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The IBM ODM Technical Lead will play a critical role in designing and delivering enterprise decision automation solutions that support key clinical, operational, and business processes.\nThis role will lead the architecture, development, governance, and modernization of IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM) platforms while collaborating across business, product, and engineering teams. 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DaVita's Information Technology Department has both clinic facing and non-clinic facing subgroups that provide our clinician teammates the tools to provide quality patient care. DaVita IT utilizes designers, developers, system architects, project managers, application architects, nurses, trainers and many more professionals to incorporate the technology needs of our clinicians, business and physician customers.\nJoin us as we pursue our vision \"To Build the Greatest Healthcare Community the World has Ever Seen.\"\nWhy wait? Explore a career with DaVita today.\nGo to http://careers.davita.com to learn more or apply.\nTo learn more about our Village and the world of dialysis, click here.\nWhat We’ll Provide:\nMore 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.\n Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out\nSupport for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more\nProfessional 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.\nAt 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. 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