Business Process Innovation Intern
The MITRE Corporation
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Location(s): McLean, VA or Ft. Meade, MD
Dates/Full-, Part-, Part-time on call: Summer 2025 Full-time
In Office Requirements: Hybrid—2-3 days/week in the office
Clearance Requirements: Will be submitted for U.S. government security clearance
Come join MITRE as an intern in the exciting field of Enterprise Transformation! As a member of the Business Process Innovation department, you learn about and contribute to guiding government agencies in planning and executing large-scale, complex, transformative changes in some of the following opportunities:
+ Analyze business process flows, recommend process improvements, create journey maps, and/or facilitate innovation ideation sessions
+ Contribute to an analysis to ensure that processes are aligned with desired business/mission strategies and objectives
+ Use qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect and analyze data to find trends, themes, and similarities
+ Develop presentations that translate and communicate assessment findings to inform impactful decisions
+ Contribute to the development of products, such as concept of operations, analysis of alternatives, roadmaps, playbooks, and visual dashboards
+ Research leading practices, methodologies, tools, and techniques
Basic Qualifications
+ Must be able to obtain a US Government security clearance and agency-specific clearances [This will go elsewhere]
+ Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in one of the following areas--Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Systems Management, Business Innovation, Management Sciences, or other related disciplines.
+ Good understanding of two or more of the following areas:
+ Business Process Improvement or Modeling
+ Business Innovation
+ Lean Six Sigma
+ Design Thinking
+ Journey Mapping
+ Qualitative Research Methods
+ Quantitative Research Methods
+ Sustained excellence in academic performance
Preferred Qualifications
+ Experience having applied academic learning to an internship or research/lab position
+ Proficient in using Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
+ Effective oral and in written communication skills
+ Demonstrated interest in serving the public
This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
None
This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
None
Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$33,000 - $41,500 - $50,000 Annual
Work Location Type:
Hybrid
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