What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Analyst Intern - Summer 2026 position at WPS—A health solutions company?
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Responsibilities
Our Internship Program with WPS Health Solutions is comprised of two key components. The first component involves gaining practical experience to supplement academic coursework and prepare for future career pursuits. This will be comprised of a hands-on role within a functional area related to a relevant field of study. Each internship incorporates responsibilities and tasks which support the business objectives and client service offerings, while providing ongoing collaboration with experienced departmental colleagues and exposure to "real world" business demands. The second element centers on exposure to corporate culture and professional development:
Interns will participate in discussions focused on building soft-skills and business acumen.
This intern will support data-driven decision-making within the Medicare operations area by analyzing claims, provider, and beneficiary information. The role provides practical experience in health insurance claims data and exposure to corporate analytics processes. Within the organization, this position contributes to improving data accuracy, operational efficiency, and reporting capabilities through hands-on projects and ad hoc data analyses.
Start Date: June 2025
Pay Rate: $23.00/hour
Hybrid Work Location:
This position will be hybrid, having the regional availability to come into our Office two days a week cadence. Our office location: WPS Corporate Center Building - 1717 W. Broadway in Madison, WI.
What You Will Do As a Data Analyst Intern
WPS, a health solutions company, is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS has been making healthcare easier for the people we serve for nearly 80 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.
Culture Drives Our Success
WPS’ culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an open and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of employee engagement as an investment in our workforce—both current and future—to effectively seek, leverage, and include differing and unique perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.
We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organization regarding our culture and workplace: WPS Newsroom - Awards and Recognition.
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This position supports services under Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contract(s). As such, the role is subject to all applicable federal regulations, CMS contract requirements, and WPS internal policies, including but not limited to standards for data security, privacy, confidentiality, and program integrity. CMS contractors and their personnel are subject to screening and background investigation including fingerprinting prior to being granted access to information systems and/or sensitive data to safeguard government resources that provide critical services
Responsibilities
Our Internship Program with WPS Health Solutions is comprised of two key components. The first component involves gaining practical experience to supplement academic coursework and prepare for future career pursuits. This will be comprised of a hands-on role within a functional area related to a relevant field of study. Each internship incorporates responsibilities and tasks which support the business objectives and client service offerings, while providing ongoing collaboration with experienced departmental colleagues and exposure to "real world" business demands. The second element centers on exposure to corporate culture and professional development:
Interns will participate in discussions focused on building soft-skills and business acumen.
This intern will support data-driven decision-making within the Medicare operations area by analyzing claims, provider, and beneficiary information. The role provides practical experience in health insurance claims data and exposure to corporate analytics processes. Within the organization, this position contributes to improving data accuracy, operational efficiency, and reporting capabilities through hands-on projects and ad hoc data analyses.
Start Date: June 2025
Pay Rate: $23.00/hour
Hybrid Work Location:
This position will be hybrid, having the regional availability to come into our Office two days a week cadence. Our office location: WPS Corporate Center Building - 1717 W. Broadway in Madison, WI.
What You Will Do As a Data Analyst Intern
- Work with and shadow team members to observe day-to-day accountabilities and gain insights into industry practices, processes, and techniques.
- Analyze Medicare claims and related data.
- Query and extract data from Medicare database.
- Develop reports and dashboards for leadership needs.
- You enjoy working with others, sharing ideas, and contributing to a team effort, and you’re comfortable engaging in discussions around process improvement and problem-solving.
- Have a strong interest in claims data and want to gain hands-on experience in data analysis and corporate analytics processes.
- Enjoy working with numbers and data, and are passionate about improving accuracy, efficiency, and reporting.
- Detail-oriented, with a problem-solving mindset, and thrive in an environment that values operational improvement.
- Gain hands-on experience working with health insurance claims data and learn key data analysis techniques that will enhance your analytical skills.
- Contribute to meaningful projects that focus on improving data accuracy and operational processes, allowing you to apply your skills to real-world business challenges.
- Working in a continuous performance feedback environment.
- Be currently pursuing a degree in higher education or recent graduate.
- Have experience with Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
- Currently pursuing a degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field.
- Wired (ethernet cable) internet connection from your router to your computer (add this
- High speed cable or fiber internet
- Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (can be checked at https://speedtest.net)
- Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information
- Hybrid work
- Holiday pay and On-demand PTO
WPS, a health solutions company, is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS has been making healthcare easier for the people we serve for nearly 80 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.
Culture Drives Our Success
WPS’ culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an open and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of employee engagement as an investment in our workforce—both current and future—to effectively seek, leverage, and include differing and unique perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.
We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organization regarding our culture and workplace: WPS Newsroom - Awards and Recognition.
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WPS Health Blog
This position supports services under Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contract(s). As such, the role is subject to all applicable federal regulations, CMS contract requirements, and WPS internal policies, including but not limited to standards for data security, privacy, confidentiality, and program integrity. CMS contractors and their personnel are subject to screening and background investigation including fingerprinting prior to being granted access to information systems and/or sensitive data to safeguard government resources that provide critical services
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