2026 Summer Global Business Services Internship

Blue Shield of California • Long Beach, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Business Services (GBS)
organization at Blue Shield of California
leads the Enterprise Procurement practice as a partner with business and
functional stakeholders to plan, select and contract with third-party suppliers,
as well as to advance environmental/social/governance outcomes of supplier
relationships. The Procurement Intern will report to a Procurement Manager. In
this role you will work alongside highly specialized functional teams who
perform sourcing, contracting, governance and risk management activities along
the procurement life cycle. There will be opportunities to contribute to the
Procurement Center of Excellence to implement rigor and readiness for all the
controls, processes, policies that these activities must comply with. As an
intern, you will collaborate, transform and deliver on GBS’s critical
operational and strategic goals.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and
creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and
financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and
critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting
results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

About Blue Shield of California

As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun.
Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of
organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue
Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company;
and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these
organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies.

At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system
worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming
health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering
costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive
and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds
our values and advances our goals.

Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best
Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360
as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in
the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a
positive change across our industry and communities – join us!

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees