• Job Description

  Req#: 2189948

  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.

  During our 10-week internship program, you will gain meaningful work experience and exposure to the nation’s leading health care company, while learning what a career at UnitedHealth Group will have in store for you. You will be assigned to a team that aligns with your career aspirations, influence business recommendations to senior leadership teams and partner with a dedicated mentor and manager that will support you as you take on challenges of key importance to the company. You’ll be empowered to build relationships, drive innovation across the business, and share in a growth mindset. In addition, you’ll have access to trainings and curriculum to provide you with foundational knowledge necessary to truly become a subject matter expert. The goal of our internship is to put people first and stay true to our mission – helping people live healthier lives and helping the health system work better for everyone.

  Join us and you may end up staying for a career in which you can do your life’s best work.

  *This Full-Time internship position will be available starting in June of 2024*

  *UnitedHealth Group is not able to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position*

  Primary Responsibilities:

  • UI/UX Design
    • Leverage best practice design principles and trends to contribute with insights and stellar user experiences
    • Demonstrates curiosity and growth mindset contributing to a product design environment that supports continuous learning and innovation
    • Be a trusted design partner in a cross functional team (designers, engineers, product, researchers etc.), delivery designs on time and to the highest quality
    • Collaborate and contribute reusable design components in partnership with Design System team
    • Builds strong relationships with team members, business and technology partners across Consumer Product
    • Think visually and solve problems and communicate design concepts (leveraging skills such as work shopping, story boarding, sketching, prototyping)

  • Research
    • Work under the supervision and mentorship of a more senior researcher, perform qualitative and quantitative research grounded in the context of the people for whom we are designing to support product strategy, information architecture, and experience design, including support research initiatives and strategies that will help to drive business goals
    • Working under the supervision and mentorship of a more senior researcher, plan and conduct usability tests
    • Work collaboratively with distributed research team

  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:

  • Highschool diploma and/or currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college/university
  • 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 Optional Practical Training (OPT) who will require H-1B status, TNs, or current H-1B visa holders will not be considered. H1-B and green card sponsorship is not available for this position

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ability to work across a matrixed multi-tiered organization and deliver the best possible outcomes
  • Experience with Agile product development
  • Healthcare experience
  • Knowledge in using an enterprise design system
  • Experience with information architecture, interaction design, ux design or graphic design
  • Incorporating user feedback in the design process (user research, NPS, Voice of the customer)
  • Experience with prominent industry design tools (Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Axure)
  • Experience with building and/or utilizing personas to inform design decisions
  • Experience working in cross functional teams
  • Experience presenting to stakeholders
  • Relevant work experience in research or adjacent field
  • Experience collecting, analyzing, and summarizing qualitative research
  • Experience using quantitative data and descriptive statistics to provide insights
  • Proficient in oral, written communication, presentation and facilitation skills
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills

  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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