Strategy Intern

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Utah seeks a Strategy Intern to support Health Sciences Strategy by gathering and analyzing complex datasets across clinical, financial, and business domains. You will help craft strategic narratives and bring data-driven insights to life through visualization and dashboards.

Day-to-day work includes data acquisition, cleaning, and collaboration with analysts and engagement managers to advance multiple initiatives while operating in a hybrid environment (2–3 days in office).

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent required; two years of related experience preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office and data handling; strong written/spoken communication.
• Bachelor's degree may be preferred for higher responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple data-based narratives for health system strategy.
• Gather, clean, and explore data across clinical, financial, and business domains.
• Create and present visuals and dashboards to inform decision-making.
• Collaborate with analysts and engagement managers to ensure timely project delivery.

Skills

Logic and reasoning

Communication

Team collaboration

MS Office

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

R

Job description

Strategy Intern

Job Summary

Health Sciences Strategy is a collaborative and dynamic environmentwhere team members contribute to projects that drive the coremissions of Health Sciences. These projects, which may last fromweeks to months, require both detail-oriented analysis and theability to think creatively, critically, abstractly, andtheoretically. The intern will play a key role in developing,managing, and analyzing complex datasets across clinical,financial, and business domains (e.g., patient segmentation, healthoutcomes, pro forma financial statements, market assessments) tocraft, inform, and monitor health system strategy. While data science (e.g., clinical, financial, business analytics)and innovative visualizations are used to support the strategy, thefocus of this role is not data-first but rather leveraging data asa tool to build compelling strategic narratives and solutions.Day-to-day tasks include supporting analysts and engagementmanagers by gathering relevant data, ensuring timely projectsupport, and advancing multiple initiatives concurrently. The intern reports to the Senior Director of Strategy.

Responsibilities

Coordination of simultaneous projects is essential to the successof Health Sciences Strategy. The following is representative ofwork performed but is not all-inclusive:

• Provides intellectual support regarding health care industrytrends
• Manage data-driven, strategy narratives under the direction of astrategy manager.
• For each narrative, assess data needs and manage requisite dataacquisition and cleaning.
• Effectively manage all data exploration, modeling, visualization,and dashboard creation for each narrative.
• Synthesizes unstructured, disjointed information into meaningful,compelling narratives that facilitate development and refinement ofhealth system strategy.
• Supports efforts to create presentations with clear, cogentwriting and graphical illustrations.
• Work closely with Strategy team members to ensure projectrelevancy and accuracy
• This job description is not designed to contain or be interpretedas a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities andqualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

The candidate needs to be able to thrive in situations that demandhigh performance under short deadlines. Candidates must be able towork cooperatively and effectively in the context of a large,highly complex academic medical center.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required

Nearly Continuously: Hybrid of home / in-person office environment(2-3 days a week).

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required

Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.

Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.

Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's degree in a related field or equivalency (one year ofeducation can be substituted for two years of related workexperience) required. Two years of related experience, ability touse logic and reasoning to prioritize tasks, expertise using MSOffice software, and demonstrated human relation and effectivecommunication skills also required. Database experience preferred.Bachelor's degree in a related field may be preferred.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform theessential functions of the job as outlined in the positiondescription.

Preferences

Candidates should possess a combination of strong analytical skillsand strategic thinking. The ideal candidate is gritty,detail-oriented, proactive in seeking solutions, and committed todelivering excellence in evolving challenges. They should be ableto translate complex data into actionable insights that informdecision-making while maintaining a strategic vision thatanticipates long-term impacts.

Familiarity with at least one statistical programming language (R,Python, Stata, SQL) is preferred, but the role prioritizes creatingstrategic value through narrative and engagement, with data servingas a tool to achieve this end.

Confidence in communication is essential, as candidates will needto present ideas clearly, build rapport with stakeholders, simplifycomplex concepts, and lead discussions effectively.

Candidates with strong business strategy acumen or managementconsulting experience are highly preferred. Interest or experiencein business development, healthcare transformation, finance,database management, statistical analysis, and non-linear systemsthinking is also valuable. Meaningful progress toward a degree inbusiness, strategy, management, statistics, or a related field ispreferred, along with the ability to think critically, abstractly,and theoretically. Experience or interest in geospatial analytics,data mining, big data, machine learning, and healthcare strategy isa plus.

Applicants not holding additional University of Utah jobs duringthe summer semester will be preferred.

Requisition Number:

PRN17540N

Full Time or Part Time?

Part Time

Work Schedule Summary:

Monday through Friday. Hybrid: in theoffice Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with some flexibilitydepending on in-person meeting schedules.

Department:

01114 - HS Planning Office

Location:

Campus

Pay Rate Range:

$19.22 /Hr

Close Date:

11/30/2026