Health Care Innovation Operations Internship

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Des Moines, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Des Moines, IA, is offering a Health Care Innovation Operations Internship for rising juniors and seniors. This program provides hands-on project exposure in an agile environment, focusing on process improvement, data visualization, and cross-functional collaboration.

As an intern, you will support leaders, gain exposure to HCI initiatives, and develop practical health care industry skills while working in a hybrid schedule at our headquarters.

Qualifications

• Current junior or senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication, English, business administration, public health, healthcare management, or related business program.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively work with various business areas
• Ability to take initiative, prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent research, problem solving with the ability to develop proactive solutions and presentation skills
• Strong technical aptitude, with the ability to learn new systems quickly
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leaders and teams on small-scale deliverables, build professional relationships, and gain exposure to cross-divisional work across Wellmark
• Support HCI Intelligence research requests and help produce the monthly newsletter
• Contribute to operational initiatives that improve systems and processes, build shared understanding, incorporate legislative and regulatory requirements, create repeatable solutions, and deliver actionable insights
• Support emerging AI initiatives, legislative changes, and cross-functional priorities
• Strengthen your health care business acumen while working in a collaborative, self-directed team environment

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Initiative

Time management

Technical aptitude

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Health Care Innovation Operations Internship

• Intern
• Department: Internships
• Pay Grade: 1

Why choose an internship with Wellmark?We strive to offer meaningful work that assists in your professional development and provides value to the team. You will gain valuable experience within the health insurance industry and put the skills and knowledge you’ve acquired in school to practice this summer during our2027 Summer Internship Program. You will have the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and leaders within the industry, network with fellow internship program participants and gain practical, hands‑on work experience.

If you’re eager to learn, collaborate with others, demonstrate your potential, develop customer‑focused solutions and grow into an exciting career, we hope you’ll consider an internship with us!

What’sHealth Care Innovation (HCI) Operations at Wellmark?The Health Care Innovation Operations team brings together diverse specialties that support initiatives across the division and enterprise. As an intern, you will gain broad exposure while contributing to strategic priorities. You will build valuable skills in process improvement, compliance, audit, legal functions, data visualization, intelligence research and cross‑functional collaboration across multiple projects within an agile framework.

What projects might I support?Some examples of the work you may be responsible for during your internship:

• Collaborate with leaders and teams on small‑scale deliverables, build professional relationships, and gain exposure to cross‑divisional work across Wellmark
• Support HCI Intelligence research requests and help produce the monthly newsletter
• Contribute to operational initiatives that improve systems and processes, build shared understanding, incorporate legislative and regulatory requirements, create repeatable solutions, and deliver actionable insights
• Support emerging AI initiatives, legislative changes, and cross‑functional priorities
• Strengthen your health care business acumen while working in a collaborative, self‑directed team environment

Ready to bring your strengths to Wellmark? Here’s what’s next!

This internship will start in May of 2027, working a hybrid schedule from our headquarters in Des Moines.

• Current junior or senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication, English, business administration, public health, healthcare management, or related business program.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively work with various business areas
• Ability to take initiative, prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent research, problem solving with the ability to develop proactive solutions and presentation skills
• Strong technical aptitude, with the ability to learn new systems quickly
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous internship or office experience
• Previous experience or interest in health insurance
• Practical experience using AI tools

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The policy of Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact us at [e-mail]

At this time, Wellmark is not considering applicants for this position that require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please refer to the following resources: Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment‑Based Immigrants

Wellmark supports and expects the responsible use of AI for our workforce! We welcome the responsible use of these tools by job seekers as well and are interested in learning from you; you will have an opportunity in the application process to share which tools you used and how you applied them.