Summer Consultant

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. The program is a paid, full-time, ten-week internship designed to provide meaningful consulting experience and serves as a pathway to consultant roles after graduation.

• 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 of health 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.

Locations

Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Contribute toward the development of high-impact strategies to advance our clients’ policy and business objectives.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on health care business and policy issues.
• Develop, design, and deliver presentations.
• Monitor federal and state health policy trends and track emerging health care market trends.

Qualifications

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.

• Two or more years of relevant work experience (preferred).
• 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.
• 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.

Pay

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.