Customer One Intern (Data Analyst) - Cary, IL

Stryker Corporation; Cary (IL); Hybrid; Confidential; Part time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is seeking a Data Analyst intern to partner with the sales team, analyze hospital data, and deliver actionable insights across healthcare organizations. You will build reports and dashboards, validate datasets, and support customer analyses to drive business outcomes.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, with a 3.0+ GPA, and strong communication and leadership skills. The internship offers exposure to leaders, mentoring, and a culture of innovation.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field; must remain enrolled in a degree-seeking program after the internship.
• Cumulative 3.0 GPA or above (verified at time of hire)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship now or in the future.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to collaborate and build relationships
• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and eagerness to learn in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• As a Data Analyst, you will work closely with our sales team, sales leadership, and customers to identify, organize, and analyze hospital data and performance metrics.
• In this role, you will execute reporting and analytical activities while developing a strong understanding of the business unit, department processes, and customer needs.
• Sales: Provide reporting, content, and tools that increase sales productivity and effectiveness while streamlining processes and metrics.
• Data Governance: Help deliver trusted, high-quality data that enables scalability, process excellence, and improved partner experiences.
• Data Intelligence - Develop dashboards and visualizations of internal datasets that support informed decision-making across business units and for customers.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field

GPA 3.0 or above

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

What You Get Out of the Internship At Stryker

At Stryker, we believe that developing the next generation of talent is just as important as developing life-changing medical technologies. As an intern, you won't just observe — you'll contribute to meaningful projects, gain exposure to leaders who will mentor you, and experience a culture of innovation and teamwork that is shaping the future of healthcare. As an intern, you will:

• Apply classroom knowledge and gain experience in a fast-paced and growing industry setting
• Implement new ideas, be constantly challenged, and develop your skills
• Network with key/high-level stakeholders and leaders of the business
• Be a part of an innovative team and culture
• Experience documenting complex processes and presenting them in a clear format

Who we want

• Challengers. People who seek out the hard projects and work to find just the right solutions.
• Teammates. Partners who listen to ideas, share thoughts and work together to move the business forward.
• Charismatic networkers. Relationship-savvy people who intentionally make connections with both internal partners and external contacts.
• Strategic thinkers. Interns who propose innovative ideas and consistently exceed their performance objectives.
• Customer-oriented achievers. Individuals with an unparalleled work ethic and customer-focused attitude who bring value to their partnerships.
• Game changers. Persistent interns who will stop at nothing to live out Stryker's mission to make healthcare better.

As a Data Analyst

you will work closely with our sales team, sales leadership, and customers to identify, organize, and analyze hospital data and performance metrics. These insights help demonstrate the clinical and financial impact of our solutions and interventions across healthcare organizations. In this role, you will execute reporting and analytical activities while developing a strong understanding of the business unit, department processes, and customer needs. Responsibilities include building reports and dashboards, preparing and validating datasets, conducting quality reviews, supporting customer analyses, and responding to routine data requests. The ideal candidate is curious, detail-oriented, and able to translate data into meaningful insights that support business and customer objectives.

Sales: Provide reporting, content, and tools that increase sales productivity and effectiveness while streamlining processes and metrics. Data Governance: Help deliver trusted, high-quality data that enables scalability, process excellence, and improved partner experiences. Data Intelligence - Develop dashboards and visualizations of internal datasets that support informed decision-making across business units and for customers.

Majors Targeted: Business Analytics, Data Science, Information Technology (IT), Information Systems (MIS), Statistics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Supply Chain Management/Logistics, Finance

What You Need

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field; must remain enrolled in a degree-seeking program after the internship.
• Cumulative 3.0 GPA or above (verified at time of hire)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship now or in the future.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to collaborate and build relationships
• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and eagerness to learn in a dynamic environment.

Compensation & Benefits

• $20 min hourly wage - $35 max hourly wage, sign-on bonus, 11 paid holidays annually, and either paid corporate housing or a living stipend, dependent upon hiring location
• Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability. Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility

• Remote - Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location.
• Field-based - You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based.
• Onsite - Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category.
• Hybrid - You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.