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Healthcare Economics Internship - Remote

EmblemHealth is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit health insurers, serving members across New York's communities with a full range of commercial and government-sponsored health plans for employers, individuals, and families. Today, our mission is clear: to champion communities and customers first, with a relentless focus on experiences that work for them. We never stop making those we serve our number one priority.

If you want to be a part of a bigger story, if you want to make a difference in people's lives and the communities around you, if you think healthcare matters to every one of us – Join us!

Internship Overview

• Support and perform actuarial analyses for various lines of business: medical expense analyses and projections, health insurance market intelligence research and analyses, product pricing and state rate filing support, data, and actuarial modeling, etc.
• Present statistical information to support actuarial, underwriting, and other business areas regarding the pricing of plans, product development and marketing planning.
• Administer finalized policies; monitor results and provide feedback as needed.
• Collect and compile statistical data for additional analysis.
• Estimate the probability and cost of sickness, treatment, and medical services.
• Design, test, and administer policies to minimize risk and maximize the profitability of insurance policies; develop and produce charts and other exhibits to explain proposals and calculations.
• Identify trends and patterns in a variety of complex data sets.
• Program and develop pricing and statistical models, spreadsheets, and databases using analytical software.
• Explain complex ideas and technical data to different audiences.
• Identify a company's risks and develop plans and recommendations to manage its risks, present findings to Actuarial management.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze projection models.
• Reconcile and analyze actuarial inputs and outputs.
• Collaborate with key leaders to identify and meet information needs.
• Establish actuarial, underwriting, or healthcare economics procedures and document them for internal use.
• Perform additional duties as directed.

Program Details

• 10-week paid program: Monday, June 7, 2027 - Friday, August 13, 2027
• Full-time: 40 hours per week
• Hourly rate: $30 per hour
• Posting timeline: August 19, 2026 - November 1, 2026

Program Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, healthcare or related degree (Required)
• 0 – 1+ years of relevant, professional work experience and/or education (Required)
• Current 3rd year undergraduate (Preferred)
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills (Required)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to deliver complex information to a diverse audience (Required)
• Experience working with healthcare data including but not limited to claims, testing results and pharmacy data (Preferred)
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook (Required)
• Experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI (Preferred)
• Exposure to SQL, SAS, Python or similar (Preferred)