Sr Manager, IKC Clinical Programs

About the role

The Senior Manager, Clinical Programs will play a key role in helping DaVita transition and stabilize its CKD Medicare Advantage model of care as it moves from launch into run state.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional transition and readiness work as the CKD MA care model moves from launch into run state
• Build and maintain visibility into workflow maturity, open decisions, key dependencies, ownership gaps, and operational risks
• Drive structured follow-up across workstreams to ensure issues are resolved, handoffs are explicit, and decisions are documented
• Partner with operators, role leads, patient engagement, reporting, and clinical teams to translate care model design into workable day-to-day operations
• Support workflow walkthroughs and readiness reviews across key areas, including stratification, patient engagement, assessment, clinical gap closure, provider engagement, utilization management, and reporting
• Identify where the model requires temporary support post-launch and define stabilization plans for the first 60-90 days
• Establish and manage core execution tools such as risk logs, action trackers, decision logs, and readiness summaries
• Synthesize clinical, operational, and reporting inputs into clear recommendations and leadership-ready updates
• Help shape the run-state management cadence for how issues, performance gaps, and cross-functional dependencies are surfaced and addressed
• Directly manage at least one analyst and support strong work quality, prioritization, and development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years of progressive experience in healthcare program management, clinical operations, care model implementation, value-based care operations, or related fields
• Strong experience leading complex cross-functional work in a matrixed healthcare environment
• Experience working with clinical teams, care management teams, provider organizations, or operators
• Demonstrated ability to move work from design into implementation and stabilize execution in ambiguous environments
• Experience building management processes for execution, including risk tracking, issue resolution, dependency management, and stakeholder follow-through
• Direct people management experience preferred
• Experience in Medicare Advantage, population health, chronic condition management, or value-based care strongly preferred
• Exposure to kidney care, nephrology, renal, or high-risk chronic disease models is a plus

What Will Make Someone Successful In This Role

• Strong ownership and follow-through
• Excellent judgment on what to escalate, what to solve directly, and what to sequence over time
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Strong executive synthesis and ability to create concise, leadership-ready updates
• Comfort managing multiple workstreams without losing rigor
• Practical, low-ego approach to collaboration and execution
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

Why this role

This is an opportunity to help shape the operating discipline behind a high-priority value-based care program. The role offers meaningful exposure to clinical, operational, and strategic leaders and is well-suited for someone who wants to grow into broader healthcare operating leadership over time.

What We’ll Provide

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access to 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.
• 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

Salary/Wage Range

$85,000.00 - $135,000.00/year

Location-Specific Minimum Wage Details

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