Operations Business Support Internship (Insure Your Future)

Why choose an internship with Wellmark?

We strive to offer meaningful work that assists in your professional development and provides value to the team.

You will gain valuable experience within the health insurance industry and put the skills and knowledge you’ve acquired in school to practice this summer during our 2027 Summer Internship Program .

You will have the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and leaders within the industry, network with fellow internship program participants, and gain practical, hands-on work experience.

If you’re eager to learn, collaborate with others, demonstrate your potential, develop customer-focused solutions, and grow into an exciting career, we hope you’ll consider an internship with us!

What’s Operations at Wellmark?

Our Operations division has over six hundred employees who manage important work such as enrolling our members, loading benefits, credentialing our providers, sending documents, paying claims, answering calls, training our employees, Operations Compliance, Operations Analytics, and Quality Assurance.

We are one team united to provide the best service for our members and providers.

What projects might I support?

Although subject to change, examples of initiatives are included below:

• Provide day to day experiences of collaboration and partnership with various leaders and teams; focus on small scale deliverables, building interpersonal relationships, exposure to cross divisional elements of the Wellmark organization
• Work closely with subject matter experts to create desk-level procedures and process/system documentation into user-friendly documentation
• Collaborate with Operations Analytics on reporting and data analysis
• Take lead on ad hoc research projects and share findings on online provider information
• Provide testing support by documenting traceability and findings to ensure accurate and timely outcomes
• Desire to strengthen business acumen in health care industry and self-driven team environment

I’m interested!

What’s next?

Review the qualifications below.

If the position is a match with your background and interests, please submit an application for review.

This internship will start in May of 2027, working a hybrid schedule from our headquarters in Des Moines.

• Must be a current sophomore student studying Operations, Finance, Engineering, Business Insurance, Health Care Management, Risk Management & Insurance, Business Management, Business Analytics, or related programs.