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SaaS Intern EPSIP
Job Number: 2023-43001
Category: Interns
Location: Worcester, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non Exempt
Business Unit: UMass Chan Medical School
Department: School - Information Technology - W875000
Job Type: Intern (Full Time)
Union Code: Non Union Position-W00-Non Benefited
Num. Openings: 2
Post Date: March 30, 2023

**IMPORTANT: Your application will not be considered without an essay**

Complete the online application and include a short essay either in the "resume" field (the resume and essay should be uploaded as one document) or uploaded as a cover letter on your profile. Essay topic is listed below (Please include within your essay, examples from personal experience, observation, research, and or scholarship. The essay should be succinct and be your original work. It should also reflect an excellent command of English grammar, style and syntax. Maximum length 200 words.): 

Please write a short essay on ONE of these three topics:

  1. What does it mean to you to be effective in an environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion?
  2. In what ways has diversity, equity and inclusion shown up in your commitment to service at the national, regional, local, and/or institutional levels?
  3. In what ways have you integrated diversity, equity and inclusion as part of your professional and personal development? And how have these engagements informed your approach to being a better scholar and professional?

This internship program will begin Monday June 5th and will end Friday, August 11th. The pay is $16/hour and the position is expected to be full-time over those 10 weeks. This will be a hybrid internship. 

About Emerging Professionals Summer Internship Program (EPSIP) at UMass Chan Medical School 

The Emerging Professionals Summer Internship Program (EPSIP) is a paid internship experience for talented college students.  Individuals historically underrepresented in STEM, health science and medicine are strongly encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to students that identify from one of the following underrepresented groups in STEM, health science and medicine:  Black/African Americans, Hispanic or Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islanders, individuals with a disability or the first in their family to attend
college, are also strongly encourage to apply. 


Participants in the EPSIP program benefit from:
 

  • a 10 week, paid summer business internship at UMMS with an administrative focus. 
  • the unique opportunity to be guided and mentored for the world of business in academic medicine. 
  • a professional development series of lectures, networking, mentoring, resume and job search preparation, and more. 
  • an opportunity to discover your passions and interests and discern which career path is best for you. 

Come learn the future (and present!) of Information Technology – leadership and management of Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings at UMass Chan! 

Industry experts see the spending on SaaS products in 2023 to reach $591.8 billion. Position yourself for a future in Information Technology by learning, and contributing to, SaaS products at UMass Chan. 

Responsibilities include: 

  • Collaborate with IT, sourcing, and business stakeholders to identify and document all SaaS applications and subscriptions throughout the organization. 
  • Create an ongoing transparent and continuously updated inventory of SaaS instances accessible to department heads and cost center owners. 
  • Create documentation around evaluation, integration and governance within IT best practices for application adoption, license provisioning, security, privacy, and user on- and off-boarding. 
  • Determines KPI measurements for SaaS application adoption, usage and sentiment, and delivers reporting to stakeholders across the organization. 
  • Evaluate and monitors SaaS application inventory across the organization for optimal cost-effectiveness, including the elimination of application or cost-center redundancy. 
  • Manage SaaS application life cycles including the creation of a SaaS renewal calendar; build a documented, collaborative evaluation process; and develop action plans for upcoming renewal dates. 
  • Develops ongoing partnerships with IT, sourcing, vendor management and individual department managers to lead digital transformation and increase organizational ROI, effectiveness and agility. 
  • Helps stakeholders find the most effective tools to increase business effectiveness, including Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, and IT. 
  • Leads teams to independently evaluate their best practices and adopt a value-driven mindset when purchasing new SaaS applications. 
  • Optimizes licensing agreements with a focus towards leveraging enterprise license agreements (ELAs). 

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