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Vizient Intern Program Overview:
This program is designed to foster a beneficial relationship and provide growth opportunities for Vizient, our employees, and collegiate students. Since 2000, our summer intern program has provided college undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students with practical experience that exposes them to multiple aspects of a career field and the healthcare industry. This full-time, paid intern program offers an opportunity to accelerate academic learning, apply classroom knowledge, and introduce students to a professional setting. Interns are assigned a supervisor to mentor/develop their business skills, as well as monitor their work experiences. Interns are integral members of the company’s team, setting goals, working toward deadlines, and actively participating in community service projects.
The program requires the intern to commit to 10 weeks of participation in all formal training, mentoring, on-the-job learning, and opportunities to interact with senior leaders.
- Program starts June 1, 2027, and ends August 6, 2027
- 40 hours per week with a pay rate of $25 per hour.
About the team and role
The P2P Intern will support Vizient’s Procure-to-Pay (P2P) team in learning how healthcare organizations manage purchasing, supplier transactions, invoices, and contracts. This position will provide exposure to eCommerce Exchange, Transaction Management, Invoice Automation, Audit & Recovery, and P2P Solutions Engineering.
The intern will assist with client discovery, solution research, data analysis, process documentation, and presentations. This is an excellent opportunity for a curious, motivated individual who is interested in learning how technology, data, and operational processes work together to improve procure-to-pay performance.
The ideal candidate demonstrates a curiosity mindset, asks thoughtful questions, enjoys learning new concepts, and is interested in developing knowledge of healthcare procurement and P2P operations.
What You’ll Do
- Support the P2P Solutions Engineering team with client discovery, research, meeting preparation, and follow-up activities.
- Support Audit & Recovery activities by organizing data, researching potential payment discrepancies, identifying trends, and preparing internal analysis.
- Support Transaction Management Team with contract pricing research and analysis
- Maintain confidentiality when working with client, supplier, financial, and operational information.
What You’ll Learn
- Procure-to-Pay services including eCommerce Exchange, Transaction Management, Audit & Recovery, Data Management Platform, Item Master Managed Services, Vendor Master Services, and Chargemaster Services
- Learn how eCommerce Exchange supports electronic transactions between healthcare providers and suppliers, including purchase orders, order confirmations, invoices, and related documents.
- Learn how Transaction Management team supports clients with vEDI and pricing management.
- Learn more about the P2P sales process, including how to identify client needs, position the appropriate solutions, and provide value/ROI
- How the team partners across functions and supports enterprise goals
Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.
Skills Required
- Must be an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student.
- Must commit to the full 10-week internship program from June 1 through August 6, 2027.
- Must work 40 hours per week.
- Must participate in formal training, mentoring, on-the-job learning, and senior-leader engagement opportunities.
Vizient Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vizient and has not been reviewed or approved by Vizient.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off allowances are generous, with ample PTO and holidays available from day one. Separate paid volunteer days add additional protected time away.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexibility to work from anywhere for part of the year and hybrid options support work-life balance. Policies enabling remote periods complement the broader PTO structure.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a competitive 401(k) company match alongside HSA contributions on eligible plans. These elements strengthen long-term financial security within the total rewards package.
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What We Do
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest health care performance improvement company, serves more than 50% of the nation’s acute care providers, which includes 97% of the nation’s academic medical centers, and more than 20% of ambulatory care providers. Vizient provides expertise, analytics and advisory services, as well as a contract portfolio that represents more than $130 billion in annual purchasing volume. Vizient is based in Dallas and has offices in 20 metropolitan areas across the United States. We have 4,000 employees with a breadth of expertise, experience and compassion, who are eager to develop and implement solutions that advance health care for the greater good.
