Dental Benefits Intern (Pharmacy Department) – 2026 Summer Internship

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 34900 - 52000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Healthfirsts 2026 Summer Trailblazer Internship is a 10-week paid program beginning on June 1 2026. This is an immersive and interactive learning experience that lays a foundation for continued leadership development. Interns do impactful work collaborating with other interns employees and business leaders to solve current business problems and deliver solutions.
Who We Are:

For nearly 30 years Healthfirst has been serving New Yorkers. We helped pioneer the value-based healthcare modelwhere hospitals and physicians are paid based on patient outcomesbecause our company was founded on the belief that insurers need to be true partners in the health system.

Work Schedule

This position requires three days per week in office (Tues/Wed/Thurs) at 100 Church St. New York NY.

The Dental Benefits Intern is responsible for assisting in the planning design and implementation of dental initiatives to further enhance our current dental benefits offering and improve vendor oversight. This role will help support improving dental access and experience for members and providers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Dental managers to gather and document requirements for dental services and initiatives
Conduct market research to determine effective and sustainable programs to increase preventive care
Support collection and analysis of member feedback
Assist in analyzing dental performance metrics and generate insights for business planning
Validate the accuracy of dental directory to meet Healthfirst performance targets and/or compliance standards
Create visually appealing presentations that demonstrate data-driven insights to promote data driven decision making
Prepare ad-hoc reports as required by the Dental Benefit Services team Additional duties as assigned or necessary

Minimum Qualifications:

Undergraduate students must be a junior or senior at an accredited institution or have graduated within 12 months of the program. Graduate students must be enrolled at an accredited institution or have graduated within 12 months of the program
Will not require sponsorship for employment
Eligible to work in the U.S.
Must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA from an accredited school

Preferred Qualifications:

Senior on track to graduate with a Bachelors degree (Spring 2026) preferably in analytics public health business economics or another related field Masters degree candidate preferably in public health business or health administration or Dental graduate student
Experience developing market research knowledge of health care and dental industry systems and products

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. HF Management Services LLC complies with all applicable laws and regulations. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to race color creed religion sex national origin sexual orientation pregnancy age disability genetic information domestic violence victim status gender and/or gender identity or expression military status veteran status citizenship or immigration status height and weight familial status marital status or unemployment status as well as any other legally protected basis. HF Management Services LLC shall not discriminate against any disabled employee or applicant in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant is otherwise qualified.

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Hiring Range*:

Greater New York City Area (NY NJ CT residents): $40200 - $54570
All Other Locations (within approved locations): $34900 - $52000

As a candidate for this position your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience education licenses and certifications and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as medical dental and vision coverage incentive and recognition programs life insurance and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in good faith would pay to a new hire or for a job promotion or transfer into this role.

Required Experience:

Intern