Summer Intern: Population Health Analyst

Independence Blue Cross, LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Independence Blue Cross is offering a Population Health Intern role in Philadelphia to support data-driven quality improvement for Medicare and Commercial populations. You will analyze healthcare quality, utilization, and provider performance data to help improve outcomes and close care gaps.

The internship provides hands-on experience with healthcare data, quality measures, reporting, and population health initiatives, collaborating with multiple teams to derive actionable insights and

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's in Public Health, Health Informatics, or Healthcare Administration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data interpretation ability.
• Experience with Excel, pivot tables, and data analysis is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and in a team on population health projects.

Responsibilities

• Analyze claims, clinical and quality data for primary care groups.
• Develop provider performance reports, dashboards and scorecards.
• Conduct trend analyses to identify opportunities to improve outcomes.
• Create visualizations and presentations for stakeholders.
• Support outreach initiatives through care-gap and engagement analysis.
• Collaborate on special projects with Population Health staff.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Data interpretation

Strong written and verbal comms

Communication and presentation skills

Project management

Critical thinking

Education

Public Health or Health Informatics or Healthcare Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Population Health Intern

Independence Blue Cross

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

Population Health is an external facing team. The Population Health team works directly with primary care providers in PA & NJ to ensure our members are receiving quality care, closing preventive quality gaps for Medicare & Commercial performance, and improving member/provider experience.

Job Description

The Population Health Summer Intern will support the Population Health team in analyzing healthcare quality, utilization, and provider performance data to help primary care providers improve patient outcomes and close care gaps. This internship provides handson experience working with healthcare data, quality measures, provider performance reporting, and population health initiatives focused on preventive care and chronic disease management. The intern will collaborate with various stakeholders in population health and other teams to develop actionable insights that support quality improvement strategies.

Key responsibilities may include

• Analyze claims, clinical, and quality performance data for primary care provider groups.
• Assist with the development of provider performance reports, dashboards, and scorecards.
• Conduct trend analysis to identify opportunities for improving member outcomes and provider performance.
• Create visualizations and presentations to communicate findings to internal/external stakeholders.
• Support provider outreach initiatives through analysis of care gap and member engagement data.
• Collaborate with Population Health staff on special projects involving quality improvement.
• Research industry best practices and emerging population health trends.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in: Public Health or Health Informatics or Healthcare Administration
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and data analysis.
• Interest in healthcare quality, population health, and provider performance improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate within a team environment.
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Data interpretation
• Communication and presentation skills
• Project management
• Critical thinking

Education

• Pursuing a degree in Public Health (Master's Preferred), Health Administration, Health Informatics
• Current Junior, Senior, or Recent grad up to one year

Minimum GPA

• 3.0+ or greater

Program Dates

Program Start Date: June 1 st , 2027

Program Completion Date: August 6 th , 2027

Work Hours

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

Location

1901 Market Street, Philadelphia 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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