Healthcare Economics Intern

About the Role

The 2027 Summer Healthcare Data Analytics - Healthcare Economics Intern role at EmblemHealth is a 10-week paid program focused on actuarial analyses and healthcare economics within a leading not-for-profit health insurer.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and perform actuarial analyses for various lines of business, including medical expense analyses and projections, health insurance market intelligence research, product pricing, state rate filing support, and data/actuarial modeling.
• Present statistical information to support actuarial, underwriting, and other business areas regarding plan pricing, product development, and marketing planning.
• Administer finalized policies, monitor results, and provide feedback.
• Collect and compile statistical data for further analysis.
• Estimate the probability and cost of sickness, treatment, and medical services.
• Design, test, and administer policies to minimize risk and maximize profitability, developing charts and exhibits to explain proposals and calculations.
• Identify trends and patterns in 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 company risks and develop plans and recommendations to manage them, presenting 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 and document actuarial, underwriting, or healthcare economics procedures for internal use.
• Perform additional duties as directed.

Program Details

• Duration: 10-week paid program (Monday, June 7, 2027 - Friday, August 13, 2027)
• Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Hourly Rate: $30 per hour

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Required Skills:
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to deliver complex information to a diverse audience.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Preferred Skills:
• Experience working with healthcare data (claims, testing results, pharmacy data).
• Experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI.
• Exposure to SQL, SAS, Python, or similar.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, healthcare, or a related degree.
• 0 – 1+ years of relevant, professional work experience and/or education.
• Current 3rd-year undergraduate (Preferred).