Healthcare Administration Graduate Student Internship
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital's Healthcare Administration Graduate Student Internship offers motivated individuals the opportunity to spend a summer placement with the Strategic Planning & Decision Support Office and the Chief Financial Officer's team. During the internship, the selected student will gain an in-depth understanding of pediatric hospital and clinical operations, clinical trials administration and research operations, with a focus on strategy, finance, facility planning and operations.
More information can be found at stjude.org.
This internship is located in Memphis, TN.
Qualifications:
- Student must be enrolled in an accredited college Master's program in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or similar.
- Students enrolled in a dual enrollment program are eligible. Please read the requirements on the application/information page at stjude.org above.
- Application requires a resume, cover letter, and graduate school transcript.
- First-year students without a transcript with grades must still submit a transcript as proof of enrollment. Please read the requirements on the application/information page at stjude.org above.
- Student must submit application through CollegeNET portal linked on the internship page on stjude.org. Resumes will not be accepted via Handshake.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in various strategic and operational priority initiatives
- Conduct market research for trend identification, strategy development, and planning
- Draft reports and executive summaries based on research, data analysis, and financial projections
- Learn strategic planning processes and organizational perspective to support the FY22-27 institutional strategic plan
- Assist with developing strategic and business plans
- Analyze key financial and non-financial metrics
- Collect, understand, process, verify, and report financial related information to finance leaders
- Students will receive assigned projects at the start of the internship. The scope of the projects are subject to change and pivot in response to the needs of the institution.
Expectations:
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Ability to manage priorities and work in teams and autonomously
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Willingness to tackle projects in a variety of areas
- Intern Orientation
- St. Jude Global Introduction
- Year-end presentation to the senior leadership team
- Regular attendance at senior leadership meetings
- Workshops and classes as assigned
- Patient-facing volunteer activities
- Regular preceptor and project leader meetings
- Tours of campus facilities
- Meetings with campus leaders
- Shadowing opportunities as assigned
- Professional development opportunities as assigned
- Professional head shots
Compensation:
- St. Jude will provide a stipend for students paid monthly. This stipend is approximately $17/hour based on a 40-hour work week.
- St. Jude provides furnished housing for all students who relocate to Memphis for the internship. Housing is at no cost to the students.
- Additional amenities include gym and pool access, employee perks, free campus and apartment parking, and career development opportunities.
St. Jude is hosting two informational webinars for students to learn more. Visit the internship page for more information and to register.
Please note: applications will only be accepted via the portal linked above. Applications will not be accepted via Handshake or LinkedIn.
Application closes on October 20, 2025, at midnight CST, with phone screens expected to begin shortly after.
We look forward to accepting your application!