2027 Summer Internship - Cross-Business-Unit Proposal Development

Vizient • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Vizient’s full-time, paid intern program provides college students practical experience across a career field and the healthcare industry. Interns receive mentorship and business-skills development, set goals, work toward deadlines, participate in community service projects, and take part in formal training, mentoring, on-the-job learning, and activities with senior leaders. This internship runs for 10 weeks, from June 1, 2027, through August 6, 2027, and pays $25 per hour.

The Proposal Development Team supports Vizient and Kaufman Hall responses to healthcare client requests for proposals (RFPs), collaborating with business-unit leaders and subject-matter experts to communicate solutions addressing hospital and health-system priorities. The intern rotates through Spend Management, Data & Digital, and Consulting to learn how the organizations integrate analytics, technology, consulting expertise, and spend-management capabilities. The intern contributes to an active or recently completed RFP and develops an executive-ready capstone presentation connecting client needs, the proposed response, and potential healthcare-system impact.

The role involves supporting RFP development and compliance activities, researching and organizing content, collaborating with experts and rotation leads, and synthesizing findings into clear, evidence-based executive messaging and visuals. The intern is expected to protect confidential client, proprietary, and pricing information and follow Vizient’s quality and information-security expectations. The capstone is a 10–15-minute presentation to leadership about solution development and impact.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in business, healthcare administration, communications, marketing, analytics, supply chain, public health, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to learn unfamiliar topics quickly.
• Strong written and verbal communication, critical thinking, and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to participate in the full 10-week internship program, June 1–August 6, 2027.
• Interest in healthcare, professional services, data and technology, consulting, proposal development, or supply-chain strategy.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with research or data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Support RFP requirement reviews, compliance tracking, content research, document organization, proofreading, and proposal development.
• Learn about health systems’ market context, strategic priorities, operating environments, and stated RFP needs, and connect relevant capabilities to anticipated outcomes.
• Participate in rotations through Spend Management, Data & Digital, and Consulting, as well as team meetings, solution demonstrations, and appropriate pursuit discussions.
• Interview subject-matter experts and collaborate with rotation leads and an RFP mentor.
• Maintain a weekly learning log and capstone workplan.
• Synthesize findings into clear, evidence-based executive messaging and visuals, incorporating feedback.
• Follow quality and information-security expectations and protect confidential client, proprietary, and pricing information.
• Use proposal-writing tools such as Responsive to understand the content lifecycle.
• Contribute to a business-unit RFP and prepare a 10–15-minute executive-ready capstone presentation for leadership.
• Participate in the program’s formal training, mentoring, on-the-job learning, and opportunities to interact with senior leaders.

Benefits

• Paid internship at $25 per hour.
• Mentorship and business-skills development.
• Formal training, on-the-job learning, and opportunities to interact with senior leaders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed