Strategic Projects Associate (Business Development)

Posting Date

08/04/2026

2000 16th St, Denver, Colorado, 80202-5117, United States of America

Role Overview

The corporate development team focuses its efforts on building meaningful partnerships with physicians, hospitals, and health systems. Embedded within Business Development, the ‘Special Projects’ team is looking for an Analyst to be a key player in identifying, analyzing, and driving strategic growth opportunities.

Reporting into the Director of Strategy and Special Projects, you will utilize a blend of analytics, strategic thinking, project management, and communication skills to partner with our Growth VPs to expand their markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Analytics & Market Research: Perform robust analytics to inform strategic decisions and business development initiatives, including analyzing market trends and forecasting new growth opportunities.
• Process Optimization: Identify and implement opportunities to streamline workflows and improve the effectiveness of targeting efforts (including leveraging Salesforce to drive efficiencies and enhance tracking).
• Executive Communication: Prepare clear and concise materials for internal and external meetings, including pitch decks, talking points, executive strategy sessions, and interdepartmental communications.
• Performance Monitoring: Track, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to ongoing business development activities.
• Ad Hoc Special Projects: Independently and cross-functionally identify new growth opportunities and creatively address challenges as they arise.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: 0–2 years of experience in business development, sales analytics, financial analysis, strategy, or a related role. (Experience with a healthcare provider is preferred).
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities with a high attention to detail.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to present complex information clearly and concisely, including experience creating presentation materials.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word). Familiarity with Salesforce and business intelligence tools is a strong plus.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Must be comfortable driving forward significant amounts of independent work, while also effectively partnering and communicating with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, from fellow analysts to Vice Presidents.

Location & Travel:

• Strong preference for candidates in Denver area
• Average of 1-2 days in office per week with flexibility  
• Occasional travel (approximately 5–10%) is required

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, and PTO cash out.
• Support for You and Your Family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access to Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave, and more.
• Professional Development Programs: A variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career, as well as on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform, StarLearning.

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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.

The Salary Range for the role is $62,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year.

 

If a candidate is hired, they will be paid at least the minimum wage according to their geographical jurisdiction and the exemption status for the position.

New York Exempt: New York City and Long Island: $66,300.00/year, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $66,300.00/year, Remainder of New York state: $62,353.20/year New York Non-exempt: New York City and Long Island: $17.00/hour, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $17.00/hour, Remainder of New York state: $16.00/hour

Washington Exempt: $80,168.40/year Washington Non-exempt: Bellingham: $19.13/hour, Burien: $21.71/hour, Everette: $20.77/hour, Unincorporated King County: $20.82/hour, Renton: $21.57/hour, Seattle: $21.30/hour, Tukwila: $21.65/hour, Remainder of Washington state: $17.13/hour

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.