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Benefits Program Manager

DaVita Kidney Care
Denver, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 7/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/2/2026
Posting Date

07/02/2026

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

Benefits Program Manager

At DaVita, our mission is the unwavering pursuit of a healthier tomorrow-and that starts right here, with our own Village. As the Benefits Program Manager, you will be at the heart of this mission, directly shaping the health, wellness, and vitality of DaVita teammates and their families. In this highly collaborative role, you will co-manage and drive the strategy, implementation, and ongoing evolution of comprehensive benefit programs/portfolio. Reporting to the Director of Benefits, you will champion our overarching population health strategy by overseeing key benefit vendors and our flagship incentive programs. If you are a cross-functional connector who loves building awareness, equipping people with the right tools, and fostering a culture of holistic well-being, we want you to help us empower our teammates to thrive.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Vendor & Program Management: Serve as the primary project manager and relationship owner for various benefit vendors. Monitor program execution, strategy, and continuous improvement.
  • Wellness Incentive Screening Program Administration: Oversee the annual setup, administration, and ongoing management of the wellness incentive program. This includes coordinating file testing with external vendor partners, managing eligibility file integrations, and overseeing the screening appeal and investigation process.
  • Population Health Strategy: Support the broader population health strategy by leveraging data and metrics to assess program effectiveness. Recommend and implement programmatic changes to improve health outcomes for DaVita teammates.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Project Management: Partner with internal teams (such as Communications, Legal, IT, Operations, People Services and external brokers) to drive initiatives forward. Strong project management skills to ensure alignment of wellness programs with larger People Services (HR) and company goals.
  • Communications & Teammate Education: Collaborate with the internal communications team to design, develop, and distribute engaging program communications that help drive engagement and tell the story of their impact. Present and educate teammates and leadership on new and existing benefit initiatives.
  • General Support: Other duties as assigned, including complex teammate inquiries, special projects, and Open Enrollment support.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Education/Health Promotion, Health Administration, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field required.
  • Experience: 5 years of experience working for a mid-size to large employer in a benefits, wellness, or population health capacity.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certifications: PMP (Project Management Professional), CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist), or relevant HR certifications (e.g., SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR) are a strong value-add.

Essential Behaviors, Skills, And Attitudes

  • Commitment to DaVita’s core values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment, and Fun.
  • Project Management: Exceptional organizational and project management skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple vendor initiatives simultaneously.
  • Communication: Very strong written and oral communication skills, including presentation and public speaking experience.
  • Collaboration & Relationship Management: Strong relationship management skills with a demonstrated ability to work autonomously while successfully collaborating cross-functionally across a large organization.
  • Change Management: Proven experience driving change, while effectively engaging with diverse stakeholders.
  • Analytical Skills: Strong ability to analyze metrics and translate data into action to support program strategy and improvements.
  • Forward-thinking, compliance-minded, and capable of autonomous decision-making with a strong focus on innovation and thinking outside the box.
  • Thrives and enjoys working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment alongside a highly tenured team.

Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today.

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, 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.

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 $78,000.00 - $119,000.00/year.

For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

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.

Beware of Recruitment Fraud

DaVita will never ask for payment or personal financial information at any point in the hiring process, nor will we ever communicate with you using email addresses outside of the DaVita secure network. If you receive a request like this, it is not legitimate. Do not share your information.

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