Pharmacy Benefits Management - Strategy Intern

Cigna Healthcare • St. Louis, MO

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Cigna’s Summer Internship Program offers meaningful project work, exposure to the healthcare industry, and opportunities to build relationships across the organization. The PBM Strategy Intern will work with the PBM Strategy and Business Development team, which uses market insights, competitive intelligence, and enterprise strategy support to help leaders understand external trends, evaluate business opportunities, and improve how the organization delivers value. The internship provides exposure to strategy, business development, and cross-functional partner teams, and may include executive speaker sessions, volunteer events, networking, and career development workshops.

The intern will support initiatives involving market insights, competitive intelligence, business performance, and cross-functional strategy execution. Work may inform leadership discussions, support financial performance goals, strengthen organizational value, and contribute to improved health outcomes. The role is based in St. Louis, Missouri, with interns expected to work in the office at least 60% of the time, with flexibility. This is a paid, 10-week, full-time internship of 40 hours per week.

The internship is designed for an undergraduate student entering junior or senior year by summer 2027. It provides opportunities to build understanding of the PBM industry, healthcare market dynamics, enterprise strategy, stakeholder management, executive communication, and how strategic priorities are translated into action across a complex organization.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree and entering junior or senior year by summer 2027.
• Preferably studying business, finance, economics, data science, public health, life sciences, healthcare administration, or another related field.
• Prefer cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must be eligible for employment in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Self-starter who is eager to learn and acquire new skills.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Effective time management and organization skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, executive-facing environment where discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment are important.
• Strong relationship-building skills.

Nice To Haves

• Curiosity about healthcare, pharmacy benefits, strategy, consulting, public policy, finance, analytics, or business operations.
• Comfort working with ambiguous information and ability to synthesize information into clear written or visual materials.
• Interest in learning how large healthcare organizations make strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Support PBM Strategy and Business Development initiatives related to market insights, competitive intelligence, business performance, and cross-functional strategy execution.
• Help coordinate project plans, timelines, meeting materials, status updates, and follow-ups for assigned strategy initiatives.
• Contribute to project planning and execution by gathering information, organizing inputs, documenting key decisions, and helping translate ideas into clear next steps.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, communications, or stakeholder workflows in a healthcare business environment and offer practical recommendations to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners to support strategy enablement, sales enablement, and communication materials that help teams align on key business priorities.

Benefits

• Paid 10-week internship.
• Structured experience connecting academic learning with practical, real-world business and healthcare work.
• Opportunities to meet business and healthcare professionals.
• Volunteer opportunities to make a difference in the community.
• Career development and learning opportunities.
• Networking opportunities across the organization to prepare for a full-time career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern