Sr Director of Planning, Quality, & Risk

Posting Date

04/01/2026

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

The Sr. Director of Planning/ Quality/Risk is a strategic leadership role responsible for integrating enterprise planning, quality assurance, and risk assessment into a unified operating framework. This role drives operational excellence, ensures compliance, and enables data-driven decision-making to support long term business goals.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning Execution – Lead enterprise-wide planning processes. Drive forecast accuracy
• Quality Assurance – Establish and oversee QMS. Ensure compliance. Set and monitor KPIs.
• Risk Assessments and Supplier Relationship Management – Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, financial, and supply risks
• Operational Excellence – Drive cross-functional improvements, champion a culture of continuous improvement.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management – Build and lead high performance teams. Serve as a key advisor to the PRISM Leadership team. Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
  
  

Education And Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10-15 years of progressive leadership experience in all associated categories or similar
• Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives
  
  

Skills, Certificates, Licenses, And Registrations

• Deep knowledge of planning processes (S&OP, S&OE, PLM, etc)
• Expertise in quality systems and continuous improvement methodologies
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk
• Financial acumen
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and influencing skills
• Data driven mindset and experience using data analytics and reporting tools
  
  

Travel And Time Requirements

• 20-25% travel expected
  
  

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 $129,000.00 - $205,000.00/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.