2027 Summer Internship - Data & Digital Sales Operations

About the role

When you're the best, we're the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

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.

What You'll Do

• Support Sales and Account Management planning and prioritization for upcoming Vizient Connections Summit. Work across Marketing, Product, Sales, Account Management, and Project Management to effectively prioritize 'asks' for sales and account management team, help prepare communications and collateral, and conduct analyses to inform recommendations of clients to engage with at Summit
• Support key ongoing reporting, communications, and preparation for leadership forums.
• Support other strategic initiatives as they arise (e.g., product penetration measurement, AI enablement support, new CRM reporting and configuration initiatives)
• Reporting / analysis responsibilities: Sales and pipeline analysis from CRM (Microsoft Dynamics and PowerBI), contract analysis, and synthesis in Excel, PPT, and Email

What You'll Learn

• Business analytics, sales pipeline measurement, and effective communication
• Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft CoPilot, Microsoft PowerPoint
• Gain hands-on experience in how Sales Operations works across Sales, Account Management, Product, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Operations. Learn how to translate CRM, contract, and market data into insights that guide sales priorities, and how coordinated handoffs, product launches, and process improvements help D&D commercial teams achieve their growth goals.
• Storytelling, project management, and stakeholder communications

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in business, marketing, or economics preferred.
• Some Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Interest or major in public health or communications secondary
• Comfort with ambiguity, ability to communicate effectively
• Interest in health care, sales, marketing, and/or general business
• Chicago office preferred, Hybrid 3 days per week