Business Intelligence Intern - Waterloo, Iowa

Position Summary: As a Business Intelligence (BI) Intern with VGM, you will work with a designated business on projects providing fact-based analytics, develop custom reports, work with source system and enterprise data warehouse data, build dashboards using data visualization tools, research and provide insights to drive and influence decision-making of the designated business unit. You will be afforded the opportunity to work and experience VGM’s unique business environment and dynamic culture. The work is fast-paced and deadline focused. You will be challenged to work as part of a team and autonomously on projects such as: · Custom analytics delivery tool · Market analysis · Dashboard creation to track department KPI’s As an intern with VGM one will be afforded the opportunity to work and experience VGM’s unique business environment and dynamic culture. The intern must be able to handle multiple concurrent projects and be very detail oriented.

What’s more? At VGM Group, we are 100% employee owned. Click to view more about VGM!

Reporting Accountability: Business Intelligence Manager

Working Location: On-Site in Waterloo, Iowa 

Working Hours and Internship Duration: Ongoing internship. Full-Time during the summer, Part-Time during the academic year, until graduation date ideally 

• During the summer months (May - August): Full-Time, 40+ hours per week between the hours of 8am and 5pm CST Monday through Friday 
• During the academic year (September-May): Part-Time, 20 hours per week minimum, between the hours of 8am and 5pm CST Monday through Friday 

Internship Learning Opportunities and Responsibilities:

The Business Intelligence Intern will be assigned a specific or series of projects that will entail developing tools and KPI tracking to enable departments to perform optimally and make better informed decisions. The intern will collaborate with existing team members for guidance and project delivery.

• Project management: coordinate own work plan and prioritize workflow and projects
• Prepare data for analysis and use in reporting applications
• Team meetings/brainstorming and idea generation
• Preparing and importing data with the use of a variety of types of reporting software
• Presentation of data to peers and business leaders

Key Qualifications: 

The ideal candidate will be a computer science, management information systems, and/or data analytics major, attending a four-year university.

• Proficiency and/or related knowledge of SQL, Excel, Tableau, or Power BI
• Must excel at working on a team
• Take direction and follow thru on tasks within parameters of project and timeline
• Detail oriented
• Ability to adjust priorities as business need requires

Learn more about VGM Group, Inc.: 

Headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, VGM is a 100% employee-owned company providing business and professional services to thousands of business customers across North America. Services include group purchasing, commercial insurance, management of healthcare services and networks in post-acute cases, healthcare distribution direct to patient homes, specialty consulting, online education, digital, print, and traditional marketing and more. VGM employs approximately 1,700 people across 40 states and Canada, with more than 1,100 working in Iowa. VGM has been named the Top Workplace in Iowa on multiple occasions and is proud of its role in the communities in which it serves. For more information visit www.vgmgroup.com. 

This job description reflects the general duties of the job but is not a detailed description of all duties which may be inherent to the position. Reasonably related additional duties may be assigned to the individual Associate.

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