Director, Strategy and Special Projects; DSD

Director, Strategy and Special Projects (DSD)

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Posting Date: 10/21/2025

2000 16th St, Denver, Colorado, , United States of America

Over the last decade, we set out to be the world's greatest dialysis company, and over the next decade, we're poised to build the greatest healthcare community the world has ever seen. When you join the DaVita Village, you're joining a winning team. Through our commitment to training, growth and quality, we consistently achieve superior clinical outcomes while giving teammates the opportunity to excel in an award-winning environment that enables them to thrive both professionally and personally.

We are seeking a Director of Strategy and Special Projects as a key member of the DaVita SNF Dialysis (DSD) leadership team. This position is responsible for supporting DSD in achieving financial and operational goals, primarily through growth strategy development and execution, but also additional assigned projects and initiatives. This role will provide strategic frameworks, data, analytics, tools, and processes to support execution as well as direct oversight and direction of field-based execution support resources.

Successful leaders in this position will significantly contribute to reaching more of the 60,000+ dialysis patients residing in SNFs receive the benefits of highest quality renal care on site. This position has the flexibility of being based anywhere in the country (fully remote).

• Lead DSD with strategy development, data, analytics, tools, and processes supporting accomplishing same store volume growth and new site expansion goals.
• Lead field-based resources responsible for supporting same store growth execution resulting in DSD achieving volume growth goals.
• Support business development teammates and DSD operations leaders with data, analytics, marketing materials, and tools to support achieving new site expansion goals.
• Provide oversight and support on projects, processes, and strategic initiatives supporting DSD achieving key clinical, financial, or operational goals as assigned.
• Support DSD communications an change management (presentations, written communications, and others) for internal and external partners and stakeholders, including DaVita senior leadership, board of directors, other village teams, partners (physicians, SNFs, health systems, payors) and others (CMS, CON boards, state regulators and law makers, etc.)

• Master’s degree in business administration, health administration, or related area strongly preferred
• 3+ years of directly applicable experience in a top tier consulting firm or comparable internal corporate environment.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint required including familiarity with business intelligence and financial performance software.
• Demonstrated strong analytical, quantitative and logical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively translate complex concepts and detailed data into effective presentations and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, flexible, and comfortable working in a “start-up” type environment with ambiguity and requiring solving new problems.

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 Diversity & 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 an affirmative action employer.

As such, 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.

• 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…