Early Careers: Health and Benefits Internship - Central - Summer 2027
About The Position
The Health & Benefits (H&B) team at WTW focuses on helping clients manage health and welfare plan costs, improve employee health outcomes, and enhance employee engagement through innovative interventions. They offer solutions in creative plan design, vendor management, pricing strategies, data analytics, and legal compliance. The internship provides exposure to real client assignments, allowing interns to develop technical knowledge and industry expertise. Interns will participate in learning and networking sessions and gain exposure to various functions within the business, including Client Service Teams (CST) and Financial, Actuarial, and Analytics (FAA) teams. CST focuses on strategic support and client engagement, while FAA drives revenue through quantitative analysis and strategic insights. Interns will support the development and implementation of client strategies, analyze vendor products, perform financial analyses, gain specialized knowledge in areas like pharmacy and disability insurance, and evaluate vendor proposals.
Requirements
- Progress towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in human capital/human resource management, health economics, risk management & insurance, business management, marketing and finance, actuarial science, advanced mathematics, or any other major with significant quantitative work with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
- Prior internship or other work experience demonstrating increasing levels of complex work, autonomy, and client service skills
- Ability to be a self-starter and work independently, but also cooperatively in a close team environment
- Passion for solving problems and sharing solutions to exceed client standards
- Resourceful and creative; inquisitive
- Sense of accountability; owning one’s work and taking pride in it
- Thrives in a fast-paced, client-oriented environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
- This is a hybrid position that requires you to be local and able to commute to the Houston office.
- Able to work legally in the United States indefinitely and without Visa sponsorship
- Accepting applications from candidates that graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree between December 2027 through June 2028
Nice To Haves
- For Actuarial students: Successful completion of one or more actuarial exams is beneficial
Responsibilities
- Support the development and implementation of new client strategies and solutions
- Analyze and compare vendor products, services, and contracts
- Perform financial analyses, including developing pricing, creating employee contribution strategies, modeling plan design alternatives, etc.
- Gain specialized knowledge in areas such as pharmacy, life and disability insurance, health equity and wellbeing, vendor placement, actuarial/analytics, and more
- Evaluate responses to surveys and vendor proposals
Benefits
- Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
