Business Development Representative Intern (Summer 2027 Internship)

Netsmart • Overland Park, KS

12h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is not available for visa sponsorship.
At Netsmart, we're passionate about using technology to make a meaningful impact in healthcare. We partner with organizations across the country that provide mental health and addiction treatment, intellectual and developmental disability support, senior living, home health, hospice, palliative care, and other essential human services. Through innovation and collaboration, we help caregivers and providers deliver better outcomes and improve the lives of the individuals and communities they serve.
Our Futures Program is designed for students who want to gain real-world experience while making a meaningful impact. During this 10-week summer experience, participants work on hands-on projects, build connections with leaders and associates across Netsmart, and take part in professional development, networking, and social events. As a Future, you'll gain valuable skills, explore healthcare technology, and experience a culture built on collaboration, innovation, and purpose, all while contributing to work that truly matters. If you aren't local to the Kansas City Metro, we will have housing options for you available (certain criteria will have to be met to qualify for housing).
The Business Development Representative (BDR) is responsible for building sales pipeline through effective prospecting and qualification tactics to target accounts and inbound inquiries generated from marketing programs. As a BDR Future, you will meet and exceed assigned activity and opportunity generation goals while collaborating with Manager, Team Lead, and client organization stakeholders to optimize revenue generation and pipeline health. During your summer, you will learn to obtain business intelligence of the target buyer profiles while utilizing various follow-up and research methods, and develop an understanding of the target buyer needs, pain points and key buying influences.
You will work alongside your team to learn how to initiate the sales process through follow-up and nurture of marketing activities as well as document project and organization details of identified opportunities for internal client organization, personnel, and management.

Requirements

• Rising Senior with graduation date for bachelors or masters of December 2027, May 2028
• Interest in a future career path in Sales or Marketing
• Passionate about relationship management skills with ability to build rapport, influence and deepen relationships with stakeholders
• Possess excellent communication skills, high energy, and a passion for results
• Self-motivated, hard-working individual committed to their own success
• Confidence and professionalism are a must, coupled with an open mind, curiosity, and a hunger for personal and professional growth
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• All applicants for employment must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• This position is not available for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in the Healthcare industry is a plus

Responsibilities

• Building sales pipeline through effective prospecting and qualification tactics to target accounts and inbound inquiries generated from marketing programs.
• Meeting and exceeding assigned activity and opportunity generation goals.
• Collaborating with Manager, Team Lead, and client organization stakeholders to optimize revenue generation and pipeline health.
• Obtaining business intelligence of the target buyer profiles utilizing various follow-up and research methods.
• Developing an understanding of target buyer needs, pain points, and key buying influences.
• Initiating the sales process through follow-up and nurture of marketing activities.
• Documenting project and organization details of identified opportunities for internal client organization, personnel, and management.

Benefits

• Housing options for those not local to the Kansas City Metro (certain criteria will have to be met to qualify for housing)
• Professional development
• Networking events
• Social events
• Pre-employment background check
• Drug screen

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed