Job Description
Leidos is seeking a university student to join our team as a Strategy & Process Intern. In this role, the intern will help support work related to organizational goals, progress tracking, and project visibility across multiple teams. The intern will assist in organizing information, tracking tasks and follow-ups, and turning discussions and ideas into clear documents and action plans. This role also provides an opportunity to use AI tools such as ChatGPT to help summarize information, generate ideas, and improve how work is organized and documented. This internship is ideal for students who enjoy organizing complex information, improving processes, and helping teams stay aligned and focused on outcomes.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Help organize and track goals, key results, and related projects so teams can see progress and priorities
- Track tasks, notes, and follow-ups using tools such as Jira, Planner, or similar collaboration platforms
- Turn meeting notes, discussions, and AI-generated ideas into clear summaries, documents, and action lists
- Help maintain simple trackers, checklists, or dashboards that keep work organized and visible
- Identify missing information, open questions, or follow-up items and help the team capture them
- Use AI tools such as ChatGPT to help analyze information, summarize discussions, and generate drafts of documents
- Assist with improving how information, tasks, and processes are organized across workstreams
- Support small experiments or prototypes that explore better ways to organize information or track progress
Basic Qualifications:
- Actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited university
- US citizenship required
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to clearly summarize information and communicate ideas in writing
- Interest in business operations, technology, strategy, or process improvement
- Familiarity with basic productivity tools such as Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
- Comfortable learning new tools and experimenting with AI tools such as ChatGPT
Preferred Qualifications:
- Major in Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Systems, Business Analytics, Operations, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
- Experience organizing academic projects, research, or teamwork using structured tools or task trackers
- Interest in how organizations track goals, measure progress, and manage projects
- Curiosity about how AI tools can improve productivity, analysis, and documentation
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to take initiative when identifying gaps or opportunities for improvement
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
March 18, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
$48,100.00 - $86,950.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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