Accenture Consulting Advanced Degree Consultant - Summer Consultant - Health - NAELFY27

Accenture Health Consulting    Strategy & Consulting: We work with C-suite executives, leaders, and boards of the world’s leading organizations, helping them reinvent every part of their enterprise to drive growth, enhance competitiveness, improve operations, reduce cost, deliver sustainable stakeholder value, and set a new performance frontier. Our deep industry and functional expertise is supported by proprietary assets and solutions that help organizations transform faster and become more resilient. Underpinned by technology, data, analytics, AI, change management, talent, and sustainability capabilities, our Strategy & Consulting services help architect and accelerate total enterprise reinvention.   As a Health Summer Consultant, you will combine healthcare and public health knowledge with structured problem solving, data, and emerging technologies to help payer and provider clients improve how they operate , serve patients and members, and deliver outcomes.   Advanced Degree Health Summer Consultant   As a Health Summer Consultant, you will become part of a client-serving team and contribute to meaningful project work throughout the summer. Working alongside experienced consultants and client stakeholders, you will apply your healthcare knowledge, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities to help develop practical solutions to complex challenges. Through hands-on experience, training, coaching, and feedback, you will build foundational consulting and delivery skills.   Your Role as a Health Summer Consultant   There is no typical day at Accenture. Depending on the client, project, and business need, your responsibilities may include:   Project management and transformation delivery   Support the planning, design, and implementation of health programs, processes, and technology-enabled solutions   Contribute to project plans, timelines, process maps, analyses, and status materials.   Complete defined project activities and analyses, coordinating with team members to meet established milestones   Help translate client objectives and requirements into practical recommendations and deliverables   Stakeholder engagement and client collaboration   Participate in client interviews, working sessions, and workshops to gather information and understand stakeholder needs   Collaborate with client and Accenture team members through clear communication, reliable delivery, and thoughtful problem solving   Support project updates by documenting progress, findings, risks, decisions, and next steps   Analytics, performance, and continuous improvement   Analyze quantitative and qualitative information to identify trends, assess performance, and develop insights   Support the definition and tracking of performance measures related to operations, user experience, and business value   Use data and process analysis to identify opportunities to improve healthcare operations, experiences, and outcomes   Communication and storytelling   Use structured problem-solving and storytelling approaches to communicate findings clearly   Develop concise presentations, analyses, recommendations, and other client-ready work products   Present work to project team members and incorporate feedback to strengthen deliverables   Industry k nowledge, innovation, and professional development   Build knowledge of healthcare trends, regulatory developments, emerging technologies, and industry practices   Explore and responsibly apply emerging technologies, including generative AI, to support research, analysis, and solution development   Contribute to practice initiatives, proposals, offerings, or reusable assets when opportunities arise   Seek coaching and feedback, share knowledge, and contribute to an inclusive, collaborative team environment   What you will gain     Hands-on experience contributing to health consulting projects and client deliverables   Exposure to payer, provider, and public health challenges at the intersection of business and technology   Development of consulting, analytical, communication, and project-delivery skills   Coaching and feedback from experienced Accenture professionals   Opportunities to build relationships across Accenture Health   What we’re looking for    We are looking for curious, collaborative problem solvers who bring healthcare knowledge, learning agility, and a desire to develop practical solutions. Successful candidates are comfortable learning in a fast-paced environment, working with multidisciplinary teams, and seeking and applying feedback.   The internship program starts in June and runs approximately 10 weeks .      This role involves working in person—either at our offices, client sites, or delivery centers—so you can collaborate effectively and build strong relationships with teammates and clients.     Please note that with all of our roles, you should expect to be in-person for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities.      #LI-DNI    #IND-DNI    Basic Qualifications    Advanced Degrees concentrating in Health Administration (e.g., MHA, MHSA, MPH, or similar healthcare-focused advanced degree)    Anticipated graduation date (at the time of application) of December 2027 through August 2028   Preferred Qualifications    1-3 years of industry or relevant work experience before beginning your graduate degree   Healthcare, public health, functional, or strategic experience   Experience using data and process analysis to create organizational value   Exposure to AI, analytics, financial analysis, or data modeling   Strong problem-solving, structuring, analytical, and synthesis skills   Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills   Project management proficiency and experience using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and collaboration tools   Demonstrated leadership, learni