Director, Special Projects

Director, Special Projects

The Special Projects Director will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Integrated Kidney Care (IKC). This teammate will serve as a Director of Special Projects and support the development of business strategy, aggregating and synthesizing analysis, partnering with various functions across the enterprise to drive strategic planning, organizing management processes, business communications and supporting team engagement initiatives.

This includes efforts in IKC, Procurement (PRISM), Redwoods and the Contact Center Transformation initiative.

Location : Denver based, hybrid role (Tues, Wed & Thurs in office)

Successful candidates will demonstrate a track record of top performance and desire to help improve our overall healthcare system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Support the IKC CFO in crafting and executing on strategic imperatives. Initiatives extend across the IKC CFO’s portfolio including PRISM, Redwoods and Contact Center or other areas of the CFO’s portfolio.
• Organize Finance / Analytics and Growth IKC efforts and drive collaboration across lanes.
• Highlight management process gaps or improvement opportunities, then implement solutions.
• Drive creation of materials for executive updates, bi-annual strategy / performance reviews and other updates against portfolio.
• Lead critical project(s) working across multiple service lanes; monitor metrics, track progress of initiatives, and prepare presentations for senior leadership.
• Collaborate across IKC, PRISM, Contact Center teams to perform analyses and synthesize results.
• Support internal communication by helping to craft and deliver key messages.

Strategy & Project Execution :

• Ability to lead through influence, often managing several senior level stakeholders with various priorities.
• Drives results / gets things done defines approach with limited guidance / oversight and adjusts as needed while seeking feedback and input.
• Manages and drives strategic and operational initiatives in collaboration with other teams.
• Able to structure ambiguous problems into clear workstreams and drive execution.
• Develops and communicates project scope, timeline, plan, resource requirements, and assumptions.
• Creates, implements, and drives adoption of processes and solutions to further clinical and business outcomes.
• Communicates project status updates and needs to senior leadership; prepares, reports, and manages against targets / goals including scope, schedule, metrics, and revenue.

Education & Experience Requirements :

• Prior experience in Project Management, Strategy, and / or Consulting, or a similar role supporting enterprise-level initiatives within healthcare or financial operations leadership.
• Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA or graduate degree preferred.
• At least 7 years of experience in a strategic or operational leadership role.
• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint required.
• Prior experience in healthcare services and / or working with payors, physician networks, value-based care models, and / or integrated care models may be helpful.

Additional Success Factors :

• Influencing others to achieve objectives.
• Strategic thinking.
• Resourcefulness the ability to find and implement effective solutions despite time or resource constraints.
• Handling matters proactively and expeditiously, following through on initiatives & projects to successful completion.
• Ability to develop approach in ambiguous settings while remaining flexible to address change.

At DaVita, we find that our best leaders are those who create an inspiring vision for the future and empower their team to achieve success.

They have always enjoyed tackling difficult problems and believe that the best way to solve them is through collaborative, team efforts.

They take ownership of results and instill accountability in those they lead. They are driven, strong communicators, relationship builders, and find real fulfillment in challenging work.

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 to 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.

Salary / Wage Range : $55,000.00 - $100,000.00 / year. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

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.

Colorado Residents : Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.

You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

About Us

DaVita (NYSE : DVA) is a comprehensive kidney care provider focused on transforming care to improve the quality of life for patients globally.

The company is a leading provider of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years.

DaVita is working to help increase equitable access to care for patients at every stage and setting along their kidney health journey from slowing progression of kidney disease to streamlining the transplant process, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home.

As of March 31, 2022, DaVita served 200,800 patients at 2,809 outpatient dialysis centers in the U.S. The company operated an additional 346 outpatient dialysis centers in 11 other countries worldwide.

DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality and worked collaboratively to help propel the kidney care community to adopt an equitable, high-quality standard of care for patients around the globe.

DaVita is an equal opportunity employer- Male / Female / Veterans / Disabled. To learn more about what this means click here.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background verification checks.

Please make sure you read the following details carefully before making any applications.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

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