Director, Forward Deployed Engineering

Posting Date 09/25/20262000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Workflow Contextualization & Translation: Act as the critical translation layer between business/clinical realities and technical architecture. Bridge the gap between clinical workflows, payer contract structures, regulatory environments, and multi-agentic AI development.
• End-to-End Product Ownership: Take full accountability for the AI deployment lifecycle. Move beyond advisory functions to execute and own everything from initial clinical problem scoping to building functional Proofs of Concept (POCs), testing, scaling with tech teams, and driving ultimate ROI realization.
• Prototyping & AI Development: Hands-on development of tangible AI solutions and functional POCs (e.g., performance dashboards, care coordination hubs, automated triggers) that meet exact business needs. Goal of shipping initial full products within aggressive timelines (e.g., 90 days).
• Human-in-the-Loop Design & Change Management: Design deployments that prioritize clinical safety, compliance, and user trust. Ensure AI tools enhance rather than disrupt teammate workflows while actively managing the change adoption process on the front lines.
• Data Architecture Alignment: Utilize expertise in claims analytics and healthcare data architecture to ensure the foundational data layers required for AI agents are properly structured and functional.

Education and Requirements

• Hybrid Expertise: A rare blend of skills sitting at the intersection of clinical care, healthcare strategy, business, and hands-on prototyping/technology.
• Clinical & Strategic Foundation: Deep domain knowledge of kidney care, population health, clinical delivery bottlenecks, and payer contract mechanics. (Background as a physician or experience in top-tier healthcare strategy consulting is highly relevant).
• Proven GenAI Experience: Demonstrated track record of turning AI concepts into tangible, deployed solutions (such as GenAI-powered tools for RFP responses or clinical workflows).
• Analytics & Data Mastery: Expert-level understanding of healthcare data architecture, claims analytics, and data transformation within health systems.
• Constant Learning Mindset: Ability to rapidly monitor, learn, and apply the constantly shifting external AI landscape to organization-specific contexts.

• Execution-Oriented: Highly accountable and passionate about driving real-world outcomes at the intersection of healthcare and AI.

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.

The Salary Range for the role is $129,000.00 - $205,000.00 per year.

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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

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