EY-Parthenon - Strategy & Execution - Deal Tech - Health - Enterprise Architect - Senior Director

About the role

EY-Parthenon’s unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions, and corporate finance delivers real-world value—solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact engagements that drive both cost optimization and top-line growth across complex transactions and corporate transformations.
• Work with C-suite executives, private equity clients, and IT leadership to identify, plan, and execute healthcare technology-driven strategies that enable innovative delivery of patient care, operational efficiencies with health plans, optimize enterprise IT platforms, and accelerate revenue and digital innovation during mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and carve-outs as well as value creation, enterprise re-imagine, and technology transformation initiatives.
• Prepare and execute separation and integration plans, identify ideas and sources of value enhancement, and advise on risk mitigation and the successful change of enterprise technology platforms, operations, functions, and people.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Information and Operations Management, Analytics, or related field and 8 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 7 years of related work experience.
• Experience in a healthcare professional services firm or health technology company, IT strategy, digital transformation, and transaction advisory.
• Expertise in hands-on technical implementation of major acute EHR platforms (Epic or Cerner) and/or ambulatory platforms (Epic, AthenaHealth, Nextgen, eClinicalworks, etc.), enterprise architecture of clinical platforms and revenue cycle management platforms including integration engines such as Cloverleaf, Mirth Connect, or Boomi, enterprise or solution architecture for modern enterprise/back-office and admin application platforms, software-centric product environments (SaaS, cloud native, API-based ecosystems), software architecture and custom application development (e.g., Java, C#, Python, APIs, and Data lake platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, Fabric), network infrastructure architecture and design (LAN/WLAN, Internet Edge, Zero Trust Security Framework), Azure AD, EntraID, MFA, PAM/IAM experience a plus.
• Proven experience in cost optimization (e.g., AI/Digital Transformation, IT synergy planning, post-merger integration or carve-out execution) and in tech-driven growth initiatives (e.g., implementing a new digital product, scaling technology to deliver excellence of patient, provider, and employee experience).
• Ability to synthesize complex technical, financial, and operational data into clear, actionable insights; balanced cost efficiency with innovative tech-driven growth strategies.
• Comprehensive understanding of IT cost structures—including TCO (total cost of ownership), shared services, outsourcing, and digital transformation levers—and an ability to convert various technology/IT opportunities into dollar and financial impact.
• Experience in merger & acquisition contexts—e.g., involvement in IT due diligence, IT separation or integration projects, or identifying technology synergies in deals. Understanding deal timelines and how to realize value quickly in a deal timeline is critical.
• Leadership & Soft Skills: Proven ability to lead teams and drive change. Excellent client-facing skills with experience advising senior executives. A track record of influencing decision-makers and driving initiatives to completion, especially where technology and business strategy intersect.

Qualifications

• Must either reside in or be in a commutable distance to your office location for this position.
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.

Skills and attributes for success

• Build Trusted Relationships - ability to manage senior client relationships and influence client perspectives.
• Strong Problem Solving and Storytelling - be a lead for solving problems from beginning to end (problem identification, hypothesis development, synthesis, and recommendation with a compelling narrative).
• Outcomes-driven - understand and translate client needs into approach and outcomes for project delivery.
• Effective through Collaboration - be part of project teams comprising colleagues from across the EY-Parthenon sub-service lines.
• Business and Commercially Driven - working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to drive value to our clients.
• Business Development - ability to drive aspects of pursuits, including presentations and client meetings. Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work.
• Talent Development - coach junior colleagues to become high-performing.
• Learning - learn and develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching, and experiences.

Pay

$250,000 to $290,000 base salary range in all geographic locations in the US.

Schedule

Flexible vacation policy, with time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.