Program Management - Undergraduate Summer Internship - Premera Blue Cross

**Join Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve People's Lives** Our purpose, to improve customers' lives by making healthcare work better, is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare. To better serve our customers, we're creating a culture that promotes employee growth, collaborative innovation, and inspired leadership. We are committed to creating an environment where employees can do their best work and where best-in-class talent comes, stays, and thrives! As a result of these efforts we are proud to share that Forbes ranked Premera among America's 2023 Best Midsize Employers (https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-midsize-employers/?sh=58210f5e210f) and America's 2023 Best Employers By State (https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-employers-by-state/?sh=21c7c3d1983b) . Learn how Premera supports our members, customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog: https://healthsource.premera.com . As an **IT Program Management Intern** , you will be supporting the team that provides foundational tools for managing enterprise level work streams that makes the company's vision into reality. The Program Management team coordinates with key business and technical leaders across multiple departments to drive strategic alignment of the individual program tracks, assisting teams in defining, tracking, and attaining critical success measures, and assisting in the design and startup of program deliverables. As an Intern, you would be supporting a Program Manager in technology deliverables and helping to build out new capabilities. **The internship program is 10 weeks and runs June 10th - August 16th, 2024.** ? **As an intern you can expect to support and execute a wide variety of tasks which may include:** + Supporting work plan development and defining key milestones + Support the product and program management team in the development of project documentation and artifacts. + Track project deliverables to ensure completion in timely manner + Provide regular status updates to project stakeholders as required + Facilitate communication between product and engineering teams. Act as a liaison to bridge any gaps. + Work with the project teams to track and mitigate project progress, risks, issues, and dependencies. + Support in project budget tracking and template creation as needed + Support in creation of dashboard and status reporting template + Participate in regular cross-functional meetings, sprint planning sessions, and retrospectives. **What you'll bring:** + Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree, with a graduation date no sooner than December 2024 **(Required)** + Highly organized + Strong planning and coordination skills + You take initiative, persevere, stay curious, and are energized by lifelong learning + Strong communicator *****Please include a cover letter with your application answering the following in 200 words or less for each question:***** + Tell me how you continue to grow and improve your skills. Give me an example of when you did this in your personal and in your educational/professional lives. Be specific about the steps you took to push yourself. + Tell me about a time when you used your planning and organization skillset to see a project to competition. Be specific. + Premera offers the opportunity to work from home in certain states. Please confirm which state you will be working in this summer (we will be shipping your equipment to this location). + Please confirm your anticipated graduation date. **What we offer** + Medical, vision and dental coverage + Life and disability insurance + Retirement programs (401K employer match and pension plan) + Wellness incentives, onsite services, a discount program and more + Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees + Generous Paid Time Off to reenergize + Free parking **Equal employment** **opportunity/affirmative** **action:** Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. If you need an accommodation to apply online for positions at Premera, please contact Premera Human Resources via email at careers@premera.com or via phone at 425-918-4785. **Premera is hiring in the following states, with some limitations based on role or city:** Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin _._ The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's geographic location, market conditions, and specific skills and experience. **National Salary Range:** - **National Plus Salary Range:** $41,600.00 - $70,000.00 _*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska_ _._