2027 Summer Internship - Data Management

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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 Item Master Managed Services (IMMS) team helps healthcare organizations improve the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of their supply chain data. The team works directly within clients’ ERP systems to manage and maintain item master and contract data, including item additions and changes, product data cleansing and enrichment, duplicate identification, data standardization, and contract pricing accuracy. By combining healthcare supply chain expertise, standardized processes, and Vizient data and technology, the team helps clients reduce manual effort, improve operational efficiency, strengthen data governance, and support more accurate purchasing decisions.

The intern will support the team’s ongoing focus on data quality, process improvement, and operational scalability. The role will contribute to projects that analyze item master data, identify data quality and standardization opportunities, and help improve the processes and tools used to manage client data. This work will provide exposure to healthcare supply chain operations, ERP data management, analytics, and the use of Vizient resources such as the Data Management Platform (DMP) and product master data to drive measurable improvements for clients.

What You’ll Do

• Support item master data quality and enrichment projects, including reviewing and validating product attributes

• Analyze item master data using available data sources and tools to identify discrepancies, missing information, duplicates, and opportunities to improve data quality

• Contribute to process-improvement opportunities that make item master management more efficient and scalable

• Collaborate cross-functionally across the department for trainings and project work

• Summarize findings and communicate project progress, results, and recommendations to team members and stakeholders

What You’ll Learn

• Develop a practical understanding of healthcare supply chain data management, including how item master and contract data affect purchasing, pricing accuracy, and procure-to-pay operations

• Gain an understanding of medical product research best practices

• Learn about the major ERPs utilized in the healthcare industry and the pros and cons of each ERP

• Learn how Item Master Managed Services partners with Vizient’s Data Management teams to identify and resolve data-quality issues that can extend beyond an individual client

• Strengthen professional skills in data analysis, problem solving, project management, collaboration, and presenting findings to leadership

• Learn directly from and receive mentorship from experienced analysts and healthcare supply chain experts

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a four-year accredited college, university, or graduate program in good academic standing.

• Beginner Excel and SQL skills

• Strong data analysis skills

• Good organization and planning skills, and demonstrate effective project coordination, facilitation, and implementation based on past work or school experiences

• Effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to analyze and synthesize information for problem-solving are preferred

• Strong interpersonal skills for interacting across the team and potentially with clients

• Basic understanding of working in a hybrid environment, workplace ethics, and effective communication.

• Irving office based

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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.