Corporate Intern Summer 2027 Richmond VA

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches nearly every part of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. We focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and the people we serve.

At McKesson, your work matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and bring new ideas. Together we shape the future of health for patients, communities, and our people.

McKesson Medical-Surgical (MMS), expected to become Wellverse in early 2027, is a subsidiary and publicly reported segment of McKesson Corporation. MMS distributes medical-surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic equipment and supplies, and other solutions to nearly every type of healthcare setting outside the traditional hospital. These Alternate Care or Non-Acute Care markets include physician offices, surgery centers, long-term care providers, laboratories, home health and hospice agencies, health systems, government facilities, and online marketplaces and retailers.

MMS has about 8,000 employees, 15 distribution centers, and roughly 900 delivery vehicles. It works with more than 2,200 manufacturers and serves over 200,000 customer accounts across the U.S. The catalog includes more than 270,000 SKUs of branded and private-label medical-surgical products.

Program Overview

McKesson's Intern program runs 10 weeks in Richmond, Virginia and is designed to provide:

• A real-life working environment
• A solid foundation of experience as a McKesson employee and a possible offer of full-time employment
• A cohort experience with other interns
• Weekly senior leadership exposure and learning experiences

Candidate Behaviors

We are looking for candidates who show the following:

• Willingness to learn, develop, and contribute in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to identify and solve problems
• Passion and enthusiasm for healthcare and our customers' success

General requirements include:

• Enrolled as a full-time student at the undergraduate or graduate level during the internship
• At least 18 years of age
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Major in a technical, business, technology, or analytics discipline
• Strong communication, writing, and team collaboration skills
• Ability to manage priorities effectively
• Ability to analyze and aggregate data

Areas of Opportunity

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Assist with budget preparation, forecasting, and monthly financial reports
• Support development and implementation of new tools and processes that increase use of financial analytics
• Provide proactive support and business analytics based on business needs and data availability
• Help develop impact analysis for risks and opportunities related to profitability

Product Management

• Develop and execute reimbursement tools and communications that support customer decisions for various products
• Serve as the subject matter expert for internal partners
• Analyze data and keep current on market trends and dynamics
• Develop communication plans on updated information to support Sales conversations with customers
• Collaborate across business units to improve knowledge sharing
• Build and maintain relationships with external suppliers

Inventory Analytics

• Partner with Sales and Inventory Planning teams on root cause analysis and resolution
• Analyze demand trends through strategic inventory placement and forecast changes
• Identify and manage potential at-risk inventory investments resulting from usage changes
• Execute on-demand purchasing for unscheduled critical inventory replenishment
• Facilitate new business onboarding
• Provide readiness reporting and demand comparison reporting
• Act as a key contact and inventory expert in cross-functional discussions
• Communicate critical supply chain issues to key stakeholders

Strategy & Planning

• Support Strategy and Planning teams in delivering key initiatives tied to the growth strategy
• Learn the key components of delivery for supporting various business units
• Develop insights and reports on the progress of major programs and day-to-day plans
• Work with other teams to gather and consolidate status information on Daily Operations programs such as Distribution, Analytics, Strategy, Technology, and Category Management

Business Intelligence

• Support Sr. Analysts in medical-surgical market analytics
• Provide analytical support across various segment marketing departments
• Demonstrate strong critical thinking and problem solving
• Work with data manipulation, data relationships, spreadsheets, queries, and business intelligence tools such as Google Analytics, SQL, and Oracle BI

Operations/Supply Chain

• Support supply chain projects and programs involving cross-functional teams, serving as a single point of contact for the projects
• Help identify, develop, and implement projects that reduce unnecessary supply chain expense
• Take an active role in implementing and testing integrated systems in the new generation Distribution Center before go-live
• Complete assigned projects and tasks, support calls, troubleshoot problems, engage with end users and vendors, attend meetings, provide status updates, and pursue individual development