Why choose an internship with Wellmark? We strive to offer meaningful work that assists in your professional development and provides value to the team. You will gain valuable experience within the health insurance industry and put the skills and knowledge you’ve acquired in school to practice this summer during our 2026 Summer Internship Program. You will have the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and leaders within the industry, network with fellow internship program participants, and gain practical, hands-on work experience.
If you’re eager to learn, collaborate with others, demonstrate your potential, develop customer-focused solutions, and grow into an exciting career, we hope you’ll consider an internship with us!
What’s Integration Engineering in our Technology Division? At a time when technology is creating new business models, disrupting industries and creating valuable experiences for consumers, our role as technology team members must elevate an organization through innovative transformation, modernized technology and delivery of new business strategies, including an aim to continuously evolve and enhance the customer experience. This position is located within one of our Technology Application Support teams at Wellmark and is responsible for supporting Wellmark's Provider-supporting applications. This team works in support of a core system that sits in the middle of a web of applications, ensuring that the necessary data is available!
What projects might I support? Although subject to change, examples of projects you will be contributing to include:
- Provide day to day experiences of collaboration and partnership with various leaders and team members; focus on small scale deliverables, building interpersonal relationships, exposure to cross divisional elements of the Wellmark organization
- Assist with creating clear documentation and technical support for a new application, and its integration processes
- Identify opportunities for improvement of technical design and data flows to ensure reliable and efficient system performance
- Work closely with engineers, developers, and subject matter experts to document and create runbooks
- Provide support through technical troubleshooting and issue resolution
Ready to bring your strengths to Wellmark? Here’s what’s next! Review the qualifications below. If the position is a match with your passion and interests, submit your application today!
This internship will start in May of 2026, working a hybrid schedule from our headquarters in Des Moines.
Qualifications- Current junior or senior student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills, accuracy, high attention to detail and a self-starter
- Ability to troubleshoot and develop creative technical solutions
- Demonstrated computer skills with Microsoft Office products (Word, Access, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively work with the business areas
- Completion of Computer Science II or equivalent course
Preferred:
- Prior work experience in an office environment or internship
- Previous experience creating process documentation, business process maps or flow charts
- Basic understanding of the health insurance industry
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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