AI Engineering Intern: Data, NLP & ML Focus

Capital District Physicians Health Plan Inc; Town of De Witt (NY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital District Physicians Health Plan Inc (CDPHP) offers a Fall 2026 Internship program, a paid co‑op/internship for undergrad and graduate students. Interns participate in development workshops, are mentored, and work on meaningful projects across multiple tracks including IT, Analytics & Data, and more.

Interns may join non‑technical or technical tracks, with housing not provided. The program emphasizes data‑driven health insights, NLP/ML enhancements, and a presentation at internship

Qualifications

• Desired majors include Data Science, AI Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Computer Science or similar degree program.
• Preferred skills or experience with: Programming, Statistics, Advanced Modeling, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Deep Learning, Agentic AI, and/or LLM
• High School diploma along with proof of continuous college enrollment (enrolled in a full‑time undergraduate or graduate degree program).
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to communicate to technical and non‑technical audiences and interface with staff at all levels of the company.

Responsibilities

• Specific duties will vary with assignment; specific divisional callouts are listed below.
• Interns will explore scaling current existing models to better identify and stratify complex chronic conditions and Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs), enabling proactive and data‑driven population health features
• Extract and leverage clinical data
• Interns will enhance and optimize traditional NLP and ML solutions with robust AI to significantly boost predictive accuracy and ensure robust coding compliance to CMS
• Works with a mentor and supports key strategic projects.
• Responsible for work assignments and possible responsibilities that vary according to business need and departmental opportunities, in addition to student's qualifications.
• Functions performed are non‑technical and/or technical in nature and will cover a broad range of business‑related projects.
• Creates and delivers presentation at completion of internship.
• Consistently demonstrates high standards of integrity by supporting the Lifetime Healthcare Companies' mission and values, adhering to the Corporate Code of Conduct, and leading to the Lifetime Way values and beliefs.
• Maintains high regard for member privacy in accordance with the corporate privacy policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance is expected and required.
• Performs other functions as assigned by management.

Skills

Programming

Statistics

NLP

Deep Learning

LLM

Agentic AI

Education

Data Science

AI Engineering

Statistics

Mathematics

Software Engineering

Computer Science

Job description

Capital District Physicians Health Plan Inc (CDPHP) offers a Fall 2026 Internship program, a paid co‑op/internship for undergrad and graduate students. Interns participate in development workshops, are mentored, and work on meaningful projects across multiple tracks including IT, Analytics & Data, and more.

Interns may join non‑technical or technical tracks, with housing not provided. The program emphasizes data‑driven health insights, NLP/ML enhancements, and a presentation at internship