Medical Cost Project Management Intern

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey • Newark, NJ

14d • Hybrid

About The Position

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey empowers our members to achieve their best health. For over 90 years, we have been New Jersey’s health solutions leader driving innovations that improve health care quality, affordability, and member experience. Our members are our neighbors, our friends, and our families. It is this understanding that drives us to better serve and care for the 3.5 million people who place their trust in us. We pride ourselves on our best-in-class employees and strive to maintain an innovative and inclusive environment that allows them to thrive. When our employees bring their best and succeed, the Company succeeds. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is seeking a self-directed Medical Cost Project Management Intern with a strong interest in collaboration and innovative problem-solving. In this role, the intern will contribute to meaningful, high-impact projects and engage closely with a dedicated mentor as well as senior leadership across the organization.

Requirements

• Entry Level Role Requires High School Diploma
• Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Healthcare Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work well in teams
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Healthcare industry, process mapping and exposure to Lean Six Sigma preferred

Responsibilities

• Undertakes an internship designed to provide on-the-job training and experience
• Engage in various work assignments, projects, and activities of varying complexity, structured to enable the intern to gain the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform at a professional level.
• Undertake and/or participates in projects and programs designed to develop professional skills and expertise appropriate to the needs of the organization.
• Implement analytic tools and techniques to identify medical cost drivers and ways to improve medical cost performance
• Translate advanced excel reporting and data into comprehensive presentations for leadership
• Assist with process and performance improvement efforts by supporting data collection, documentation, and tracking activities.
• Help monitor project status by preparing summaries and updating dashboards under guidance from multidisciplinary team leads.
• Support workstream leaders by organizing materials, scheduling meetings, and following up on action items.
• Conduct basic research and analysis to provide input for recommendations and presentations.
• Assist in identifying improvement opportunities by gathering data and reviewing industry trends.
• Learn and apply key financial and operational concepts through hands-on tasks and shadowing team members.
• Help prioritize tasks by maintaining project trackers and ensuring timely updates.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by documenting processes and suggesting enhancements based on observations.
• Manage meeting logistics including scheduling, preparing agendas, and compiling deliverables such as reports.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Gain practical, hands-on experience by contributing to meaningful initiatives
• Participate in structured shadowing, mentoring, and training programs led by experienced professionals across the organization
• Expand your professional network by attending curated networking events, leadership discussions, and cross-functional business meetings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED