Data Analyst Intern - Scottsdale, AZ (Summer 2026)

With over 120 offices and nearly 7,000 associates throughout the U.S. CBIZ (NYSE: CBZ) delivers top-level financial and employee business services to organizations of all sizes, as well as individual clients, by providing national-caliber expertise combined with highly personalized service delivered at the local level.

CBIZ has been honored to be the recipient of several national recognitions:

• 2024 Handshake Early Careers Winner
• 2024 Early Talent Award by Ripplematch
• 2023 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation
• 2023 Best and Brightest Companies in Wellness
• 2023 Great Place to Work Certification

Together, CBIZ and CBIZ CPAs are ranked as one of the top providers of accounting services in the United States. CBIZ CPAs is an independent CPA firm that provides audit, review and attest services, while CBIZ provides business consulting, tax and financial services. In certain jurisdictions, CBIZ CPAs operates under its previous name, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

Founded in 2006, Optumas works primarily with State Medicaid agencies and Medicaid Managed Care Plans, providing guidance and strategy to help them remain efficient and effective purchasers of healthcare Services. Optumas is also on the forefront of healthcare reform initiatives, helping multiple states weigh the opportunities and consequences created by constantly changing healthcare delivery and payment systems.

Objective:

As a Data Analyst intern, you will be using analytic tools to identify, design, recommend, and execute solutions to deliver actionable information to clients. You will work with the team to provide follow-up consultation on solutions as needed, support and contribute to client and business analytics projects by supporting consulting teams and develop strategies. You may use modeling, analytical methodologies, and data analysis to develop and deploy tools, including dashboards, infographics, reports, and models, to inform and support decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in development of client deliverables including written documents.
• Execute timelines including completion of client deliverables (Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, etc.).
• Ensure all work products are technically peer reviewed and submitted for consulting review.
• Actively communicates project status updates with internal team (junior and senior members).
• Help support client teams with a combination of raw data analysis and aggregation to support external reporting.
• Display initiative in research beyond the specific assignment.

• Load, process, and analyze health care enrollment and claims / encounter data to support a variety of health care consulting projects.

Requirements:

• BA/BS students pursuing a degree in economics, finance, actuarial science, mathematics, statistics or similar course of study; with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 preferred.
• Interest in healthcare finance and policy.
• Ability to fit in and work with a driven, dedicated team.
• Broad analytical knowledge necessary to generate analytic solutions.
• Ability to to build and maintain productive working relationships with others.
• Exposure to data analytical tools (Excel, Tableau, SAS, SQL, WPS, Python) is beneficial, but not required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.