GenAI & Data Science Intern — Healthcare AI R&D

Highmark Health; Colorado; On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health offers the Summer 2027 Applied Gen AI/Data Scientist Graduate Internship for graduate students to work at the forefront of AI innovation in healthcare. You will engage with GenAI, LLMs, AI Agents, and emerging AI technologies to address real-world healthcare challenges and improve member and clinician experiences.

As part of the AI Services and Platforms Research & Development Team, you will design, develop, and evaluate GenAI solutions supporting operations, member engagement,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Pursuit of a graduate degree (full or part-time) in an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Develop GenAI-powered applications and prototypes.
• Evaluate and optimize LLM outputs for healthcare use cases.
• Research advanced AI techniques and validate healthcare-focused AI use cases.
• Collaborate with engineering and analytics teams on experiments and delivery.
• Document findings and present recommendations to technical and business audiences.
• Engage in mentorship and applied research to support enterprise AI strategy.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Pursuing graduate degree (full or part-time)

Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science / Data Science / AI / ML / Software Engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

Highmark Health offers the Summer 2027 Applied Gen AI/Data Scientist Graduate Internship for graduate students to work at the forefront of AI innovation in healthcare. You will engage with GenAI, LLMs, AI Agents, and emerging AI technologies to address real-world healthcare challenges and improve member and clinician experiences.

As part of the AI Services and Platforms Research & Development Team, you will design, develop, and evaluate GenAI solutions supporting operations, member engagement,