Early Careers: Health and Benefits Internship - Central - Summer 2027

Early Careers: Health and Benefits Internship - Central - Summer 2027

• 202606455

• Houston, Texas, United States

• Full time

Description

Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity. We will only consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the United States and who will not require sponsorship now or in the future. Please note: student visas, CPT, OPT, H-1B, TN, and other temporary work authorizations are considered restricted forms of employment eligibility. Once these expire, the candidate must be able to present another valid form of work authorization.  

Contract Dates: June 2027 through August 2027

Other hiring locations for this role are: Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA

We are in the business of transforming tomorrows. Join us and transform yours.

The Business

Create your future. In Health & Benefits (H&B), our purpose is that through our colleagues we help our clients make a difference in the lives of their employees. We help large and mid-size clients control soaring health and welfare plan costs, improve health outcomes and promote employee engagement through broad-based, state-ofthe-art interventions. We provide solutions encompassing creative plan design, vendor evaluation and management, pricing and funding strategies, data analytics, valuation support, and legal compliance and governance strategies. We also provide specialty consulting services including clinical/health management program design, pharmacy solutions, disability/absence management strategies and claims audit services. Product-based solutions such as our pharmacy purchasing coalition round out our broad-based suite of offerings.

Explore an opportunity. As a Health and Benefits Intern, you will work beside some of the industry’s top consultants while you progress toward becoming a thought leader of the future.

You will have immediate exposure to real client assignments which will draw on your imagination and creativity as well as your ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and present results. These experiences will help build your technical knowledge and overall industry expertise. In addition, you will have twice-weekly learning and networking sessions with colleagues and leaders in Health and Benefits and other WTW businesses.

As an intern in Health and Benefits, you will gain exposure across many functions within our business, including:

• CST: The Client Service Team (CST) plays a central role in delivering strategic support across Health &
  Benefits (H&B) at WTW, leading client engagements that encompass the design and management of
  comprehensive health and benefits programs. CST develops and executes client strategy, ensuring
  alignment with objectives, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and quality standards. Through a highly
  collaborative approach, CST builds and maintains strong, trusted relationships with clients—proactively advising them, leading vendor procurement strategy, optimization, engaging subject matter experts to address evolving needs, and providing superior client service.
• FAA: Health and Benefits Financial, Actuarial, and Analytics (FAA) colleagues drive revenue across our business by leading strategic quantitative and risk conversations with employer clients. We deliver quantitative reporting and projections infused with strategic insights including recommendations on funding, plan design, and innovative financial solutions. We leverage our financial management and data analytics expertise to solve complex client problems and to lead the development of new H&B intellectual capital.
  

Love your work. You will work with colleagues of all levels and gain exposure to clients ranging in the Fortune 500 sector to mid- and smaller-sized companies.

• Support the development and implementation of new client strategies and solutions
• Analyze and compare vendor products, services, and contracts
• Perform financial analyses, including developing pricing, creating employee contribution strategies, modeling plan design alternatives, etc.
• Gain specialized knowledge in areas such as pharmacy, life and disability insurance, health equity and
  wellbeing, vendor placement, actuarial/analytics, and more
• Evaluate responses to surveys and vendor proposals

Qualifications

Role Requirements.

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in human capital/human resource management, health economics, risk management & insurance, business management, marketing and finance, actuarial science, advanced mathematics, or any other major with significant quantitative work with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 
• For Actuarial students: Successful completion of one or more actuarial exams is beneficial
• Prior internship or other work experience demonstrating increasing levels of complex work, autonomy,
  and client service skills
• Ability to be a self-starter and work independently, but also cooperatively in a close team environment
• Passion for solving problems and sharing solutions to exceed client standards
• Resourceful and creative; inquisitive
• Sense of accountability; owning one’s work and taking pride in it
• Thrives in a fast-paced, client-oriented environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
• This is a hybrid position that requires you to be local and able to commute to the Houston office. Relocation or housing assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
• Able to work legally in the United States indefinitely and without Visa sponsorship
• Accepting applications from candidates that graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree between
  December 2027 through June 2028

Future Career Opportunities: Our internship program serves as a key talent pipeline for future full-time Graduate opportunities. As a result, candidates must meet the graduation date requirements specified in the posting. If a candidate's expected graduation date changes after applying, they are expected to promptly inform their recruiter or manager, as this may impact eligibility for current or future opportunities.

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Compensation and Benefits: Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Compensation: The hourly rate being offered for this role is $27-$30/hr USD. This role is also eligible for over-time.

Company Benefits: WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Retirement Benefits: Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k). 

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

EOE, including disability/vets

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.