Senior Clinical Programs Manager

DaVita Kidney Care

Sr. Manager of Clinical Programs at DaVita overseeing infection control projects and managing cross-functional teams.

Posted 4/26/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $85,000 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support Infection Prevention Director with projects, including managing processes, driving the right set of analyses, and presenting the conclusions to leadership
Build strong relationships with internal partners (Infection Prevention, Operations, Risk, Clinical Support, IT, etc.) and external vendors
Full life cycle of process development: define gaps between current state and optimal state, determine needs to overcome gap, and execute to achieve optimal state
Create and manages individual work plan and contributes to overall project plan
Develop and improve credible and pragmatic analytical approaches and frameworks; uses continuous improvement tools when appropriate
Manages and drives strategic and operational initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional teams of clinical, operational, and senior business leadership
Develops and communicates project scope, timeline, plan, and resource requirements
Creates, implements, and drives adoption of processes and solutions to further clinical and business outcomes
Oversees and manages Analyst, Clinical Operations project portfolio; provides coaching and project sponsorship, removes barriers as necessary
Successfully manages relationships with leaders and clinical teammates at all levels, and influences diverse group of stakeholders through effective communication and strong interpersonal skills
Communicates project status updates and needs to senior leadership; prepares, reports, and manages against targets/goals including scope, schedule, metrics, and revenue
Supports divisional leadership in managing goal tracking, scorecards, project portfolio management, business reviews, and supporting projects
Oversees division-wide growth initiatives
Draws upon continuous improvement tools to structure and incubate improvement opportunities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA or graduate degree in a healthcare related preferred
At least 4 years of experience in a strategic or operational leadership role required
Prior experience in healthcare services and/or working with payors, physician networks, preventive care models, and/or integrated care models preferred
Advanced proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint required
At least 2 years of project management experience required

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementanalytical approachescontinuous improvement toolsprocess developmentgoal trackingscorecardsbusiness reviewsresource managementstrategic initiativesoperational initiatives

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcommunicationinterpersonal skillsinfluencingcoachingcollaborationleadershippresentation skillsproblem-solvingstakeholder management

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMBAgraduate degree in healthcare