Job Description

Evernorth Health Services is hiring a class of 2024 summer interns for its Analytics Leadership Development Program (ALDP). We\'re looking for candidates who have a background in advanced analytics and data science, a desire for leadership, and a passion for solving healthcare\'s biggest challenges through the use of data. The ALDP is a program we\'re building to develop future analytics and data science leaders. We believe data and analytics are the key to solving the biggest problems in health care, and we\'re committed to hiring and training the next generation of leaders who will combine their advanced technical skills with business acumen, communication, and leadership to tackle those huge societal challenges.

What You\'ll Do

Evernorth Health Services Analytics Leadership Development Program is designed to further develop your advanced analytics and data science skills . The ALDP internship offers:

• Real work: Over the course of your internship, you\'ll be assigned a real business problem to solve that challenges your analytical and technical skills while helping you build industry knowledge. Your work will also allow you to make direct contributions to our mission and company goals.

Example projects include:

• Build a predictive model to identify high-need customers for our clinical programs
• Use machine learning techniques to create population clusters that allow us to communicate with customers in personalized ways
• Analyze drivers of medical spend using statistical techniques and recommend actions we could take to mitigate cost increases
• Measure the impact of a business initiative on customers and clients via a matched case-control study
• Model the cost impact of changes in provider contracts on medical spend

• Community: Build relationships with cross-functional partners, peers, and other analytics and data science experts across the company

• Leader Speaker Series: You and your fellow peers will be exposed to a variety of sessions and presentations given by members of Evernorth Health Services.

• Compensation: Earn a competitive salary in addition to gaining valuable work experience.

Qualifications

• Working towards a Master\'s degree in a quantitative field, such as data science, statistics, business analytics, mathematics, or related
• Demonstrated coursework / real world application of analytical methods: writing code (e.g . Python, R, SAS, etc.), developing models (e.g. regression, decision tree, or other machine learning techniques), and/or evaluating outcomes using statistical techniques (e.g. matched case-control studies, A/B testing, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience with relational databases and SQL
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, across a variety of technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Strong motivation to apply quantitative reasoning to real-world business challenges
• Strong motivation for leadership (e.g. demonstrated through extracurricular work)
• 3.2+ GPA strongly preferred

Additional Information

• Location : The role is located at our Philadelphia, PA office located at: 1601 Chestnut St - Two Liberty, Philadelphia, PA 19192

• Housing : Summer housing is available for interns who live more than 25 miles from the Philadelphia, PA office.

• Work Authorization: One goal of this internship program is to prepare and identify qualified candidates for roles with Cigna post-graduation. Therefore, this temporary internship is open only to individuals who are eligible for employment in the United States and who would not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

• Schedule: You must be available to work 40 hours/week for 12 weeks beginning May 20, 2024. Working hours are Monday - Friday.

• Market Range: $30.00 - $40.00/ hour depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we\'re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

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