GenAI/Data Science Intern — Healthcare AI Innovator

Highmark Health; Mississippi; On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is offering a Summer 2027 Applied Gen AI/Data Scientist Graduate Internship to graduate students with a passion for Generative AI and healthcare innovation. You will join the AI Services and Platforms Research & Development Team to design, develop, and evaluate GenAI solutions that support healthcare operations and improve member and clinician experiences.

The internship provides hands-on experience across prompt engineering, RAG, AI Agents, orchestration frameworks, and

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree.
• Pursuing a graduate degree (full or part-time).
• Preferred: Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, ML, or Software Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop GenAI-powered applications and prototypes.
• Evaluate and optimize LLM outputs for healthcare use cases.
• Research advanced AI techniques and healthcare-focused AI use cases.
• Collaborate with engineering and analytics teams on experiments and demos.
• Present findings and recommendations to technical and business audiences.

Skills

Python

communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Graduate degree (pursuing)

Master’s or Ph.D. in CS/DS/AI/ML/Software Eng

Job description

Highmark Health is offering a Summer 2027 Applied Gen AI/Data Scientist Graduate Internship to graduate students with a passion for Generative AI and healthcare innovation. You will join the AI Services and Platforms Research & Development Team to design, develop, and evaluate GenAI solutions that support healthcare operations and improve member and clinician experiences.

The internship provides hands-on experience across prompt engineering, RAG, AI Agents, orchestration frameworks, and