About the Role
As a Healthcare Consulting Intern, you will work side-by-side with West Monroe colleagues and client teams to address some of the biggest challenges facing healthcare organizations today, including reducing operational costs, reaching growth targets, and improving member health outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, propose, and implement new business solutions to enhance client performance, improve operations, and support technology-enabled transformation.
- Advise clients on how best to adapt and optimize their organization in response to changes caused by healthcare legislation, trends, and technologies.
- Participate in business process optimization, including requirements gathering, gap analysis, process mapping, redesigning target operating models, and supporting technology-enabled business improvements.
- Engage in project management activities, such as documenting business decisions, drafting executive status reports, and distributing key takeaways, while also gaining exposure to cross-functional engagements.
- Compile deliverables and document materials to support the adoption of new processes and technologies.
- Learn to develop IT strategy and roadmaps by assessing current state business and supporting applications, aligning IT strategy with key business objectives, and delivering future state roadmap with IT and business client stakeholders.
- Gain exposure to vendor selection efforts through gathering requirements and analyzing vendor capabilities, creating business cases that include estimated costs and projected value of implementing specific vendor solutions, and assisting in the development and implementation of design solutions.
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
- Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in progress, with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without limitation or sponsorship now or in the future.
- Reside within 50 miles of your assigned office prior to your start date.
- Ability and willingness to travel (up to 50%).
- Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
Skills
- Sharp analytical thinking and an interest in solving complex problems.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for working as part of a team.
- Ability to stay organized and manage priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated leadership through academics, extracurricular activities, or prior work experience.
- Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and a passion for continuous learning and innovation.
Location
- Assigned office location (requires residing within 50 miles)
Work Type
- Hybrid work model
- Internship
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in progress
Salary/Compensations
- $40.00 per hour
Benefits
- Travel expenses covered
About the Company
- West Monroe is a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions.
- We are fluent in both business and technology, focusing on how technology is applied to solve challenges.
- We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges, focusing on actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come.
- At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what’s next.
- Collaboration is a daily action at West Monroe, working together to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.
Equal Opportunity
- West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
- We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity.
- We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law.
- To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit www.westmonroe.com/inclusion.
- If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to recruiting@westmonroe.com.
- If you are based in California, we encourage you to read West Monroe’s Notice at Collection for California residents, provided pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and linked here.
