Health Data Governance - Summer Internship Job at Blue Shield of California, Oakland, CA

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  • Blue Shield of California
  • Oakland, CA

Job Description

Job Description

About Our Internships

Our paid internship program is thoughtfully curated to provide students with experience and exposure to the healthcare industry. Interns will be given the opportunity to get hands-on experience with real work projects, build meaningful relationships and connections within the organization, and experience our mission and enterprise goals through our program curriculum centered on our leadership model (Personal, People, Thought, and Results Leadership). To see more about our internship program, check out this video.

Our Summer 2025 Internship is June 9th or June 16th through August 15th, 2025.

Application Process and Timeline:
  • Now: Actively accepting applications
  • November: If you meet the requirements, you will receive an invitation to complete a Pre-Recorded Video Interview
  • November - January: 2nd round interviews & offers extended

As an intern at Blue Shield of California, you will:
  • Participate in impactful projects during a 10-week internship program
  • Undertake a 10-week curriculum designed to familiarize interns with BSC, leadership development, exposure to the healthcare industry, and more
  • Be invited to participate in BSC employee events and networking opportunities such as Employee Resource Groups, employee volunteer activities, and more

General Requirements:
  • Must reside in the state of California for the duration of the internship
  • Hybrid requirements - Preferably live within a 50-mile radius of a BSC office and be available for in-office collaboration 2 times per month
  • Must currently be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at the time of the internship, with a graduation date of December 2025 or later

Your Role

The Data Governance team drives building trust in data via alignment and transparency across the organization to achieve the company's goal of transforming healthcare. In this role you will be part of a high-performing team which works across the enterprise by SME based stewardship and transparency on definitions of business concepts in data, technical metadata management, data quality, reference data management, master data management, security and compliance.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:
  • Mapping BSC business taxonomy to Healthcare Industry standard taxonomy:
    • Associate BSC business taxonomy to HL7 taxonomy to enable interoperability
    • Suggest refinement of the business taxonomy of BSC in data catalog for industry standardization
  • Compliance:
    • Associate applicable regulatory policies to business taxonomy

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience
  • Actively pursuing a master's degree in Health Informatics & Public Health
  • Interest in and understanding of Industry standards for healthcare data and applicable regulatory policies
  • Minimum 1 year of related professional experience, project, or coursework
  • Proactive, solution focused mindset with demonstrated creative, problem-solving skills
  • Passionate about changing healthcare and challenging the status quo via Healthcare Information management

Pay Range:

The pay range for this role is: $25.00 to $30.00 for California.

Note:

Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.

About the Team

Blue Shield of California's mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, Military Friendly Employer, People Companies that Care, a Leading Disability Employer, and one of California's top companies in volunteering and giving. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities - join us!

Our Values:
  • Honest . We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
  • Human . We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
  • Courageous . We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.


Our Workplace Model:


At Blue Shield of California, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose - whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach - by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.


Two Ways of Working:

  • Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above).Exceptions:

    • Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
    • Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
    • For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
  • On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

Please click here for further physical requirement detail.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws. Blue Shield of California

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Summer internship, Local area, Remote job, Work from home, Home office,

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