Optum is a thriving member of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, and our teams create solutions that make health care work better for everyone. You'll have the chance to join a team of smart and talented people who share the same values. We believe we can accelerate learning and develop the talent of tomorrow's leaders. Join Fortune's #1 ranked "World's Most Admired Companies" in the insurance and manage care sector. Our OPTUM OPERATIONS SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students a unique opportunity to become familiar with the organization and gain meaningful work experience within our Payment Integrity business. During the summer, we focus on your training and professional development so you'll be prepared to take your career to the next level. You will develop a wide range of practical and technical job skills, further develop leadership and communication skills, and develop a broad professional network within the organization. You will have the ability to make meaning contributions to the company and help people live healthier lives. Over the course of 10 weeks you can expect the following:

• On-the-job experience: Working as part of a high-performing team in your business group is how you will gain in-depth experience as an intern. You will begin to build your analytical and leadership skills by executing key messaging to internal and external stakeholders.
• Professional Support: You will be matched with a mentor & buddy, available to answer your questions, help you through challenging situations, and provide feedback throughout the duration of the summer
• Professional Development: Over the course of the summer you will get professional training to help build on your current skills and develop additional competencies.
• Organized networking activities: Our social responsibility mission is helping build healthier communities. We promote community involvement and networking with other interns across the United Health Group family.

During the summer you will be placed in one of our Payment Integrity businesses.

Payment Integrity Operations consists of over 7,000 employees worldwide. You'll be exposed to Payment Integrity Operations top executional priorities which will utilize your strategic planning, critical thinking, global mindset, program and project management skills. Highly critical initiatives may include: Payment Integrity Evolution, Artificial Intelligence & Analytics and improving Net Promoter Score (NPS) to name a few. 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:

• Master's degree candidate with an expected graduation in December, 2019 - May/June 2020
• Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant work experience including but not limited to: finance, operations, healthcare, and/or information technology
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• A high level of initiative, accountability, and attention to detail
• Ability to quickly understand complex business issues and make strategic decisions
• Thrive in team-based culture and fast changing global environment
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multitask, and work in a deadline-driven environment
• Ability to navigate a complex matrix organization

CAREERS WITH OPTUM. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do YOUR LIFE'S BEST WORK.(SM)

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A Fortune 6 company, we're focused on helping people live healthier lives while making the health system work better for everyone. Here, we seek to empower people with the information, guidance and tools to make personal health choices. We work harder and we aim higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And, at the end of the day, we’re doing a lot of good for more than 142 million people worldwide.