Healthcare Policy & Regulated Markets Intern

The Cigna Group; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, invites you to join a 10-week regulatory internship in St. Louis with a hybrid schedule.

You will work on projects spanning regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and operational excellence while collaborating with cross-functional teams. This paid internship offers hands-on experience in healthcare regulations, data analytics, and client-facing projects, preparing you for a future career in health policy, regulatory affairs, or health

Qualifications

• Rising senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• At least 1 year of academic, internship, project, leadership, research, or work experience demonstrating analytical, organizational, or problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Exposure to AI tools, data analytics, automation technologies, or emerging digital solutions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and operational effectiveness across multiple Regulated Markets functions.
• Analyze healthcare and regulatory information to identify impacts, risks, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support audit preparation and case research by gathering information, validating findings, and documenting outcomes.
• Collaborate with teams supporting audit, grievances, clinical consultation, coverage determination and review, issue management, and regulatory processes.
• Participate in health plan and regulatory forums to understand industry changes and how regulations influence business decisions.
• Research and respond to client or business requests related to regulatory impacts, issue resolution, and process improvement.
• Build relationships across teams while learning how regulatory decisions influence healthcare services, customer experiences, and business operations.
• Leverage technology, data, and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, analyze information, and support clearer business recommendations.
• Apply knowledge gained throughout the internship to deliver meaningful project outcomes and recommendations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written and verbal communication

Microsoft Office

AI/data analytics exposure

Education

Public health / related field (in progress)

Job description

Make an Impact

Are you curious about how healthcare, regulations, and pharmacy benefits management come together to shape experiences and outcomes for customers? As an intern at Evernorth Health Services, you will work alongside ambitious and compassionate experts who help navigate the regulatory environment that supports healthcare delivery across the country.

Make an Impact

Are you curious about how healthcare, regulations, and pharmacy benefits management come together to shape experiences and outcomes for customers? As an intern at Evernorth Health Services, you will work alongside ambitious and compassionate experts who help navigate the regulatory environment that supports healthcare delivery across the country.

This 10-week internship offers meaningful, hands-on experience, exposure to cross-functional teams, and the opportunity to contribute to projects that support compliance, operational excellence, and client success. You will gain insight into the healthcare and pharmacy benefits management industry while building skills that prepare you for future career opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to projects that strengthen regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and operational effectiveness across multiple Regulated Markets functions.
• Analyze healthcare and regulatory information to help identify potential impacts, risks, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support audit preparation and case research by gathering information, validating findings, and documenting outcomes.
• Collaborate with teams supporting audit support, grievances, clinical consultation, coverage determination and review, issue management, and regulatory processes.
• Participate in health plan and regulatory forums to understand industry changes and how regulations influence business decisions.
• Research and respond to client or business requests related to regulatory impacts, issue resolution, and process improvement.
• Build relationships across teams while learning how regulatory decisions influence healthcare services, customer experiences, and business operations.
• Leverage technology, data, and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, analyze information, and support clearer business recommendations.
• Apply knowledge gained throughout the internship to deliver meaningful project outcomes and recommendations.

Required Qualifications

• Rising senior progressing towards a bachelor’s degree in public health, healthcare administration, health policy, regulatory affairs, business.
• Minimum 1 year of academic, internship, project, leadership, research, or work experience demonstrating analytical, organizational, or problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, stay organized, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated curiosity, initiative, follow-through, and a growth mindset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Exposure to AI tools, data analytics, automation technologies, or emerging digital solutions through academic, professional, or personal projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in healthcare regulations, compliance, health plans, pharmacy, healthcare operations, or process improvement.
• Strong analytical and research capabilities with attention to detail.
• Experience presenting findings, recommendations, or project outcomes to stakeholders.

Additional Information

Location: Interns are expected to work a hybrid schedule, spending three days per week in our St. Louis office and two days working remotely.

Compensation: Hourly pay ranges from $23.00-$24.00, based on degree program, and year of study.

Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and not require current or future employment sponsorship.

Enterprise Intern Schedule: This is a full-time summer internship (40 hours per week) running from May 24 through July 30th, 2027.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.