Manager, DaVita Venture Group

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DaVita Venture Group (DVG) is a newly formed innovation arm of DaVita, focused on transforming care delivery to improve quality of life for patients around the globe. DVG will fund, acquire and partner to develop products that improve care for patients suffering from kidney disease and related comorbidities. We are seeking a creative, passionate, and driven professional with an interest in healthcare to join our team. The team will primarily focus on device, tech-enabled services and analytic products but may span other strategic areas as well and will include investments and partnerships with both early stage and more established companies.

The position is based in Denver, CO

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Drive market research and support sourcing efforts to help identify new external investment and partnership opportunities.

• Conduct research on market trends, competitive landscape, reimbursement, and other indicators of business viability
• Directly engage patients, physicians, and other key stakeholders to understand the customer perspective
• Network with DaVita leaders, investment professionals, and industry experts

Support aspects of due diligence efforts

•  Gather relevant information from the target company and industry experts
•  Conduct primary and secondary research to test core assumptions
•  Perform financial and valuation analyses
•  Draft internal investment memos

Integration and implementation

• Partner with DaVita operating teams to oversee aspects of integration
• Work with portfolio companies and strategic partners to design pilots to test new concepts
• Make recommendations on whether to scale or discontinue based on performance
• Support development and engagement of junior team members

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Background in financial services, ideally investment banking, corporate development or corporate finance
• • Familiarity with the clinical, operational, and financial drivers that impact decision-making in a healthcare organization (services, pharma, device, technology sectors are all relevant)
• • Demonstrated problem-solving, quantitative, and qualitative analysis skills, including familiarity with financial modeling and business valuation
• • Intellectual curiosity mindset and enthusiasm for healthcare services and health tech
• • Eager to learn and be coached
• • Strong communication (written, verbal, listening, and presentation) skills
• • Highly collaborative, team-oriented work-style, pragmatic, and resourceful problem-solver
• • Capability and desire to build relationships and network within the healthcare industry
• • Responds well to change and has a high tolerance for ambiguity Approaches work with an unparalleled level of personal ownership, responsibility, integrity, and ethics
• • Personal values in line with DaVita's values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment & Fun

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. 

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.

Salary/ Wage Range

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.