GenAI & Data Science Internship: Healthcare AI

Highmark Health Company; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is offering the Summer 2027 Applied Gen AI/Data Scientist Graduate Internship in Iowa City. The program provides hands-on experience in GenAI, LLMs, AI Agents, RAG, and practical AI lifecycle activities within a healthcare setting.

You will work with AI researchers, data scientists, and engineers to design and prototype AI solutions that improve member experiences, clinical workflows, and enterprise productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Pursuance of a graduate degree full or part‑time in an accredited college or university.
• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, or related quantitative discipline preferred.
• Strong programming skills in Python.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

GenAI basics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Pursuit of graduate degree

Master's or Ph.D. preferred

Job description

Highmark Health is offering the Summer 2027 Applied Gen AI/Data Scientist Graduate Internship in Iowa City. The program provides hands-on experience in GenAI, LLMs, AI Agents, RAG, and practical AI lifecycle activities within a healthcare setting.

You will work with AI researchers, data scientists, and engineers to design and prototype AI solutions that improve member experiences, clinical workflows, and enterprise productivity.