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Provider Data Management Undergraduate Summer Intern

Centene Corporation

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At a glance

Compensation
$18–26/hr
Location
Multiple U.S. locations
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Provider Data Management Undergraduate Summer Intern learns managed care processes while contributing to projects that support the business. The intern researches legal, regulatory, and industry topics; analyzes production, quality, turnaround, inventory, and error-trend data; and helps clean, validate, reconcile, and organize reports. The role also supports repeatable reporting, dashboards, trackers, or simple automation and communicates findings with team members.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ExcelData AnalysisData CleaningData ValidationData ReconciliationReportingDashboard DevelopmentAutomationCoding LanguagesBusiness AnalysisCommunication

Qualifications

High School Diploma or EquivalentUndergraduate Program EnrollmentRelated Field of Study

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Business Area: Students & Grads

Job Type: Full time

Position Purpose: Learn about various processes and functions within the Managed Care industry and develop professionally by contributing to projects that support the business.

  • Learn various job functions within the Managed Care industry and explore various career opportunities

  • Apply academic knowledge and learn new skills by contributing to various projects

  • Research various legal, regulatory, and other topics within functional area and industry

  • Attend training and development presentations to enhance professional competencies

  • Performs other duties as assigned

  • Complies with all policies and standards

Key Details:

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J -1, OPT, or CPT.

An intern in this role can expect to:

  • Learn core Provider Data Management workflows, data sources, quality standards, and how accurate provider information supports operations and member access.

  • Establish tools to analyze production, quality, turnaround time, inventory, and/or error trend data using Excel and approved reporting tools.

  • Clean, validate, reconcile, and organize data from multiple reports or workstreams; identify discrepancies and document findings.

  • Support development or enhancement of repeatable reporting, dashboards, trackers, or simple automation using approved tools and coding languages.

  • Partner with team members to understand business needs, translate them into analytical questions, and communicate findings clearly.

Education/Experience: High school diploma or equivalent. Must be enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited university or college, preferably in a field related to the hiring department through the internship period.

The salary range is: $18.00 - $26.00 per hour

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

How this job compares

Set against the 5,149 open Data Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18–26/hr
  • Illinois median$28–35/hr20 hourly ranges
  • US median$29–34/hr320 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $22/hr, is 32% below the Illinois median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Data Analyst hourly ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 159 open Data Analyst jobs in Illinois and 5,149 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Data Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (3,827 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,342 of the 5,149 open Data Analyst jobs (45%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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