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The Director/Sr. Director of Special Projects, Clinical Strategy and Value Based Care is a high-impact role for a strategic thinker who wants to help shape the future of clinical and integrated kidney care. Reporting to the Group Vice President, Clinical Transformation, you will turn complex insights into action, lead highly visible cross-functional initiatives, strengthen how the business operates, and craft communications that engage leaders and teammates. Working at a national level, you will collaborate with the SVP of Operations, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Medical Officer and other clinical leaders to advance priorities that improve healthcare delivery and outcomes.

Location: Denver-based hybrid role, with in-office attendance Tuesday through Thursday.

This opportunity is ideal for a high-performing, resourceful leader who brings sound judgment, thrives in complex environments, and is energized by the chance to make a meaningful difference in healthcare.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the clinical leadership team to shape strategy and translate the organization’s most important priorities into results.
• Serve as a strategic extension of the GVP, Clinical Transformation, managing priorities, representing the GVP's perspective with sound judgment, and anticipating and resolving team needs and risks so leaders are set up for success.
• Bring clarity to ambiguity by framing complex challenges into focused objectives, workstreams, milestones, and decisions.
• Lead high-priority, cross-functional projects from concept through adoption, aligning scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, and outcome targets.
• Connect clinical service lanes and functional teams around shared goals, building alignment through proactive communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Establish governance structures, decision rights, operating rhythms, escalation pathways, clear ownership, and accountability for results.
• Manage a portfolio of enterprise clinical initiatives by evaluating priorities, sequencing work, balancing resources, and addressing risks and interdependencies.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders by providing clear updates, recommendations, and executive-ready decision materials that clarify tradeoffs and enable action.
• Create high-value leadership forums by developing focused agendas, coordinating the right participants, documenting decisions, and driving follow-through.
• Lead change strategies that assess stakeholder readiness, address barriers, coordinate communications, and sustain adoption across teams.
• Collaborate with operational and innovation teams to design and implement differentiated, scalable capabilities that improve clinical and business outcomes.
• Develop business cases and recommendations that consider investment requirements, resource allocation, financial impact, return on investment, and value realization.
• Travel up to 15% to connect with teams and advance business priorities.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA or graduate degree preferred At least five years of experience in strategic or operational leadership, including a minimum of two years in project management.
• A track record of success in project management, strategy, consulting, or a comparable role supporting enterprise-level initiatives.
• Healthcare services experience is preferred, especially in payors, physician networks, value-based care, integrated care models, or healthcare financial operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading organizational change and achieving sustained adoption across complex, matrixed environments.
• Strong executive communication skills, including experience developing strategic narratives, presentations, and decision materials.
• Confidence navigating complex senior stakeholders, offering candid perspective and pushing back when needed.
• Experience designing governance models and managing a portfolio of interdependent enterprise initiatives.
• Ability to develop business cases, evaluate resource and investment decisions, and measure financial and operational value.
• High aptitude for AI and emerging technology, with a track record of using new tools to work smarter and drive innovation
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with the ability to turn analysis into clear, executive-ready materials.

How You’ll Succeed

• You influence effectively without direct authority and bring diverse stakeholders together around shared objectives.
• You combine strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, and strong business judgment to make sound decisions.
• You are resourceful and find practical ways forward, even when time or resources are limited.
• You take initiative, focus on outcomes, and follow through from concept to implementation.
• You communicate with clarity and confidence in writing, in conversation, and with senior executives.
• You create clarity around decision rights, accountability, priorities, and escalation pathways.
• You build trusted relationships and enjoy working across functions in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

At DaVita, you will join leaders who set an inspiring vision, empower others, and take on complex challenges that matter. We believe the strongest solutions emerge through collaboration, curiosity, and ownership. If you are motivated by meaningful work, energized by talented teammates, and ready to turn bold ideas into measurable impact, this role offers the opportunity to help shape what comes next.

What We’ll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

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At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second.  We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong."  Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits  

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