2027 Summer Internship – Spend Management Insights

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Vizient Intern Program Overview: 

This program is designed to foster a beneficial relationship and provide growth opportunities for Vizient, our employees, and collegiate students. Since 2000, our summer intern program has provided college undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students with practical experience that exposes them to multiple aspects of a career field and the healthcare industry. This full-time, paid intern program offers an opportunity to accelerate academic learning, apply classroom knowledge, and introduce students to a professional setting. Interns are assigned a supervisor to mentor/develop their business skills, as well as monitor their work experiences. Interns are integral members of the company’s team, setting goals, working toward deadlines, and actively participating in community service projects. 

The program requires the intern to commit to 10 weeks of participation in all formal training, mentoring, on-the-job learning, and opportunities to interact with senior leaders. 

• Program starts June 1, 2027, and ends August 6, 2027 

• Pay rate: $25 per hour. 

About the team and role 

The Spend Management Insights team supports Vizient’s Spend Management business by turning complex operational, financial, and healthcare data into clear reporting and actionable insights. The team partners with business leaders, product and project teams, engineering, data management, and field stakeholders to improve visibility into performance, identify opportunities, and support better decisions 

What You’ll Do  

• Support the development and enhancement of Power BI dashboards used to monitor business performance, opportunities, and delivery progress. 

• Clean, reconcile, and validate data from multiple sources to improve the accuracy and reliability of reporting. 

• Analyze business requirements and help translate them into meaningful metrics, visualizations, and user experiences. 

• Document metric definitions, data assumptions, business rules, and dashboard logic so reporting is consistent and easier to maintain. 

• Collaborate with analytics, engineering, project management, and business stakeholders to gather feedback and refine deliverables. 

• Prepare clear summaries or presentations that explain findings, demonstrate dashboard functionality, and communicate progress. 

What You’ll Learn 

• How healthcare organizations use data, benchmarks, and performance measures to identify opportunities and support decision-making. 

• Power BI dashboard development, data visualization principles, data cleansing, validation, and basic data modeling. 

• How analytics teams partner with product, project management, engineering, data management, and field teams to deliver enterprise solutions. 

• Professional skills including requirements gathering, documentation, presenting insights, stakeholder communication, and project coordination 

Qualifications 

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in data analytics, business analytics, information systems, healthcare administration, business, computer science, or a related field. 

• Basic experience with data analysis, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or a comparable analytics or visualization tool. 

• Coursework or project experience involving data visualization, statistics, business intelligence, database concepts, or process improvement. 

• Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize information and solve problems. 

• Interest in healthcare, business operations, performance improvement, and using data to support practical business decisions 

• Ability to work out of the Irving office.  

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.