Horizon BCBSNJ employees must live in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut or Delaware
Job Summary:
Horizon BCBS seeks a self-directed HR intern with a passion for diversity & inclusion, and work/life programs. The intern will actively contribute to diversity program planning and work closely with a mentor and with senior leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in all internship activities and events scheduled during normal business hours
- Assist with research, planning, and implementation of strategic corporate initiatives related to the DEI team
- Support the development and implementation of new resources and trainings with members of the team
- Contribute innovative ideas and share best practices relevant to HR/Diversity
- Maintain knowledge of current hot topics in the DEI space
- Support daily management of 9 Employee Resource Groups
- Attend internal DEI events
- Draft monthly DEI communications for the organization
Requirements:
- Requires High School Diploma
- Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Human Resource Management or related field
- Strong verbal and written communication to effectively communicate with employees of all levels
- Superior interpersonal, influencing and persuasion skills as well as excellent relationship building skills
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and to navigate relationships and time constrains effectively.
- Strong orientation to technology and excellent PC skills.(MS Office)
- Self-directed and motivated
Location: 3 Penn Plaza Newark NJ – Hybrid Work Schedule
Schedule: 8am-5pm (9 hour work day with lunch)
Duration: 11 week Summer Internship Program (June 2, 2025 – August 15, 2025)
This is a pipeline requisition for the 2025 Summer Internship Program not currently an open position.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability and any other protected class as required by federal, state or local law. Horizon will consider reasonable accommodation requests as part of the recruiting and hiring process.
What We Do
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey- the state’s largest and oldest health insurer - is a subsidiary of Horizon Mutual Holdings, Inc., a not-for-profit mutual holding company.
Together with its affiliates, Horizon provides a wide array of medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance products and services. As New Jersey’ health solutions leader, Horizon is transforming healthcare by working with doctors and hospitals to deliver innovative, patient-centered programs that improve quality and lower costs. It is headquartered in Newark, NJ with offices in Wall and Hopewell, NJ.
Horizon serves 3.7 million members including more than 1 million who rely on Medicaid for their health coverage.