Finance Automation & Analytics Co-op
About The Position
As a Finance Automation & Analytics Co-op at Boston Scientific, you will support the evaluation, prioritization, and delivery of business process improvement opportunities using data, automation, and artificial intelligence. Working with subject-matter experts, process owners, and technical team members, you will help document current-state processes, gather baseline data, and assess the potential value and feasibility of opportunities in the project intake backlog. This is a hands-on opportunity at the intersection of finance, accounting, business process engineering, data, AI, and automation. The role follows a hybrid work model and requires employees to be in the local office at least three days per week. The work location is 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, MA 01752. Reliable transportation to and from the office is required. Relocation and housing assistance are not available. The co-op must be available to start January 11, 2027, and commit to a minimum six-month program. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Business Analytics, Information Systems, or Data Analytics, with a graduation date of December 2027 or May 2028.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including working with structured data and using Excel to organize, analyze, and interpret information.
- Eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization.
- Reliable transportation to and from 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, MA 01752.
- Available to start January 11, 2027, and commit to a minimum six-month co-op program.
Nice To Haves
- Experience or coursework in finance, accounting, business analysis, process improvement, or automation.
- Familiarity with automation, data analysis, or programming tools such as Power Automate, Power BI, SQL, Excel, or Python.
- Understanding of AI, ERP systems, Agile methodologies, or technical solution development.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to collaborate across teams, manage priorities, and learn new technologies.
Responsibilities
- Support initial assessments of automation, analytics, AI-enabled, and other process improvement opportunities.
- Document current-state workflows, pain points, business rules, controls, exceptions, dependencies, and desired outcomes.
- Gather and validate process information, including transaction volume, frequency, cycle time, manual effort, error and rework rates, data inputs and outputs, system interfaces, process complexity, and potential time or cost savings.
- Develop process maps, intake scorecards, assessment summaries, preliminary requirements, and benefit estimates.
- Review the project intake backlog and help evaluate opportunities based on business value, technical feasibility, complexity, risk, dependencies, and resource requirements.
- Develop evidence-based recommendations to support project prioritization and selection decisions.
- Analyze available process and operational data to validate assumptions and help measure expected or realized project outcomes.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, or enhance processes using workflow tools, robotic process automation, data solutions, or AI.
- Translate business needs into clear requirements for business and technical team members.
- For appropriately scoped projects, support or co-own requirements, solution design, development or configuration, testing, user acceptance testing, deployment, and early production support.
- Assist with test-case development, defect tracking, stakeholder demonstrations, training materials, and solution documentation.
- Follow applicable data privacy, information security, financial control, and solution-development standards.
- Communicate findings, recommendations, project status, and technical concepts clearly to business and technical audiences.
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Career Level
Intern
