Director, Strategy & Special Projects

Posting Date

07/24/2026

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

This position is a hybrid role based at our Denver Headquarters, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday through Thursday)

The Payor Partnerships team manages an $8B revenue portfolio and a high-growth national value-based care business that encompasses more than $5B of medical spend. Within the Payor Partnerships team, the Strategy function sets the long-term vision of our team and drives disruptive thinking on how we should approach our portfolio of payor relationships and contract negotiations. Spanning negotiating strategy, product strategy, marketing strategy, and broader enterprise strategy, we drive high-priority initiatives from concept to execution. We work at the forefront of a very dynamic healthcare business and policy landscape.

The Payor Partnerships team has extensive experience in strategy consulting, managed care, finance, and negotiations. We operate in a fast-paced environment with a shared focus on delivering results, thinking creatively, supporting each other’s growth, and having fun. Members of our team get meaningful exposure to senior leadership and substantial investments in personal and professional development.

As Director of Strategy & Special Projects, you will help shape the future of our business by taking end-to-end ownership of a complex portfolio of strategic initiatives and contributing to the broader direction of our strategy function. Your work will directly impact a significant portion of DaVita’s overall revenue and the care experience for hundreds of thousands of patients. This is a unique opportunity for a strong strategic thinker and leader who wants to see the direct impact of their work, both on business outcomes and on the healthcare system more broadly.

Example projects:

• Setting the negotiating strategy for renewing our dialysis rate and value-based care management contracts with a large, national payor across multiple lines of business
• Building a business case for developing a new value-based financial product
• Assessing the impact of a new healthcare policy on the payor industry, and translating into what it means for us and our partners in the short and long term
• Identifying disruptive opportunities to ensure that our annual rate increases exceed inflation and cost trends
• Refining our value proposition to payors across our dialysis and value-based kidney care management businesses

Responsibilities:

• Shape the direction of the strategy function, translating complex, ambiguous problems into actionable frameworks
• Exercise end-to-end ownership for a portfolio of strategic work, including planning, execution, and delivery
• Manage project teams of managers and analysts; coach, mentor, and train more junior members of our team
• Create high-quality presentations with clear strategic recommendations for senior leaders, including C-suite executives
• Independently structure and lead analytics to support strategic decision-making 
• Work cross-functionally with leaders across lanes to deliver on goals, exerting influence without formal authority
• Proactively align resources with priorities and consistently remove barriers to team and project success

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience, with a track record of progressive responsibility
• Experience in healthcare strategy within a top-tier consulting firm or provider, payor, or healthcare services organization
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to bring structure to complex, ambiguous questions, demonstrating end-to-end ownership of workstreams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to deliver clear recommendations and influence decision-makers at all levels
• Highly proficient in PowerPoint and Excel
• High degree of ownership, accountability, and a “get stuff done” mindset
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across functions and teams to drive results
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, feedback-rich environment with shifting priorities
• Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to determine appropriate level of analytical rigor needed to answer a strategic question
• Comfortable challenging the status quo, introducing fresh perspectives, and participating in productive debate
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred, but not required

Additional success factors:

• Mission-driven with commitment to DaVita's core values: Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment and Fun
• Collaborative team player who fosters a culture where everyone belongs
• Thrives in a feedback-rich environment
• Leads with kindness and empathy
• Energized by the sport of deal work, with a natural curiosity to learn and desire to grow
• Brings an ownership mentality and desires high visibility and high impact work
• Aptitude and enthusiasm for coaching, mentoring, training, and developing teammates

At DaVita, we find that our best leaders are those who create an inspiring vision for the future and empowers 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 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  

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