When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.
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, 2026 and ends August 7, 2026
- 40 hours per week with a pay rate of $24 per hour.
What we will do:
We provide the tools and training necessary to succeed, as well as provide intentional development opportunities such as:
- Exposure to senior leadership to discuss the project, strategy, and milestones.
- Network opportunities with cross-functional teams to learn about various areas within the organization.
- Personalized strengths coaching.
- Participate in company meetings and key culture events.
- Value-added project management skills.
- Intern-led community impact project and various team-building activities outside of work.
What you will do:
We are seeking a motivated Cybersecurity Intern with a focus on Identity Access Management (IAM) to join our team for the summer. This role offers hands-on experience in information security, access governance, authentication/authorization processes, and system protection. This intern will support initiatives that strengthen our IAM program while contributing to the overall cybersecurity posture of the organization.
- Assist with maintaining the stability of IAM platforms via projects/initiatives.
- Support user access reviews, annual standard operating procedure (SOP) analysis, and contribute to developing mitigation strategies for IAM-related risks.
- Participate in the deployment and support of multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and privileged access management (PAM.
- Collaborate with IT and security teams to improve IAM policies, role-based access controls (RBAC), and least privilege practices.
- Research and evaluate emerging IAM trends and best practices.
What you will need:
- Enrolled in a four-year accredited college, university, or graduate program in good academic standing.
- Must have completed the sophomore year as an undergraduate before the start of the internship, or have recently completed your degree.
- Basic understanding of working in a hybrid environment, workplace ethics, and effective communication.
- Good organization and planning skills, and demonstrate effective project coordination, facilitation, and implementation based on past work or school experiences.
- Effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to analyze and synthesize information for problem-solving are preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills for interacting across the team and potentially with internal Vizient business partners, external members, and suppliers.
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.
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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.
