Accenture Health Consulting 

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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 knowledge, 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.

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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 beginningyour 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, learning agility, and ability to contribute effectively in a team-oriented environment

Comfort working in a fast-paced environment, managing ambiguity, and adapting to evolving client needs

Experience working with global or multidisciplinary teams

Flexibility to accommodate client travel requirements, when applicable

The application deadline for this position is September 27, 2026.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted until September 27, 2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

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Virginia $59,100 to $189,300
Washington $80,200 to $189,300

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