Manager, Clinical Programs (Clinical Transformation)

Posting Date

07/21/2026

2000 16th St, Denver, Colorado, 80202-5117, United States of America

Job Description

The Manager, Clinical Programs will play a critical leadership role in shaping DaVita’s clinical strategy and overseeing the execution of key initiatives that support our goals of improving patient quality of life. This individual will drive complex, cross-functional projects to design and operationalize innovative care models that improve patient outcomes, experience, and cost of care. 

This role requires a strategic thinker and operational leader who excels in navigating ambiguity and collaborating across diverse stakeholder groups. The Manager will lead initiatives spanning multiple workstreams within DaVita Kidney Care, ensuring clinical programs are thoughtfully designed and effectively executed. 

The Manager will work on a team of highly motivated individuals with backgrounds in consulting, process engineering, change management, and clinical operations. This highly visible and cross-functional role will partner directly with leaders across DaVita Kidney Care to drive forward the organization’s transformation efforts. 

Key responsibilities are spread across three categories: 

Project Management 

• Coordination across strategy lanes, reporting, product, training, and change lanes to ensure a thoughtful approach to clinical execution and implementation 

• Lead the development and execution of project plans, defining milestones, timelines, and ensuring projects stay on track to meet deadlines. 

• Establish and track key performance metrics, ensuring the evaluation of success and program impact aligns with organizational goals. 

• Manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring effective communication, coordination, and provide regular leadership updates on project progress and challenges. 

Strategy and Operations 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of operational strategies and clinical outcomes and appropriate prioritization of initiatives 

• Partner closely with field operations for proactive and ongoing feedback to ensure implementation and adoption of key clinical initiatives 

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of key initiatives, ensuring that tools, workflows, and support structures are in place to maintain long-term impact and efficiency. 

• Monitor program performance, proactively identifying areas of improvement, and lead efforts to drive continuous improvement in program execution and outcomes. 

Pilots and Experimentation 

• Lead efforts to build consensus around best practices across stakeholders, ensuring alignment and smooth implementation of clinical programs. 

• Oversee collaboration with teams across the organization to successfully pilot and scale new clinical programs. 

• Synthesize complex data and findings, presenting insights in a clear, actionable format to senior leadership and stakeholders. 

• Lead the process of translating complex business challenges into strategic recommendations and cohesive, impactful stories. 

• Travel: ~5% of the time 

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.     

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree preferred

• 5-7 years of work experience, RN license/experience required

• Demonstrated experience and/or interest in healthcare delivery and patient experience 

• Strong analytical and presentation skills required
• People leadership experience required

• Highly collaborative with the ability to impact change 

Additional Required Skills: 

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to clearly convey complex ideas to diverse audiences. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to build relationships and gain credibility across broad stakeholder groups. 

• Ability to balance strategic vision with tactical execution to achieve impactful results. 
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. 
• Exceptional executive communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively. 

• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to navigate complex, evolving environments. 
• External vendor coordination and management

• Outstanding conceptual, analytical, and strategic thinking skills. 

• Strong project management capabilities, with experience leading multiple initiatives across cross-functional teams. 
• Proven ability to prioritize, evaluate, and manage workloads while identifying growth opportunities. 

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. 

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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 per year.

 

 

 

If a candidate is hired, they will be paid at least the minimum wage according to their geographical jurisdiction and the exemption status for the position.

New York Exempt: New York City and Long Island: $66,300.00/year, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $66,300.00/year, Remainder of New York state: $62,353.20/year New York Non-exempt: New York City and Long Island: $17.00/hour, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $17.00/hour, Remainder of New York state: $16.00/hour

Washington Exempt: $80,168.40/year Washington Non-exempt: Bellingham: $19.13/hour, Burien: $21.71/hour, Everette: $20.77/hour, Unincorporated King County: $20.82/hour, Renton: $21.57/hour, Seattle: $21.30/hour, Tukwila: $21.65/hour, Remainder of Washington state: $17.13/hour

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.