Healthcare Summer 2026 Consulting Intern, Chicago (Spring 2027 Graduates)

Huron Healthcare Consulting Intern

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes. Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients. Joining the Huron team means you'll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. Huron is a global professional services firm that collaborates with clients to put possible into practice by creating sound strategies, optimizing operations, accelerating digital transformation, and empowering business and their people to own their future. By embracing diverse perspectives, encouraging new ideas, and challenging the status quo, we create sustainable results for the organizations we serve. Our Interns join us from a wide range of backgrounds and make an immediate impact working as part of a team committed to developing creative insights, implementing, and designing processes, and driving tangible results. We provide access to the training and coaching you need while you work independently or in group settings to get hands-on experience in building effective relationships and creating solutions for our clients. With a solution-oriented approach, you will collaborate with team members to critically think, and problem solve to execute the implementation of effective processes and strategies for clients. As an Intern, you'll spend your summer working on a client project with a project team. In addition to client work, you will also get a chance to participate in various team culture initiatives and social events. As a Healthcare Consulting Intern, you'll aid our clients to evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment. You'll have the opportunity to help our clients stabilize business operations today and create tomorrow's growth by implementing revenue enhancement and cost containment programs, upgrading technology systems, creating stronger leaders, and improving outcomes for patients.

Interns are fully integrated into project teams, contributing to meaningful project work while gaining first-hand experience and insight into the day-to-day responsibilities of our full-time employees. Analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and communicating synthesized results to senior internal team members to inform client deliverables. Collaborating with internal team members during projects, including presenting key takeaways, communicating project updates, and organizing overall project logistics. Engaging with colleagues across the industry group to develop innovative and industry-leading methodologies that better serve our clients. Attending regular client meetings to identify and analyze key metrics for both internal and client leadership teams.

Requirements & Qualifications : Strong performance in a bachelor's degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience (business or technology related field preferred) obtained by May / June 2027. Strong problem solving and analytical skills. Strong written and verbal communication. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Advanced or highly proficient in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs), PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office products (e.g. Microsoft Visio and Outlook). Comfort with a dynamic, fast-paced work environment. A consulting role with Huron requires travel to client sites. The nature and frequency of travel will depend on the specific project requirements and client needs. U.S work authorization is required. Internship duration : 9-10 weeks. Must be available for a June 2026 start date. Office Location : Chicago, IL.

Application Materials : Current Resume + Unofficial Transcript. The compensation for this job is $30 / hr. Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.