GenAI/Data Science Intern — Healthcare AI R&D

Highmark Health; Alton (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health invites graduate students to join the Summer 2027 Applied Gen AI/Data Scientist Graduate Internship. You will work on Generative AI, LLMs, AI Agents, and related technologies to solve real-world healthcare challenges and improve member and clinician experiences.

As part of the AI Services and Platforms R&D team, you will gain hands-on experience across prompt engineering, RAG, AI agents, and orchestration frameworks, while contributing to high-visibility initiatives and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree completed or in progress related to AI/CS.
• Pursuit of a graduate degree (full or part-time) in a accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Develop GenAI-driven prototypes and applications for healthcare use cases.
• Evaluate and optimize LLM outputs and AI agents.
• Research advanced GenAI techniques and validate healthcare-focused use cases.
• Collaborate with engineering and analytics teams on experiments and documentation.
• Present findings and recommendations to technical and business audiences.
• Contribute to enterprise AI strategy and healthcare innovation projects.
• Engage in mentorship and applied research activities.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Pursuing graduate degree (full or part-time)

Tools

Python

Job description

Highmark Health invites graduate students to join the Summer 2027 Applied Gen AI/Data Scientist Graduate Internship. You will work on Generative AI, LLMs, AI Agents, and related technologies to solve real-world healthcare challenges and improve member and clinician experiences.

As part of the AI Services and Platforms R&D team, you will gain hands-on experience across prompt engineering, RAG, AI agents, and orchestration frameworks, while contributing to high-visibility initiatives and