2027 Summer Internship - Pharmacy Aggregation

Vizient•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Vizient Summer Internship Program provides undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students with practical experience across a career field and the healthcare industry. This full-time, paid internship offers the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in a professional setting. Interns receive supervision and mentoring, develop business skills, work toward goals and deadlines, and participate in community service projects. The program requires a 10-week commitment to formal training, mentoring, on-the-job learning, and opportunities to interact with senior leaders. The 2027 program runs from June 1 through August 6, 2027, and pays $25 per hour. The Pharmacy Aggregation Group helps healthcare providers improve pharmacy purchasing performance, contract value, and supply-cost management through data, analytics, and strategic supplier relationships. The team supports member hospitals and health systems by turning pharmacy purchasing activity into actionable insights and identifying opportunities to improve contract participation, compliance, and value. The intern will support pharmacy analyses, data work, reporting, and collaboration with analysts and business partners. The role supports one undergraduate- or graduate-level intern and may be based in Irving, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Centennial, Colorado; Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Washington, DC; Alpharetta, Georgia; Edina, Minnesota; or virtually (remote).

Requirements

Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in business analytics, data analytics, computer science, information systems, statistics, finance, healthcare administration, pharmacy, or a related field.
Coursework, academic projects, internships, or other experience using Excel and at least one data or reporting tool such as SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Python, or R.
Experience with data analysis, financial analysis, reporting, data visualization, database concepts, statistical analysis, or financial modeling.
Ability to organize information, analyze and synthesize findings, solve problems, and communicate results clearly in writing and verbally.
Interest in healthcare, pharmacy, business analytics, healthcare supply chain, or using data to improve business and member outcomes.
Availability to participate full time for the ten-week program from June 1 through August 6, 2027.

Responsibilities

Support the development of pharmacy spend, contract-value, and member opportunity analyses to identify measurable savings and value-creation opportunities.
Gather, validate, organize, and analyze pharmacy purchasing and membership data.
Contribute to data models, reporting tools, and analytical methods used to evaluate pharmacy spend, pricing, contract participation, and compliance.
Work with analysts and cross-functional business partners to clarify requirements, investigate findings, and support data-driven solutions.
Document analytical methods and assumptions, summarize results, and help communicate findings through reports, dashboards, or presentations.
Generate ideas for improving pharmacy analytics and participate in assigned team, development, and community-impact activities.