Director, Special Projects

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Over the last decade, we set out to be the world's greatest dialysis company, and over the next decade, we're poised to build the greatest healthcare community the world has ever seen. When you join the DaVita Village, you're joining a winning team. Through our commitment to training, growth and quality, we consistently achieve superior clinical outcomes while giving teammates the opportunity to excel in an award-winning environment that enables them to thrive both professionally and personally.

As a member of the leadership team, the Senior Director of Special Projects for the Senior Vice President (SVP) will report directly to the Senior Vice President. This teammate will be based ideally in Denver, Colorado and responsible for supporting the development of the business strategy, aggregating and synthesizing regulatory/external industry analysis, partnering with various functions across the business to drive strategic planning, management process, business communications, and employee engagement. This teammate is a disruptive thinker who is in touch with trends in the internal and external marketplace, comfortable researching and presenting internal and external data to help senior leaders make decisions, skilled at facilitating leadership teams on strategic alignment, and effective at communicating operating strategy to the broader organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor metrics, track progress of initiatives, and prepare presentations for senior management
• Regularly apprise the SVP of key performance indicator and project status, and variations from schedule or scope
• Scope, plan and execute multiple, often quick-turnaround projects with minimal assistance
• Present ideas for special projects that might facilitate the leadership's objectives
• Partner with appropriate stakeholders, including outside parties, to undertake analysis
• Develop communications for the SVP for both internal and external audiences
• Identify and analyze issues and opportunities that could impact the leadership team's objectives, facilitate solution to any issues that arise
• Engage relevant parties in issue resolution
• Prepare board of director presentations
• Establish management process for SVP's portfolio to ensure delivery upon key objectives
• Develop strategy and vision for teams in portfolio, with focus on ensuring coordination and collaboration across lanes
• Manage finances and G&A budget across portfolio, partnering with leaders for each lane
• Perform analytics on business performance and identify opportunities for improvement
• Travel required: up to 20%

Qualifications:

• Experience as a Director of Strategy, Project Leader, or similar role supporting C-Level leadership and enterprise-level initiatives
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's highly preferred

Demonstrated track record in the following:

• Strategic thinking
• Influencing others to achieve objectives
• 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)
• Research and milestone planning skills
• Integrity; trustworthy and able to keep matters and documents/info confidential
• Handling matters proactively and expeditiously; successful initiatives & project completion
• Ability to effectively work independently as well as to collaborate as part of a team
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
• Judgment and decision-making ability--must know when and how to "push-back" on decisions and how to make tough calls to keep work moving forward
• Poise, tact and diplomacy under pressure
• Flexibility & openness to frequent schedule/calendar changes and emerging priorities
• Self-motivated and accountable for meeting commitments and deadlines
• "Can-do" & results-focused mentality-willing to do what it takes to get the job done

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. Enter text here

Join us as we pursue our vision "To Build the Greatest Healthcare Community the World has Ever Seen."

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.

Salary/ Wage Range

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.