DaVita Kidney Care · 5 days ago
Director, Operations Innovation
Denver, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$129K/yr - $205K/yr
10+ years expDaVita Kidney Care is a healthcare company focused on improving patient outcomes and redefining care delivery. The Director of Operations Innovation will lead initiatives to enhance efficiency in care delivery and introduce innovative technologies aimed at improving clinical outcomes for patients.
Health CareHospitalMedicalNutrition
Responsibilities
Leverages hypotheses-based approach to identify, validate and quantify opportunities
Utilizes process engineering techniques to assess current processes and potential improvements
Draws upon continuous improvement tools (Lean, Six-Sigma) to structure and incubate improvement opportunities
When appropriate, identifies technology needs to solve business issues and partners with others to source, create/adapt, implement, and launch technology
Distills complex business problems into cohesive, impactful stories
Presents comfortably and compellingly to senior audiences
Successfully manages relationships with senior business leaders and influences diverse group of stakeholders through effective communication and strong interpersonal skills
Works closely with teammates in the clinics and develops long-standing relationships with operators and clinicians
Allocates team resources to ensure all timelines and deliverables are met
Results oriented, moving work forward at a meaningful pace, while building strong culture and teams
Develops and mentors teammates
Passion to improve the healthcare landscape for our teammate and patients with a constant focus on continuous improvement
Embodies DaVita’s core values every day
Up to 50% travel may be required at times; though typical travel is 5-10%
Qualification
Required
Experience leading large-scale business transformation from concept through implementation with tangible impact on operating/financial performance
Demonstrated ability to build professional relationships, influence others, and drive meaningful change that ‘sticks'
Proficiency mapping teammate led processes, and revamping approach through low-value task elimination, automation, and centralization of work
10+ years of total work experience in progressive roles
Preferred
Experience leveraging machine learning or artificial intelligence to solve a key business problem
Undergraduate degree in technical area (e.g. engineering)
MBA or graduate degree in a healthcare related field (MD, MPH, MHA)
Healthcare experience
PROSCI training
Six sigma or lean training
Benefits
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.
Company
DaVita Kidney Care
DaVita means “to give life,” reflecting our proud history as leaders in dialysis—an essential, life-sustaining treatment for those living with end stage kidney disease (ESKD).
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (79)
2024 (53)
2023 (81)
2022 (74)
2021 (54)
2020 (66)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5B2025-05-20Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2024-08-08Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2021-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $750M
Leadership Team
Javier Rodriguez
CEO
Joel Ackerman
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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