• Job Description

  Req#: 2208097

  Internships at UnitedHealth Group. If you want an intern experience that will dramatically shape your career, consider a company that’s dramatically shaping our entire health care system. UnitedHealth Group internship opportunities will provide a hands-on view of a rapidly evolving, incredibly challenging marketplace of ideas, products and services. You’ll work side by side with some of the smartest people in the business on assignments that matter. So here we are. You have a lot to learn. We have a lot to do. It’s the perfect storm. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

  UnitedHealth Group is on a mission to build our next generation of healthcare leaders – leaders that are passionate, socially conscious, fearless, driven, and empathetic; leaders who want to make the healthcare system work better for everyone.

  Healthcare is rapidly changing and evolving. Now is the time to get our communities involved, which is why we are excited to launch UnitedHealth Group’s Unified High School Internship Experience.

  Our summer’s hands-on, interactive internship will prepare the next generation of leaders by exposing them to careers they are interested in pursuing, as well as tools and mindsets they can leverage throughout their lives that will ultimately accelerate them towards their individual goals.

  UnitedHealth Group's Unified High School Internship Experience is a six to eight-week paid internship exposure program where students have an opportunity to work on current health care related challenges that we as an organization are fighting daily to solve.

  Each intern will learn from health care professionals that have had successful careers in Information Technology, User Experience, Product Management, Finance, Human Resource, and Business.

  If you are located in Raleigh, NC; Basking Ridge, NJ; Cypress, CA, Eden Prairie, MN, District of Columbia, Texas and Georgia, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges

  Primary Responsibilities:

  • Create hypotheses for project
  • Organize and manage team project plan
  • Design empathy maps based on hypotheses
  • Conduct interviews with friends, family and employees
  • Implement targeted marketing and communications
  • Generate an implementation budget
  • Develop a working prototype of project
  • Present a collaborative project to industry leaders during the Rapid Innovation Sessions throughout your summer internship (up to three times). During these sessions, you’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you advice and direction on next steps that will help you and your team elevate your project.

  You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

  Required Qualifications:

  • Be in the high school graduating class of 2024, 2025 and 2026
  • Authorized to work in the US
  • Meet all requirements listed on the UnitedHealth Group application form, including submission of the applicants resume.
  • Provide to UnitedHealth Group a copy of your Work Permit upon offer acceptance
  • Be able to work from June 17th – July 26th Monday – Friday (9am – 4pm) and Friday’s (9am – 12PM)
  • Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment -based work authorization. F-1 visa holders with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Optional Practical Training (OPT) who will require visa sponsorship, TN visa holders, current H-1B visa holders, and/or those requiring green card sponsorship will not be considered.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Interest in Healthcare, Business, Technology, Finance, Critical Thinking

  Soft Skills:

  • Demonstrate effective communication and written skills
  • Exhibit a willingness to learn by asking questions and contributing ideas
  • Ability to collaborate with others as part of a team
  • Demonstrate attention to detail
  • Time - management skills

  *All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

  California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The hourly range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington residents is $16.00 to $20.05 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

  At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

  Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

  UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

• About the company

  UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is an American multinational managed healthcare and insurance company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

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