About the role#
This internship is a development opportunity for graduate students to build scalable AI and machine learning solutions for health care challenges. You will work on projects that support enterprise capabilities and gain exposure to the full AI lifecycle. You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate complex needs into technical solutions.
What you'll do#
- Build and improve reusable machine learning frameworks to accelerate model development and deployment.
- Design scalable data pipelines and feature-engineering solutions.
- Develop production-ready APIs, cloud-native services, and intelligent applications.
- Contribute to MLOps automation, containerized deployment, and monitoring practices.
- Work with large health care datasets to identify actionable opportunities.
- Partner with stakeholders to create scalable, responsible solutions and communicate outcomes clearly.
- Explore generative AI, agentic AI, retrieval-augmented generation, document intelligence, and real-time prediction.
- Seek feedback and document your learning process.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a master's degree or PhD in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, engineering, operations research, bioinformatics, information systems, computational linguistics, or a related quantitative field.
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience in machine learning, data engineering, analytics, or software engineering from coursework, research, or previous internships.
- Working knowledge of Python and SQL.
- Experience preparing data and building technical solutions.
- Ability to explain technical work, collaborate across disciplines, and adapt to feedback.
- A 3.0 GPA or higher with strength in quantitative coursework.
- Preferred experience includes scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, AWS, Apache Spark, Databricks, FastAPI, Flask, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Hive, or Scala.
Location & details#
- Term: Summer 2027 (12 weeks, full-time).
- Locations: Austin, TX; Morris Plains, NJ; or St. Louis, MO.
- Modality: Hybrid (three days per week in office).
- Compensation: Paid position.
- Note: Sponsorship is not provided for this role.
About The Cigna Group
The Cigna Group is a global health company based in Bloomfield, Connecticut. It operates through Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services. The organization maintains sales capabilities in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. It serves more than 190 million customer relationships worldwide.
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