Pharmacy Business Support Intern - Hybrid & Growth

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield offers a structured Summer Internship Program starting May 2026 with a hybrid schedule from our Des Moines headquarters. You will engage in projects across customer service, new business, and benefits management, gaining hands-on experience in the health insurance industry.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a Bachelor’s in Business or related fields or are a P1 PharmD student, with strong communication, analytical, and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Process Management, Healthcare Management, Public Health, Analytics or related field; or current P1 PharmD student.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate recommendations to all levels of the organization
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suites
• Strong technical aptitude with ability to learn new systems quickly
• Ability to think critically and analytically
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships of collaboration and trust
• Strong organizational skills, self-starter, ability to prioritize and multi-task

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Pharmacy Business Support leaders to deliver small-scale process improvements.
• Develop desk-level procedures and process maps to support recommendations.
• Analyze call data and feedback loops to identify pain points in pharmacy-related inquiries.
• Assist with rollout of Pharmacy Business Support products.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Self-starter / multitask

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

P1 PharmD student

Tools

Microsoft Office Suites

AI tools

Job description

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield offers a structured Summer Internship Program starting May 2026 with a hybrid schedule from our Des Moines headquarters. You will engage in projects across customer service, new business, and benefits management, gaining hands-on experience in the health insurance industry.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a Bachelor’s in Business or related fields or are a P1 PharmD student, with strong communication, analytical, and collaboration skills.