Join VillageMD as a Manager on our Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team!

Join the frontlines of today's healthcare transformation                                                   

Why VillageMD?

At VillageMD, we're looking for a Manager, DEI to help us transform the way primary care is delivered and how patients are served. As a national leader on the forefront of healthcare, we've partnered with many of today's best primary care physicians. We're equipping them with the latest digital tools. Empowering them with proven strategies and support. Inspiring them with better practices and consistent results.

We're creating care that's more accessible. Effective. Efficient. With solutions that are value-based, physician-driven and patient-centered. To accomplish this, we're looking for individuals who share our sense of excellence, are ready to embrace change, and never settle for the status quo. Individuals who have the confidence to lead but the humility to never stop learning.

Could this be you?

We are looking for a DEI practitioner to join our quickly growing team! Reporting to the VP, DEI, the success and impact of this individual is directly tied to supporting the implementation of  strategic and programmatic initiatives against a three-part framework. 

1. Employees | Embed a culture of inclusion and belonging; establishing DEI programs to enable employee engagement
2. Patients | Champion health equity; empowering culturally inclusive care
3. Community | Impact communities where we work and live; building an approach to corporate social responsibility

The Manager, DEI will be primarily focused on the implementing the first pillar to embed a culture of inclusion and belonging by establishing DEI programs to enable employee engagement. 

How you can make a difference:

• Manage strategic DEI projects and programs, including ideation and initiation, creation and documentation of processes, program roll out and communication, and reporting on program effectiveness and results. Programs include, but not limited to BRGs, diversity councils
• Partner with HR Service Delivery to manage regular communications calendar cadence for DEI updates on strategy, events, programs, and days/months of observance, across all channels within the internal organization
• Serving as a subject matter expert, researching and advising on DEI topics
• Supporting the talent acquisition team to help create a brand that appeals to diverse applicants and removes bias
• Identifying external trends and recognizing best practice which will increase diversity among the workforce and inclusion within our culture
• Maintaining relationships with external organizations to improve our pipeline of diverse talent and suppliers
• Reviewing the organizations workplace, policies and procedures, ensuring that these are all inclusive

What will make you successful here:

• You are a business-minded people leader and a functional learning and development expert who can thrive in a culture that is fast paced, results oriented and fanatical about service
• Strong communication skills with a focus on consistent and timely follow-up and follow-through with business stakeholders
• A desire to be accountable for owning problems from design to implementation
• A bias for action and pragmatic, yet creative, “outside the box” solutions that prove you to be a valuable business partner
• You have an unparalleled sense of urgency and commitment to getting stuff done without sacrificing quality or experience
• You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and can manage multiple competing priorities while continuing to advance critical initiatives
• You are self-assured and have a high tolerance for ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
• You are metrics-focused with ability and history of using analytics to solve problems and develop solutions
• A low ego and humility; an ability to gain trust through effective communication and doing what you say you will do

Experience to drive change:

• Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, or a related field required
• Minimum of 5 years in a DEI management role, leading enterprise wide initiatives
• Proven track record of leading DEI programs including BRG/ERGs and diversity councils
• Experience delivering results
• Ability to influence without authority, think proactively and work both collaboratively and independently
• Strong program management experience with demonstrated ability to execute high-visibiilty programs that involve multiple stakeholders with ambitious deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to communicate complex information in an approachable manner.
• Demonstrated understanding of cultural values and norms of various communities including communities of color, LGBTQ+, military, differently abled and particularly underserved communities (urban and rural)
• General understanding of the healthcare industry and various teams within the organization
• Positive attitude and outlook manifested in a solutions-oriented approach
• Ability to travel as needed

How you will thrive

In addition to competitive salaries, a 401k program with company match, bonus and a valuable health benefits package, VillageMD offers paid parental leave, pre-tax savings on commuter expenses, and generous paid time off. You work in a highly-collaborative, conscientious, forward-thinking environment that welcomes your experience and enables you to make a significant impact from Day 1.

Most importantly, you make a difference. You see a clear connection between your daily work on VillageMD products and services and the advancement of innovative solutions and improved quality of healthcare for providers and patients.

Our unique VillageMD culture – how inclusion and diversity make the difference

At VillageMD, we see diversity and inclusion as a source of strength in transforming healthcare. We believe building trust and innovation are best achieved through diverse perspectives. To us, acceptance and respect are rooted in an understanding that people do not experience things in the same way, including our healthcare system. Individuals seeking employment at VillageMD are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

Those seeking employment at VillageMD are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. 

Explore your future with VillageMD today.