About the role#
The Product & Business Development Program (PBDP) Internship is a 10-week, full-time summer program. You will be aligned to a specific team based on business needs and your interests. This role focuses on applying data to inform business decisions, operations, and reporting. You will work on real projects, partner across teams, and develop practical skills in business analysis, project execution, product support, and process improvement.
What you'll do#
- Contribute to real business initiatives through research, analysis, and execution.
- Support teams by organizing workstreams, tracking progress, and completing deliverables.
- Analyze processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Create reports, summaries, and presentations to communicate insights clearly.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including operations, product, analytics, and technology.
- Apply AI tools to solve business problems, build and optimize prompts, and integrate AI into workflows.
- Ensure responsible and compliant use of all AI solutions.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business, Business Analytics, Economics, Healthcare Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Must be actively enrolled during the internship and not graduating prior to or during the program dates.
- Hands-on experience in business analysis, reporting, project coordination, operational execution, process improvement, or data analysis using structured datasets.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, statements, basic data functions, and pivot tables.
- Ability to clean, organize, and analyze datasets to build reports, trackers, or summaries.
- Experience creating work outputs like dashboards, presentations, or process documentation.
- Preferred: Experience with SQL, Tableau, Power BI, project management tools (Jira, Smartsheet, Trello, Asana), or UX/UI design tools.
- Preferred: Experience applying structured problem-solving approaches like process mapping or root cause analysis.
Location & details#
- Term: Summer 2027 (June-August).
- Locations: Eden Prairie, Minnesota or San Antonio, Texas.
- Work Modality: On-site (4 or 5 days a week).
- Compensation: This is a paid position with an hourly range of $18.00 to $32.00 per hour.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare operates as a division of UnitedHealth Group. It provides health insurance plans to individuals and groups. The company maintains a network of 6,500 hospitals and care facilities. It is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and employs over 10,000 people.
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