Agile Product Owner Intern

Workforce Classification:

Hybrid

 

Join Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve People’s Lives 

Our purpose, to improve customers’ lives by making healthcare work better, is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare.

Premera is committed to being a workplace where people feel empowered to grow, innovate, and lead with purpose. By investing in our employees and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous development, we’re able to better serve our customers. It’s this commitment that has earned us recognition as one of the best companies to work for. Learn more about our recent awards and recognitions as a greatest workplace.

Learn how Premera supports our members, customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog:  https://healthsource.premera.com/.

As a Product Owner Intern, you’ll join the TOPS Product Management team at Premera, which is vital to helping make healthcare work better by planning, developing, launching, and managing products and services our members, providers, and fellow employees use. This summer, you will be part of a team with the objective of developing and deploying Copilot Studio agents to Premera. You will capture learning to galvanize development governance of low-code AI agents and drive operational efficiencies. We strive to ensure our products and services meet the needs of business partners, contribute to our corporate strategies, and delight our members. 

Program Details and Requirements:    

• Premera’s Summer Internship Program is June 15th – August 21st, 2026.     

• To be eligible for the program, you must currently be enrolled in either an undergraduate or graduate degree program or have recently obtained your degree (within the last 12 months).     

• This is a hybrid internship program located on our campus in Mountlake Terrace, WA.    

An internship within the Product Management group will enable you to:  

• Be a product advocate and act as the voice of our users within a delivery team. 

• Help ensure Premera customers have great healthcare when they need it!  Joining us means you will get to help define and drive what the future of healthcare will look like. 

• Be instrumental in ensuring that Premera customers get quality insurance at an affordable price. 

• Work within an Agile delivery team. Participate in Agile ceremonies.  Learn how Agile works in the real world.  

• Pair with a Product Owner mentor who will partner closely with you throughout your internship.    

As an intern you can expect to support and execute a wide variety of tasks which may include:  

• Collaborate with business partners, IT partners, and delivery teams to identify and refine outcomes and business value in the form of epics, features, and user stories. 

• Organize features and user stories in accordance with requirements, including advising on requested materials and services.  

• Understand your customers, build journey maps, use cases, and use personas when writing features. 

• Evaluate proposed technology solutions for adherence to documented company standards, policies, and regulatory responsibilities.  

• Coordinate release schedules through early communication with lines of business and development teams.  

• Support roadmap management with operational and leadership team members.  

• Identify ways to improve processes and accelerate value for our customers.   

What you’ll bring: 

• Enrolled in a two or four-year undergraduate program; a graduate program; or are a recent graduate (less than 12 months) of either an undergraduate or graduate program. (Required) 

• Curiosity when it comes to understanding situations, problem solving, and solutioning.  

• Perseverance when it comes to developing solutions.  

• Ability to both understand organizational strategy and perform detail-oriented work.  

• Self-starter and ability to do independent work as well as collaborate well with others in a virtual environment. 

• Ability to build productive relationships across a wide variety of co-workers, partners, and other stakeholders.  

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint.  

***Please include a cover letter with your application answering the following in 200 words or less for each question: *** 

• Please explain your motivations for wanting to intern with a healthcare company.    

• Describe a time you deliberately improved a skill in your personal, educational, or professional life. Be specific about the steps you took to push yourself.  

• Tell me what you are expecting from this internship? 

• Please confirm that you can meet the hybrid work requirements, including weekly commuting to the Mountlake Terrace campus this summer.   

• Please confirm your anticipated (or completed) graduation date.   

Premera total rewards

Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support, resources, and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards are more than a collection of perks, they're a reflection of our commitment to your health and well-being. We offer a broad array of rewards including physical, financial, emotional, and community benefits, including:

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

• Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.

• Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.

• Generous paid time off to reenergize.

• Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

• Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.

• Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

• Free convenient on-site parking.

• Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

• Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.

• Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

• Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.

Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action:

Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

If you need an accommodation to apply online for positions at Premera, please contact Premera Human Resources via email at careers@premera.com or via phone at 425-918-4785.

The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographic location, market conditions, and specific skills and experience.

The salary range for this role is posted below; we generally target up to and around the midpoint of the range.

National Plus Salary Range:

$44,400.00 - $82,200.00

*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska.

We’re happy to discuss compensation further during the interview because we believe that open communication leads to better outcomes for all. We’re committed to creating an environment where all employees are celebrated for their unique skills and contributions.