Summer Intern: Data Governance

Independence Blue Cross, LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Independence Blue Cross, LLC is offering a Data Governance Intern position in Philadelphia. The role provides hands-on experience with enterprise data governance, data quality, and metadata management to ensure accurate, trusted data.

You will work on documentation, analytics, and governance reporting, with opportunities to contribute to data cataloging, stewardship activities, and special projects in data management and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Coursework or experience in data management, databases, analytics, or business intelligence.
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases.
• Understanding of data governance, metadata, or data quality concepts.
• Experience working with large datasets.
• Knowledge of healthcare, insurance, or regulated industry environments is a plus.
• Interest in AI, data management, and emerging governance technologies.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance of the Enterprise Data Dictionary.
• Business Glossary, and metadata repositories.
• Assist with documenting business definitions, data elements, and data governance processes.
• Participate in data quality analysis, issue investigation, and remediation tracking.
• Help prepare governance reports, dashboards, presentations, and communications.
• Support Data Stewardship activities, meetings, and actionitem tracking.
• Assist with data cataloging, data classification, and sensitive data identification efforts.
• Conduct data analysis and research to support governance and compliance initiatives.
• Contribute to special projects involving data management, analytics, and process improvement.

Skills

Data management

Databases

Analytics

Business intelligence

Healthcare industry knowledge

AI interest

Education

Information Systems

Data Analytics

Computer Science

Healthcare Informatics

Tools

SQL

Relational Databases

Job description

Data Governance Intern

Serving more than 8 million people nationwide, including 2.5 million in southeastern Pennsylvania, Independence Blue Cross together with its subsidiaries is the leading health insurance organization in the Philadelphia region. Our mission to build healthier lives for you, your family, and your employees shapes our actions and decisions every day.

At Independence, we see each of our members as an individual, with unique needs and concerns. We're dedicated to harnessing the very latest ideas and technologies to deliver access to care that meets those needs and surpasses your expectations. For more information about Independence access our website at www.ibx.com. We're revolutionizing health care, and our focus is on you!

About The Department

Enterprise Information Management (EIM), a division of Business Technology Services, enables IBX to maximize the value of its data by managing the sourcing, integration, enrichment, and delivery of enterprise data for analytics, reporting, and decisionmaking. The Data Governance team partners with business and technology stakeholders to improve data quality, establish common data definitions, support data stewardship, and promote consistent, responsible use of enterprise data. By helping associates find, understand, and trust data, the team enables better decisions, greater operational efficiency, and stronger business outcomes.

Job Description

The Data Governance Intern will support enterprise data governance, data quality, metadata management, and data stewardship initiatives. This role provides handson experience working with business data, governance processes, data documentation, and analytics that help ensure organizational data is accurate, trusted, and wellmanaged.

Key Responsibilities May Include

• Support maintenance of the Enterprise Data Dictionary
• Business Glossary, and metadata repositories
• Assist with documenting business definitions, data elements, and data governance processes
• Participate in data quality analysis, issue investigation, and remediation tracking
• Help prepare governance reports, dashboards, presentations, and communications.
• Support Data Stewardship activities, meetings, and actionitem tracking.
• Assist with data cataloging, data classification, and sensitive data identification efforts.
• Conduct data analysis and research to support governance and compliance initiatives.
• Contribute to special projects involving data management, analytics, and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Coursework or experience in data management, databases, analytics, or business intelligence.
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases.
• Understanding of data governance, metadata, or data quality concepts.
• Experience working with large datasets.
• Knowledge of healthcare, insurance, or regulated industry environments is a plus.
• Interest in AI, data management, and emerging governance technologies.

Education

• Pursuing a degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics
• Current Junior, Senior, or Recent Grad up to one year from start of program

GPA Requirement

• 3.0+ or greater

Program Dates

Program Start Date: June 1, 2027

Program Completion Date: August 6, 2027

Work Hours

Monday Friday, 8:30 am 5:00 pm (37.5 hours per week)

Location

• 1901 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

IBX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or disability.

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