Vice President, Growth (Business Development)

Posting Date

08/13/2026

910 Erie Blvd ESte 150, Syracuse, New York, 13210-1048, United States of America

Location: Remote (Option to work from one of ~5 DaVita corporate offices or local operations offices depending on geography) Travel: 25% - 40% 

About DaVita 

At DaVita, we find that our best leaders are those who create an inspiring vision for the future and empower their team to achieve success. We are a Village of more than 65,000 teammates committed to improving the quality of life for patients globally. If you love tackling difficult problems and believe that the best way to solve them is through collaborative, team efforts, this is the place for you. 

The Role 

As the Vice President, Growth (Business Development), you will serve as the chief architect of a comprehensive, multi-year growth strategy for approximately one-quarter of our U.S. dialysis business—representing a $2–3 billion annual revenue scope. 

Reporting to the Group Vice President of Corporate Development, and partnering closely with two Group Vice President (GVP) Operations leaders, you will drive market-specific strategies that support DaVita's overarching mission. You will be at the forefront of shaping our future footprint, driving innovation, executing strategic partnerships, and accelerating our transition to value-based care. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Strategic Growth & Transaction Execution: Design, translate, and execute complex, market-specific multi-year growth strategies into actionable 12-24 month tactics. Lead initiatives across Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Joint Ventures (JVs) for a $2-3B revenue scope. 

• Partnership Development & VBC Expansion: Drive upstream engagement with leading physicians and negotiate high-impact hospital partnerships. Expand and execute Value-Based Care (VBC) contracts to align with DaVita's strategic priorities. 

• Leadership & Teammate Development: Determine organizational needs; directly lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of 6 to 8 Directors of Business Development. Ensure 'best in class' leadership is being developed internally and align with the future needs of the business. 

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively and work hand-in-hand with field operations leadership and corporate stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and seamless operational execution. 

Qualifications & Candidate Profile 

• Track Record: 8 to 10+ years of experience with a demonstrated track record in corporate development, M&A, joint ventures, or strategic partnerships (with emphasis on physicians and health systems). 

• Education: Master’s Degree (MBA preferred) or Bachelor's Degree with equivalent experience. 

• Industry Knowledge: Experience within the healthcare services sector and value-based care (VBC) models is highly preferred. 

• Executive Presence: Strong ability to influence, communicate, and partner effectively with senior operational leaders, external physician groups, and hospital executives. 

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. 

DaVita is an equal opportunity employer – Vet and Disability. To learn more about what this means click here. 

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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 $200,000.00 - $292,000.00 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

For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

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.