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General Information

Req ID
R019857
State
New York
Work Type
Hybrid

Description and Requirements

Healthfirst’s 2025 Summer Trailblazer Internship is a 10-week paid program beginning on June 2, 2025. This is an immersive and interactive learning experience that lays a foundation for continued leadership development. Interns do impactful work, collaborating with other interns, employees, and business leaders to solve current business problems and deliver solutions. Who We Are: For nearly 30 years, Healthfirst has been serving New Yorkers. We helped pioneer the value-based healthcare model—where hospitals and physicians are paid based on patient outcomes—because our company was founded on the belief that insurers need to be true partners in the health system. Position Summary: The Medicaid & LTC Finance Analytics Intern will play a key role supporting Medicaid and Long-Term Care (LTC) product strategies. This internship offers hands-on experience in financial analysis, strategy development, and cross-functional collaboration, and is a unique opportunity to learn from and contribute to projects that shape corporate strategy.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

  • Develop an understanding of Healthfirst’s unique business model, with a focus on financial data and trends related to Medicaid and LTC products 
  • Attend meetings with cross-functional teams to learn how the Finance department supports operational decision-making 
  • Assist in analyzing financial data related to the Medicaid and LTC products and gain experience in interpreting membership, cost, and revenue trends to identify improvement opportunities 

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • Undergraduate students must be a junior or senior at an accredited institution or have graduated within 12 months of the program. Graduate students must be enrolled at an accredited institution or have graduated within 12 months of the program. 
  • Will not require sponsorship for employment 
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. 
  • Must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA from an accredited school 

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Students currently enrolled as a Junior or Senior in an accredited Bachelor’s degree program, or an accredited Master’s in Healthcare Administration, Math, Business, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related programs 
  • Proficiency in SQL 
  • Work experience with Microsoft Excel - pivot tables, formatting, sorting, formulas such as VLOOKUP 
  • Self-motivated, creative problem solver who can work independently and collaborate through strong communication and interpersonal skills 
  • Experience managing projects  
  • Knowledge of Medicaid and Medicare programs 
  • Knowledge of healthcare data (claims, diagnosis and procedure codes, etc.) 

 

Hiring Range*:

  • Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $39,208 - $52,000

  • All Other Locations (within approved locations): $34,091 - $49,920

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.