IT Intern - Summer 2027

About this role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Oct 2026   Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life                     Our summer internships are full-time ( 40 hours /week), paid positions lasting 10- 11 weeks . We offer competitive compensation, educational and social programming throughout the summer, as well as housing assistance and relocation support for eligible interns.  

As an IT intern, you will have broad exposure to our global organizations and leadership teams. Your participation in special projects and strategic initiatives will be critical to overall success of our business strategies.   

• Develop digital healthcare and virtual reality platforms that help patients, doctors, and hospital networks collaborate.   

• Use human-centered design principles to improve system usability for our 90,000 plus employees and millions of customers worldwide.   

• Leverage data analytics and statistical methods to develop business centric insights to support decision making.   

• Identify and recommend new ways to save money and time by streamlining business processes, applications, and systems.   

• Assess our Global IT security and identify meaningful solutions to mitigate risk.   

Location and Work Model    

The IT Internships are based in Minneapolis, M N . All interns must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship.    

Medtronic is working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of its commitment to professional growth, cross-functional collaboration, and engineering the extraordinary.    

Must Have: Minimum Requirements     

To be considered for a Summer 2027 IT Internship , your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet each of these basic requirements.   

• Working toward a bachelor’s degree in management information systems, computer information systems, business information systems, a related information systems or business analytics major with an anticipated graduation date of Winter 2027, Spring 2028.  

• Ability to participate full time, 40 hours per week, as part of the intern cohort from June 1-August 14 for semester system programs or June 15-August 21 for quarter system programs.   

• Applicants for Medtronic’s Summer Internship Program must be currently authorized to work in the United States. Medtronic does not sponsor work authorization for internship positions. Individuals on temporary visa classifications, including E, F ‑ 1 (CPT or OPT), H ‑ 1, H ‑ 2, L, B, J, or TN, as well as anyone who requires employment sponsorship now or in the future, are not eligible for the Program.  

Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements    

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale  

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Power BI, AWS, SQL, Python, or similar technologies  

• Experience developing dashboards, reports, data visualizations, or data-driven insights  

• Experience collaborating on team-based academic, research, internship, or organizational projects  

• Relevant coursework, projects, research, certifications, and/or internship experience in IT, computer science, data analytics, business analytics, engineering, or related fields  

• Experience applying data analysis and technical skills to solve business or operational challenges  

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment. ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: 

Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. 

Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. 

If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do n

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