Director, Special Projects (IKC)

Posting Date

07/18/2025

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

The Director, Special Projects (IKC) reports directly to the COO, and has an active role with the Palmer team.  This teammate will be responsible for partnering with various functions across the business to drive strategic planning, management process, business communications and aggregating / synthesizing information to support business processes and decision-making.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Support the Chief Operating Officer in crafting and executing on strategic initiatives 
• Organize core operating efforts and drive collaboration across lanes 
• Support internal/external communication by helping to crafting and delivering key messages 
• Highlight management process gaps or improvement opportunities, then implement solutions 
• Lead critical projects working across multiple service lanes; monitor metrics, track progress of initiatives, and prepare presentations for senior leadership 
• Collaborate across teams to perform analyses and synthesize results 
• Support in the development and improvement of a top performing operations leadership team 
• Work across operational and innovation teams to advance best-in-class capabilities in the market 
• Regularly apprise the COO of project status and variations from schedule or scope 

Strategy & Project Execution: 

• 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, an manages against targets/goals including scope, schedule, metrics, and revenue 
• Scope, plan and execute multiple, often quick-turnaround projects with minimal assistance 

Education & Experience Requirements: 

• Prior experience in Strategy, Consulting with Project Management 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 2 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 preferred 
• Must be comfortable researching and presenting internal and external data to help senior leaders make decisions
• Demonstrated track record of top performance and desire to help improve our overall healthcare system. 

Additional Success Factors: 

• Highly organized, structured working style with strong project management skills 
• Discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information 
• Interest and curiosity in broad array of topics and issues
• Confidence to work effectively with senior teammates
• Strong analytical and presentation skills 
• Self-starter who can work effectively with limited oversight while pushing for access and input when needed 
• Resourcefulness—the ability to find and implement effective solutions despite time or resource constraints 
• Attention to detail (follow up and follow through are a MUST in this role) 
• GSD and following through on initiatives & projects to successful completion 
• Poise, tact and diplomacy under pressure  
• Influences others to achieve objectives 
• Flexibility & openness to frequent schedule/calendar changes and emerging priorities 
• “Can-do” & results-focused mentality—willing to do what it takes to get the job done 
• Travel required: up to 25%. This role is based in Denver. 

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.

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.

Salary/ Wage Range

$100,100.00 - $147,000.00 / 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.