2026 Summer InternLocation:This internship role is scheduled to be flexible. Please be prepared to spend part of your time working remotely and part of your time working from the following location:
Department Details:KP Program Office's National Medicare & Medicaid Finance (NMF) department exists to support national and regional line of business leaders in budgeting, forecasting, and analytics. The Data Reporting and Analytics team supports that work through the use of financial and utilization data leveraging tools like Databricks, Power BI, Excel, etc.
Internship Projects:This internship will be with the KP Program Office's National Medicare & Medicaid Finance (NMF) department. The projects involve data engineering on the Databricks platform in support of the Medicare Bids and NCAP conversion. The intern will be responsible for process improvement, refactoring, and technical optimization of existing Databricks notebooks and workflows. Activities will include: solution design, coding, testing, technical documentation, business-facing presentations, and training analysts to execute and maintain the processes.
Target Majors:Computer Science; Data Science; Information System
Target Skillset:Specific skills relevant to this role include SQL, Python, Databricks, Version Control (such as GitHub).
Job Summary:Lay the groundwork for a dynamic future with an industry leader. At Kaiser Permanente, you'll forge lasting relationships with colleagues across the organization while enjoying the opportunity to grow your experience and hone your expertise on assignments that have real impact. Our interns have worked on everything from analyzing financial software and developing new marketing strategies, to designing mobile apps and helping clinicians improve care delivery. We want you to get the most out of your time here and will give you projects that challenge you to think freely, question thoroughly, and explore deeply.
Essential Responsibilities:- Contributing to a designated project or initiative to meet a KP business objective.
- Report development and analytics.
- Project management - planning, execution, and measurement.
- Learning new applications needed to complete assignments or support the execution of business objectives.
- Job shadowing in other functional areas.
- Performing additional duties as required.
Basic Qualifications: Experience
Education
- Pursuing a bachelors degree or have graduated from an accredited university within the last year.
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
Additional Requirements:- Aptitude to perform data and process analytics and formulating solutions
- Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications: - 3.0 GPA or above.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to build effective working relationships as well as strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to learn quickly and experience producing high quality work in short periods of time.
Primary Location: California,Oakland,Ordway
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Internship
Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-PO-02|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Entry Level
Department: Nat'l Medicare Medicaid Financ
Pay Range: $23.07 - $29.82 / hour Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente.
Travel: No
Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
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