About the role#
This summer internship offers a chance to support the Digital Connections & Collaboration team. You will work on practical applications of artificial intelligence, business intelligence, and workflow automation. The goal is to help streamline work, improve access to information, and increase staff capacity through technology. You will be an integral member of the team, setting goals and working toward deadlines over the course of the 10-week program.
What you'll do#
- Research and prototype AI use cases to improve productivity, reporting, and decision-making.
- Explore tools including Microsoft Copilot, GPT-based agents, and workflow orchestration.
- Design and test prompts, instructions, and workflows for efficiency.
- Partner with stakeholders to identify key business questions and develop KPI frameworks.
- Build and support dashboards and reports using tools like Power BI.
- Validate AI-generated outputs against source data to ensure accuracy.
- Document workflows, assumptions, and data definitions to help the team scale solutions.
- Provide regular progress updates and deliver a final readout with a project demo.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in a four-year undergraduate or graduate program, having completed your sophomore year or recently graduated.
- Strong computer skills with Microsoft 365 and an eagerness to learn.
- Analytical, critical thinking, and spreadsheet skills, including Excel pivot tables and lookups.
- Experience using AI tools like ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot for drafting communications and summarizing information.
- Good organization and project coordination skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills for working with team members and business partners.
- Familiarity with Power BI, Power Automate, Databricks, SharePoint, or Teams is a plus.
- A basic understanding of workplace ethics and working in a hybrid environment.
Location & details#
- Location: Chicago, Illinois.
- Term: Summer 2027 (June 1, 2027, to August 6, 2027).
- Work Modality: Hybrid.
- Employment Type: Full-time.
About Vizient, Inc
Vizient, Inc. provides performance improvement solutions and services to healthcare providers across the United States. The company serves over two-thirds of acute care providers and more than one-third of ambulatory providers. It offers data, analytics, and a contract portfolio representing 156 billion dollars in annual purchasing volume. Based in Irving, Texas, the firm maintains multiple offices nationwide and employs over 7,000 people.
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