IT Product Intern – 2026 Summer Internship

HealthFirst

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Healthfirst’s 2026 Summer Trailblazer Internship is a 10-week paid program beginning on June 1, 2026. This is an immersive and interactive learning experience, that lays a foundation for continued leadership development. Interns do impactful work, collaborating with other interns, employees, and business leaders to solve current business problems and deliver solutions. This position requires three days per week in office (Tues/Wed/Thurs) at 100 Church Street, NYC Who We Are: For nearly 30 years, Healthfirst has been serving New Yorkers. We helped pioneer the value-based healthcare model—where hospitals and physicians are paid based on patient outcomes—because our company was founded on the belief that insurers need to be true partners in the health system.

Requirements

Passion for solving challenging problems
Possess technical curiosity and the desire to learn new things quickly
Ability to prioritize, multi-task and maintain attention to detail
Ability to work in teams and build good working relationships
Excellent interpersonal skills and follow- up skills
Ability to juggle multiple projects and tasks
Very strong verbal and written communication skills required
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
Knowledge of project management concepts
Undergraduate students must be a junior or senior at an accredited institution or have graduated within 12 months of the program. Graduate students must be enrolled at an accredited institution or have graduated within 12 months of the program.
Will not require sponsorship for employment currently or in the future
Eligible to work in the U.S.
Must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA from an accredited school

Responsibilities

Operate with intellectual curiosity and critically assess existing processes and procedures to identify opportunities for improvement
Hold oneself accountable for the accuracy, completeness, quality, and relevance of deliverables in order to own responsibility for work product and consider these factors in the end-to-end marketing and communication business process, from data gathering to analysis to formatting and presentation
Work daily with scrum teams to refine, groom, and accept stories and bugs for implementation
Document and escalate issues as appropriate
Exhibit collaborative attitude, willingness to work with others on data projects that included working team(s) made of cross departmental/interdisciplinary users
Ability to align and motivate a team to achieve objectives
Communicates effectively with internal stakeholders
Additional duties as assigned