Summer Consultant Intern

Eligibility

The summer consultant role is for candidates expected to earn theirgraduate degree in winter 2027/spring 2028. The interview process is expected to begin in January 2027.

Manatt Health Overview

Manatt Health integrates consulting and legal expertise to better serve the complex needs of clients across the health care system. Combining legal excellence, firsthand experience in shaping public policy, sophisticated strategy insight, and deep analytic capabilities, we provide uniquely valuable professional services to the full range of health industry players. Our diverse team of more than 275 consultants and attorneys from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and its consulting subsidiary, Manatt Health Strategies, LLC, is passionate about helping our clients advance their business interests, fulfill their missions, and lead health care into the future. For more information, visit https://www.manatt.com/health.

Summer Consultant Program Overview

We invite you to contribute to meaningful health care strategy and policy work while learning alongside Manatt Health’s nationally recognized  consulting team. As a participant in our Summer Consultant Program, you will:

• Attend a kickoff orientation where you will learn about our culture and clients, as well as receive formal skill development and content training.
• Participate in our mentor program, informal coaching, and feedback sessions to develop your analytical and communication skills.
• Work on a range ofhealth care consulting projects for clients focused on improving health care.
• Have the opportunity to work on project teams, gain hands-on experience, and engage with industry leaders.
• Receive a comprehensive overview of what it’s like to work as a consultant at Manatt Health Strategies.

Our Summer Consultant Program is a paid, full-time, ten-week internship. The program is designed to provide meaningful consulting experience and serves as a pathway to consultant roles after graduation. Locations are Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

Position Responsibilities

At Manatt Health, you will be inspired to make the world a better place. You will work with a team of passionate and driven professionals on the development of business strategy and policy recommendations for our clients. In this role:

• You will work with Manatt Health’s diverse clients, which include state Medicaid agencies, health plans, academic medical centers and health systems, digital health companies, and pharmaceutical and life sciences companies.
• You will work with Manatt experts to tackle substantive issues for our clients, which include payment and delivery system transformation; health care reform implementation; strategic planning; Medicaid policy, redesign, and innovation; health care data and data strategy; and pharmaceutical/life sciences market access, coverage, and reimbursement strategies.
• Your responsibilities will include contributing toward the development of high-impact strategies to advance our clients’ policy and business objectives; conducting qualitative and quantitative research on health care business and policy issues; developing, designing, and delivering presentations; monitoring federal and state health policy trends; and tracking emerging health care market trends.

Qualifications

You should have a demonstrated interest in health care and be a graduate student pursuing an advanced degree with a focus on public health, business administration, public administration, public policy, health administration, or health care management, or other related area, with an anticipated graduation date in winter 2027/spring 2028. Preferably, you will have:

• Two or more years of relevant work experience.
• Internships and relevant lived experience, with a demonstrated interest in and enthusiasm for business and marketplace issues, health equity, and other health care trends.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and written and verbal communication skills in a variety of settings and formats.
• An ability to work independently and on teams on meaningful projects that can bring about real change.
• Strong computer skills, including professional proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Modeling skills with the ability to develop financial models and complete complex data analysis.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Our summer consultant salary is expected to range from $2,500 to $3,076 per week, based on relevant experience and advanced degrees. This amount is subject to change at the Firm’s sole discretion.

Join Us to Help Make an Impact

If you would like to be on the cutting edge of the issues and opportunities facing the health care sector, we strongly encourage you to apply. You must apply through our online application portal. As part of your application, upload a cover letter, an unofficial transcript (grad or undergraduate), and a two to three page writing sample. The writing sample can be from your academic, work, or individual experience where you are the sole or primary author (example include memo, issue brief, short research paper, market/competitive analysis, personal statement, and PowerPoint presentation).