Analytics Internship Program- Multiple Locations

Internships at Optum. If you want an intern experience that will dramatically shape your career, consider a company that’s dramatically shaping our entire health care system. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, is a leading health services and innovation company dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. With more than 94,000 people collaborating worldwide, Optum combines people, technology, data and action to improve the delivery, quality and efficiency of health care. Our internship opportunities provide a view of a rapidly evolving, incredibly challenging marketplace of ideas, products and services. Here, you’ll work with some of the smartest people in the business on assignments that matter. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.During our 10-week internship program, you will gain meaningful work experience and exposure to the nation’s leading health care company, while learning what a career at UnitedHealth Group will have in store for you. You will be assigned to a team that aligns with your career aspirations, influence business recommendations to senior leadership teams and partner with a dedicated mentor and manager that will support you as you take on challenges of key importance to the company. You’ll be empowered to build relationships, drive innovation across the business, and share in a growth mindset. In addition, you’ll have access to analyst trainings and curriculum to provide you with foundational knowledge necessary to truly become a subject matter expert. You will also be invited to experience our Minnesota Headquarters, an experience garnered toward networking and development. The goal of our internship is to put people first and stay true to our mission – helping people live healthier lives and helping the health system work better for everyone.This is a Full-Time summer internship position working 40 standard business working hours Monday-Friday from June 3. 2025 - August 8, 2025There will be no exception to any early or late date requestsNo early end date requestsHousing and relocation assistance are available for this positionUnitedHealth Group is not able to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future for this positionPrimary Responsibilities:

Performing quantitative and qualitative data analysis to provide business solutions

Communicate analysis and interpretation to appropriate audience

Analyze reporting related to the development and performance of products, processes and technologies

Assisting team leads with various research projects pertaining to multiple content areas or business needs

Partner with cross-functional teams to support strategic business initiatives

Use relevant data to make fact-based decisions

Database maintenance, reporting and extracting data for various reports and analyses, initiating database improvement

Conduct audits and provides feedback to reduce errors and improve processes and performance

Provide explanation and information to others on process improvement initiatives

Collect relevant information by pulling and analyzing data from multiple systems

Support team members with managing the development of products

Support team members with the planning, organization and direct the completion of a project

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.Required Qualifications:

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university

Must be enrolled in an accredited college/university during the internship. Internships are not intended for graduating seniors

Experience with analytics or project/product management through student clubs, personal projects or other forms of employment

Ability to work the full time standard business working hours during the duration of the internship

Ability to work in-office 5 days a week (Monday-Friday) in your designated site location

Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization. F-1 visa holders with Optional Practical Training (OPT) who will require H-1B status, TNs, or current H-1B visa holders will not be considered. H1-B and green card sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Relevant healthcare business related experience

Data analysis experience through student clubs, personal projects or other forms of employment

Experience working with data manipulation with SQL, Azure, Spark and/or big data tools, data management or efficient storage methods

Experience with Data Visualization Tools (Tableau, Power Bi, Qlik, JavaScript, Visualization, Alteryx)

Completed a college level course in data analytics, data science, project/product management or business analysis.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.