Company Description
Why choose an internship with Wellmark? We strive to offer meaningful work that assists in your professional development and provides value to the team. You will gain valuable experience within the health insurance industry and put the skills and knowledge you’ve acquired in school to practice this summer during our 2025 Summer Internship Program. You will have the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and leaders within the industry, network with fellow internship program participants, and gain practical, hands-on work experience.
If you’re eager to learn, collaborate with others, demonstrate your potential, develop customer-focused solutions, and grow into an exciting career, we hope you’ll consider an internship with us!
Job Description
What is the Technology & Experience Analytics team? The Technology & Experience Analytics team provides analysis, reporting, and advanced analytics to various stakeholders within Wellmark’s Technology division. The team works with a wide range of complex data sources, including web/app utilization, IT labor and financials, claims, customer service, survey data, and more. In this role, you will collaborate with a team of analysts to transform data into actionable insights that support operational decision-making and enhance customer experiences.
What projects might I support? Although subject to change, examples of projects are included below:
- Production and support of analytical reporting/dashboards for executive decision support.
- Ad-hoc data analysis efforts to answer business/operational questions.
- Extract, analyze, and interpret data using SQL dialects, statistical programming languages, and various BI reporting tools.
- Create data visualizations using tools like Power BI.
- Report and presentation development.
- Healthcare technology research and report development.
I’m interested! What’s next? Review the qualifications below. If the position is a match with your background and interests, please submit an application for review.
This internship will start in May of 2025, working a hybrid schedule from our headquarters in Des Moines.
Qualifications
- Current junior or senior student studying Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related STEM field.
- Knowledge of data management and analytics practices with exposure to business intelligence, reporting, or analytics platforms.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop proactive solutions.
- Strong technical aptitude, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to make recommendations by translating data analysis insights into decisions and actions.
- Proven ability to work in a deadline driven, fast paced environment.
Preferred: - Prior internship or office experience.
- Previous experience with Power BI or Tableau.
- Previous experience with SQL dialects and/or statistical programming languages.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
The policy of Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact us at careers@wellmark.com
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