2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America

Overview of DaVita

DaVita is a Fortune 500® health care provider focused on transforming care delivery to improve quality of life for patients around the globe. The company is the largest provider of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for 20 years. Through DaVita Kidney Care, the company treats patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita is committed to bold, patient-centric care models, implementing the latest technologies and moving toward integrated care offerings for all. As of March 31, 2019, DaVita served 203,000 patients at 2,664 outpatient dialysis centers in the United States. The company also operated 241 outpatient dialysis centers in nine countries across the world. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality, and worked collaboratively to propel the kidney care industry to adopt an equitable and high-quality standard of care for all patients, everywhere.

DaVita is the employer of choice for over 70,000 professionals (“teammates”) and is guided by its mission--to become the provider, partner, and employer of choice. DaVita Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DVA. DaVita generates approximately $11 billion in annual revenue and currently has an enterprise value of approximately $20 billion.

At DaVita, we find that our best leaders are those who create an inspiring vision for the future and empowers others to achieve success. They have always enjoyed tackling difficult problems and believe that the best way to solve them is through collaborative, team efforts. They take ownership of results and instill accountability in those they lead. They are driven, strong communicators, relationship builders, and find real fulfillment in challenging work.

Overview of the Position and Team:

Title: Manager, Payor Partnerships

Location: Denver, CO

Team Description: The Payor Partnerships team manages relationships with a wide variety of payors, including commercial health plans, medical groups and hospitals, among others. Within these relationships, the team is responsible for negotiating and implementing all payor/provider contracts, educating our payor partners on various DaVita programs that create value and improve patient care and outcomes, and reviewing financial models and language terms to ensure our agreements keep pace with the dynamic healthcare market. Further, the Payor Partnerships team helps shape DaVita’s strategy within the evolving healthcare landscape, including value-based care agreements.

Position Description: This teammate will serve as a vital member of DaVita’s Payor Partnerships team. Key responsibilities include cultivating and maintaining payor relationships, negotiating rates and contract language, redlining of contract documents, issue resolution, coordinating with claims teammates to ensure accurate billing, reimbursement and contract implementation, and regular communication with regional field operating leaders. This position reports to the Director of Payor Partnerships, for whom this teammate will provide day to day support in negotiation and account management efforts. This position requires a limited amount of travel.

Experience and Education:

• Undergraduate degree (post-graduate professional degree a plus)

• Minimum of three years’ experience in contract language and rate negotiations

• Healthcare experience preferred

Key Skills:

• High emotional intelligence

• Commitment to DaVita’s Core Values

• Excellent communication skills, with ability to communicate persuasively both orally and in writing

• Results oriented with a proven ability to "get stuff done"

• Exceptional project management skills and attention to detail; ability to organize and lead multiple work streams, priorities and teams

• Creative, strategic thinker

• Proficient analytic/financial skills, including knowledge of Excel

Salary/ Wage Range

$68,400.00 - $100,400.00 / year

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. 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  

*If this position is located in a region with minimum wage requirements, we will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage: Denver: $17.29/per hour for nonexempt roles, Colorado: $50k/year for exempt roles.