Director, Special Projects

Posting Date

12/05/2025

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

About The Role

The Director, Special Projects plays a key role in shaping and accelerating DaVita’s most impactful operational initiatives. Acting as a strategic partner and connector across our innovation lanes—Runway, Forge, and Pioneer—this leader helps bring ideas to life that drive lasting change across the Village.

In this role, you’ll lead enterprise-level projects, guide the work of our Operations Excellence Initiatives, and partner closely with senior executives to align priorities, streamline decision-making, and translate strategy into action. You’ll serve as both a trusted advisor and hands-on operator, balancing big-picture thinking with executional excellence. This is an ideal opportunity for a dynamic leader who thrives in complexity, influences through collaboration, and brings a passion for operational transformation and innovation that directly improves the lives of our patients and teammates.

What You’ll Do

• Support the Operations Excellence Action Team (50%)
• Shape and guide the strategic direction of the Ops Excellence Initiatives , ensuring alignment with DaVita’s enterprise priorities and long-term value creation.
• Influence and engage senior stakeholders to drive adoption and execution of multi-year Operational Excellence objectives.
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that accelerate operational transformation, foster innovation, and scale best practices across DaVita’s ecosystem.
• Strategic Scoping & Special Projects (20%)
• Scope, plan, and execute multiple complex, fast-moving projects that advance DaVita’s operational and strategic goals.
• Identify and analyze issues and opportunities, developing data-driven recommendations for senior leadership.
• Partner closely with leaders across the Village to define long-term strategy and innovation priorities.
• Establish clear metrics and track execution to ensure accountability and measurable impact.
• Executive Support & Partnership (10%)
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior and executive leaders.
• Support strategic discussions, executive meetings, and presentations—helping to shape agendas, craft compelling narratives, and align decision-making.
• Flex into high-priority efforts as needed to support DaVita’s evolving business and strategic initiatives.
• Operational Management & Process Improvement (20%)
• Identify gaps or opportunities to improve team operations, developing scalable processes and communication plans to drive progress.
• Maintain visibility into all key initiatives—tracking metrics, milestones, and outcomes to ensure clarity and accountability across the organization.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or MBA preferred.
• 7 years of experience in strategy, operations, or transformation roles—healthcare experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical, storytelling, and executive presentation skills.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influence capabilities across all levels of the organization.
• A passion for DaVita’s mission and a people-first leadership approach that inspires collaboration and results.
  
  

Here is what you can expect when you join our Village:

• A "community first, company second" culture based on Core Values that really matter.
• Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average.
• Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you reach your potential.
• Performance-based rewards based on stellar individual and team contributions.
• A comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, your financial well-being and your future.
• Dedication, above all, to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure across the nation.
  
  

Join us as we pursue our vision "An Unwavering Pursuit of a Healthier Tomorrow"!

Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today.

Go to http://careers.davita.com to learn more or 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.
  
  

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 $114,000.00 - $181,000.00/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.