a Senior Manager -level M&A Valuation & Transaction Strategy leader to partner directly with Corporate Development, Finance, Executive Leadership, and the Transaction Leadership Office in evaluating, modeling, pricing, and executing transactions that will shape the future of the organization. If you have experience with financial modeling, healthcare transactions, executive strategy, and enterprise growth, this is an opportunity to influence some of the organization's highest-profile investment decisions.

You'll help determine:

· What should we buy?

· What is it worth?

· What synergies exist?

· What risks exist?

· How should we structure the transaction?

What You'll Do:

· Lead complex valuation and financial modeling for healthcare acquisitions and strategic investments.

· Build integrated deal models incorporating financial diligence, operational findings, and synergy opportunities.

· Develop executive-ready investment recommendations and valuation materials.

· Pressure-test seller assumptions and financial projections.

· Build scenario analyses, sensitivity models, and investment cases supporting transaction decisions.

· Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, Legal, Operations, and external advisors throughout the transaction lifecycle.

· Coordinate findings from valuation firms, Quality of Earnings providers, operational diligence teams, and third-party consultants.

· Support executive decision-making through concise financial storytelling and board-level reporting.

· Help standardize valuation methodologies and financial governance across future transactions.

We're Looking For 8-12+ years of experience in one or more of:

· Investment Banking

· Corporate Development

· Big 4 Transaction Advisory

· Healthcare Financial Due Diligence

· Healthcare Valuation

· Strategic Finance

· Experience evaluating provider organizations including:

· Hospitals

· Health Systems

· Physician Practices

· Ambulatory Care

· Joint Ventures

This role helps shape an enterprise acquisition strategy. You'll work directly with executive leadership to evaluate opportunities that influence the organization's long-term growth strategy while helping build the financial frameworks supporting a multi-billion-dollar acquisition portfolio. The work is highly visible and directly connected to executive decision-making.

Why Ember?

We're a boutique management consulting firm trusted by executive leadership teams to lead complex transformation initiatives where execution, change leadership, and strategic partnership matter most. Our consultants don't simply fill roles; they become trusted advisors embedded within some of our clients' most visible enterprise initiatives.

We're intentionally building a different kind of consulting firm, one where talented people have the opportunity to shape client relationships, influence strategy, and grow alongside experienced consulting leaders in a highly collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.

Competitive compensation
Medical, dental & vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Long-term career growth with Ember
Opportunity to support additional strategic consulting engagements as our firm continues to scale

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Senior Manager, M&A Valuation & Transaction Strategy