Director, IKC Clinical Programs

Posting Date

05/18/2026

2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America

The ideal candidate is based in Denver, CO and interested in a hybrid working environment. (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, in-office)

The Director, Strategic Projects, will lead the execution of strategic initiatives that drive DaVita's value-based care programs. Specifically, this leader will play a pivotal role in executing a significant technology transition. This high-impact, high-visibility role will oversee and represent the IKC business priorities through the duration of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) transition and implementation, serving as a dyad to the product and technology teams. This leader will also perform special projects as assigned to drive strategic planning, management process, business communications and aggregating / synthesizing information to support business processes and decision-making.

DaVita IKC is the leading value-based care provider for patients with kidney disease.  We support patients with kidney disease holistically to address the totality of their healthcare needs, ultimately reducing medical complications and improving overall healthcare cost.  Our operating model and performance leads the industry.  We believe that all patients with kidney disease deserve this comprehensive level of care.  It creates a win-win-win, for the patients, for payors, and for our provider partners. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Partner to drive the prioritization and implementation aligned with DaVita’s care model strategy. Lead sessions with senior leadership to drive efficient decision-making; clearly articulating trade-offs, assumptions, budget and timeline impacts to senior level audiences.

• Operational Execution & Project Management: Establish clear project objectives, timelines, and deliverables while ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals. Oversee the execution of the technology transition and synthesize progress for all levels of the organization.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, including operations, finance, clinical, IT, product, and compliance, to execute against the implementation project plan.

• Special Project Execution: Execute team management processes including meeting agendas, recaps and follow-ups. Project manage critical projects working across multiple service lanes; monitor metrics, track progress of initiatives, and prepare presentations for senior leadership 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university required; master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in healthcare strategy, consulting, value-based care, or a related field, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex projects with measurable outcomes.
• Strong expertise in value-based care strategy and operations, particularly within the healthcare industry.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized, structured working style with strong project management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leaders and cross-functional teams to achieve objectives.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office products and familiarity with healthcare data analytics tools.

Travel and Other Requirements:

• Travel up to 25% may be required.
• Maintains the highest standards of confidentiality and discretion.

This role is ideal for a dynamic, strategic thinker who is passionate about driving innovation and delivering value-based care to improve outcomes for patients. If you thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and are ready to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.

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.

The Salary Range for the role is $115,000.00 - $183,000.00 per year.

 

 

 

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  

  

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.