Data Analytics & Governance Internship

WellmarkDes Moines, IA, United States

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Company Description

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 2026 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!

Job Description

What's Data Analytics & Governance at Wellmark? This opportunity is in Data Governance which resides within the broader Business Analytics team and works heavily to improve the quality of the data in the data warehouse by influencing data decisions within both Projects and Application Change Requests, as well as to help identify and resolve data issues in production. We believe strongly in continuously improving both our processes and our people, and in creating a work environment that is both effective and enjoyable to work within.

What projects might I support? Although subject to change, examples of projects are included below :

Support the implementation of a new enterprise Metadata Management application (data about data!) in Informatica EDC and Axon
Support the initiative to expand data quality monitoring & management within a data tool such as Informatica Data Quality (Informatica Analyst / Developer) by setting up rules and building out alerts, scorecards and dashboards
Support Data Governance reporting through the build out of Power BI dashboards
Ancillary benefits of these projects include :
Ability to understand Wellmark's approach to data management and governing data quality
Work with modern data management and data governance tools (may include SAS as well)
Gain exposure to business analytics and business intelligence practices
Work closely to manage, maintain and enhance data sources behind the scenes from consumption

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 can start as a part-time position in the spring then transition into our 2026 Summer Internship Program in May or can continue start full-time in the Summer Internship program and continue as a part-time student in the fall working a hybrid schedule from our corporate office in Des Moines, Iowa.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

Current student studying Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related data management programs

Familiarity with database systems, Microsoft Excel, and other data manipulation technologies, data visualization platforms and general data warehousing such as Microsoft Power BI, Sharepoint, SAS and Informatica tools

Strong problem solving skills, with the ability to develop proactive solutions

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to make recommendations by translating data analysis insights into decisions and actions

Strong technical aptitude, with the ability to learn new systems quickly

Demonstrated analytical skills, with the ability to concisely communicate recommendations to all levels of the organization

Proven ability to work in a deadline driven, fast paced environment

Available to work a hybrid schedule 10-20 hours / week during the academic year; in-office days : Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Available to work 40 hours / week during the summer

Preferred :

Prior internship experience and 2+ years of college preferred, but will consider all candidate applications

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact us at careers@wellmark.com

Please inform us if you meet the definition of a "Covered DoD official".

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Data Governance • Des Moines, IA, United States