Summer 2027 MBA Internship – Insurance Services

Humana•Louisville, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Humana invites MBA and other advanced-degree students to join its Summer 2027 Internship Program. This immersive, 12-week experience gives interns the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, enterprise-level work across business functions, engage with executive leaders, and develop skills and perspective for a healthcare career. The program seeks purpose-driven leaders who demonstrate intellectual curiosity, agility, sound judgment, and emotional intelligence, and who can approach complex challenges and ambiguity with confidence. MBA Insurance Services internship opportunities are available in areas including Michigan Highly Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Quality Team, Quality and Cost Strategy, Clinical Enablement Team, Specialty Insurance, Distribution Center of Excellence, Stars Operations, and Health Outcomes Survey. Interns help translate quality, specialty growth, distribution, and operational priorities into action through strategic planning, research, business case development, process improvement, portfolio management, performance measurement, and cross-functional coordination. Projects may address Stars and HOS performance improvement, care management and cost-efficiency optimization, NCQA accreditation readiness, specialty innovation and operating-model advancement, distribution strategy and market research, and broker and partner engagement support. The internship is primarily based at Humana’s headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, with limited opportunities in Chicago, Illinois; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; and Nashville, Tennessee. Interns work in person in the office three to four days per week, depending on leader and team needs; remote opportunities are not available. Candidates who receive a full-time offer after the internship must work in or relocate to one of the listed locations. The internship runs from May 24, 2027, through August 13, 2027. Participants must be available to work 40 hours per week for the duration of the program. Humana does not provide visa sponsorship or support for OPT, CPT, or J-1 status for this internship.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an MBA or another advanced professional degree program, such as an MPH, MD, JD, or PhD, with expected graduation in spring or summer 2028.
Available to work full time, 40 hours per week, from May 24, 2027, through August 13, 2027.
Willing to work in person three to four days per week in Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Louisville, or Nashville.
Must not require sponsorship to work in the United States now or in the future; Humana does not support OPT, CPT, or J-1 status for this internship.
At least three years of professional experience completed before beginning graduate school.
Demonstrated leadership in professional, academic, military, or extracurricular experiences, including guiding teams, advancing cross-functional initiatives, influencing stakeholders, and delivering measurable results in a dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated interest in healthcare, including payer, provider, pharmacy, primary care, value-based care, consumer experience, or adjacent healthcare services, and ability to connect industry dynamics to enterprise priorities and growth opportunities.
Ability to structure ambiguous problems, evaluate market, financial, operational, clinical, and consumer information, and translate insights into data-informed recommendations, business cases, and implementation priorities.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, create structure, prioritize effectively, adapt quickly, and advance work with accountability and ownership.
Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills, including ability to work with and influence stakeholders across clinical, operational, technology, finance, and business teams.
Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

Contribute to enterprise-level work connected to business goals, customer needs, and organizational priorities.
Support strategic planning, research, business case development, process improvement, portfolio management, performance measurement, and cross-functional coordination.
Help advance priorities related to quality, specialty growth, distribution, and operations.
Contribute to initiatives that may include Stars and HOS performance improvement, care management and cost-efficiency optimization, and NCQA accreditation readiness.
Support specialty innovation and operating-model advancement, distribution strategy and market research, and broker and partner engagement.
Apply analytical, strategic, and problem-solving skills to meaningful project work on an assigned team.
Participate in onboarding, leader engagement, presentations, networking, and leadership and career-readiness development activities.
Use data-informed decision-making, innovation, and process improvement as relevant to the assigned team's needs.