PROJECT MANAGER - M&A Integration & De Novo Pharmacy Builds

It’s not just a job. It’s a mission.

Altruix is a high-touch pharmacy dedicated to serving behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disability populations. Through our pharmacy expertise, and specialized packaging, we promote medication adherence and improve patient outcomes. Our services help clients take medications as prescribed while reducing administrative burden for providers. Altruix customers achieve measurable results, including 90% adherence rates and a 40% reduction in ER and hospital-related costs. Learn more at www.altruix.com.

Altruix is seeking a hands-on Project Manager - M&A Integration & De Novo Pharmacy Builds to lead the execution of pharmacy acquisitions, integrations, De Novo builds, and relocations. This role translates approved growth opportunities into actionable project plans and drives execution from pre-close or initial planning through launch, stabilization, and transition to ongoing operations. The Project Manager coordinates cross-functional teams, maintains accountability for milestones and deliverables, identifies and escalates risks, and supports multiple concurrent projects while strengthening Altruix’s repeatable M&A and De Novo implementation processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring clear ownership and accountability across workstreams
• Lead project kickoffs, workstream reviews, and readiness meetings; document decisions and drive timely resolution of action items, risks, and dependencies
• Maintain project dashboards, risk and issue tracking, and leadership reporting, clearly communicating status, decisions needed, and recovery plans
• Coordinate cross-functional work across Operations, Clinical and Quality, Legal and Compliance, Finance, HR, IT, Revenue Cycle, Payer, Licensing, Facilities, Procurement, Sales, Marketing, 340B, and Logistics

De Novo Builds and Pharmacy Relocations:

• Translate approved opportunities into project scope, budgets, launch plans, timelines, and readiness requirements, escalating material changes to cost, timing, staffing, or scope
• Coordinate site selection, lease and facility activities, permitting, construction, licensing, equipment, technology, staffing, supplier setup, inventory, and operational readiness with functional owners and external partners
• Manage pharmacy relocations and De Novo launches, ensuring licensing, payer, staffing, technology, patient transition, and operational dependencies are addressed before opening

M&A Integration:

• Build and manage transaction-specific integration plans based on deal structure, locations, licensing, payer enrollment, workforce, systems, contracts, and operational requirements
• Coordinate seller information requests and pre-close planning in accordance with Legal-approved access and confidentiality requirements
• Drive Day 1 readiness and post-close integration through stabilization, coordinating employee onboarding, financial and billing continuity, procurement, technology, supplier transitions, communications, and operating workflows
• Coordinate system migrations, testing, cutover, contingency planning, and operational support to minimize disruption to patient and client service

Launch Readiness and Continuous Improvement:

• Coordinate functional readiness signoffs and escalate unresolved regulatory, patient-safety, payer, security, financial, or operational risks before launch
• Lead launch support, issue resolution, stabilization reviews, and formal handoff to ongoing Operations
• Monitor project performance against approved scope, schedule, budget, and operating objectives; capture lessons learned and continuously improve implementation playbooks and templates

Success Metrics:

• Success is demonstrated through reliable milestone delivery, clear cross-functional accountability, controlled scope and budget, launch readiness, continuity of patient and client service, effective issue resolution, and successful transition to ongoing operations

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, project management, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 5+ years of project management or implementation experience leading complex, cross-functional projects involving multiple departments, vendors, or locations
• Experience in healthcare, pharmacy operations, acquisitions/integrations, facility openings, or other regulated environments strongly preferred
• Strong planning, facilitation, communication, problem-solving, and follow-through skills with the ability to influence across functional teams
• Proficiency with Excel and project management tools, including schedules, dashboards, budgets, and action tracking

• PMP or equivalent certification preferred
• Behavioral health or long-term care pharmacy, pharmacy system conversions, construction coordination, and/or 340B experience preferred

Travel Expectations:

• Travel is required for site assessments, acquisition transitions, construction milestones, and pharmacy launches. Occasional work outside normal business hours may be required during critical transitions

BENEFITS:

• Salary of $115,000 to $125,000 based on experience
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) program
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays

EEOC:

Altruix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, placement, training, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, or other employment practices based on any protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. Altruix is a drug-free workplace and requires pre-employment drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment.