Healthcare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) Intern

General Dynamics Information Technology

2d • $18 - $23 • Remote

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a Healthcare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) Intern to support the development of FWA detection, prevention, and reporting training materials for the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program. This role provides operational support by educating internal operational staff and external Program providers on the current healthcare FWA landscape, common schemes, and reporting protocols. The intern will work closely with the WTC Health Program’s training lead and FWA Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop digestible trainings materials, SOPs, and documentation. The World Trade Center Health Program is a limited federal health program administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Program provides no-cost medical monitoring and treatment for certified WTC-related health conditions to individuals affected by the 9/11 attacks. HOW AN FWA INTERN WILL MAKE AN IMPACT Support the development and review of FWA training materials based on industry’s best practices Contribute to the development of reports and dashboards highlighting anomalies, risks, and key metrics Help maintain documentation, standard operating procedures, and compliance records Collaborate with operations, compliance, and finance teams to support program integrity initiatives Assist with ad hoc analyses and special projects related to FWA prevention and detection WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED Education Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Finance, Data Analytics, Criminal Justice, or a related field Required Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Attention to detail and ability to identify patterns or anomalies in data Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel (sorting, filtering, formulas) Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a structured environment Preferred Qualifications Interest in healthcare compliance, fraud prevention, or program integrity Exposure to healthcare claims, billing, or insurance concepts (coursework or internship experience) Familiarity with data analysis or visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) Interest in federal health programs or public sector work What you Offer as a Stand-Out Candidate Previous work experience related to your field of study. Experience supporting or developing content and communications products, such as emails, infographics, web content, and letters. Familiarity with writing, graphic design, and/or web content management systems. GDIT interns are paid and full-time (40 hours/week) for 10 consecutive weeks. Applicants should have a minimum of one semester remaining in their studies after their internship concludes. Take the first step and apply today! Note: We receive a high volume of applications and review them on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Our goal is to follow up with you within two weeks of your application. #GDITInternship The likely hourly rate for this position is between $17.57 - $23.00. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. 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Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Finance, Data Analytics, Criminal Justice, or a related field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and ability to identify patterns or anomalies in data
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel (sorting, filtering, formulas)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a structured environment

Nice To Haves

• Interest in healthcare compliance, fraud prevention, or program integrity
• Exposure to healthcare claims, billing, or insurance concepts (coursework or internship experience)
• Familiarity with data analysis or visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI)
• Interest in federal health programs or public sector work
• Previous work experience related to your field of study.
• Experience supporting or developing content and communications products, such as emails, infographics, web content, and letters.
• Familiarity with writing, graphic design, and/or web content management systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and review of FWA training materials based on industry’s best practices
• Contribute to the development of reports and dashboards highlighting anomalies, risks, and key metrics
• Help maintain documentation, standard operating procedures, and compliance records
• Collaborate with operations, compliance, and finance teams to support program integrity initiatives
• Assist with ad hoc analyses and special projects related to FWA prevention and detection

Benefits

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
• The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees