Students & Graduates

All of our development programs offer competitive salary and benefits, challenging and meaningful work at the forefront of innovation, networking opportunities with peers and leaders, exposure to senior leaders, robust performance feedback and career development planning, and mentorship opportunities.

Play a leading role in shaping the future of health care. This two-year rotational program helps college graduates fast-track their careers through a series of exciting assignments in such areas as corporate, customer, operations, and provider/hospital. With development and networking opportunities, you’ll be better prepared for a permanent role in your area of interest — with an expedited track to leadership.

Take on the opportunity to leave your mark on various business areas while growing your professional career. Each of the three tracks below will give you four unique six-month experiences over the course of two years.

• Project Management - Lead teams through the journey of turning detailed information into actionable results for our customers through both traditional and agile approaches.
• Software Engineering - Create solutions throughout the software development life cycle to reinvent the company’s technology of the future.
• Security - Take down the hackers and defeat data breaches while also protecting and growing an understanding of the business.

As a Sales Development Program associate, you’ll fast track your career to a Client Manager within health care sales. This two-year rotational program is designed to prepare associates for a career in our Sales organization after completion! Throughout the program, participants will gain exposure to areas of our business such as Product & Network, Actuary & Underwriting, and Regional and National Sales.

Join an innovative team helping to transform health care! This rotational program supports aspiring actuaries on their journey to credentialship and beyond, and advances their careers through a series of robust roles in areas such as pricing, reserving, trend/forecast, underwriting, enterprise risk management, revenue program management, medical economics, clinical care pathways, provider contracting & more. With development, networking, and rotational opportunities across 30+ actuarial and other cross-functional teams, you’ll be better prepared to discover your areas of interest and become an effective business partner and leader.

We’re looking for high-potential performers with a passion for finance to join us in this 3-5 year, graduate-level rotational program. You’ll rotate through a variety of roles as you immerse yourself in strategic and operational priorities across the finance organization and collaborating business units.

Highmark's PGY1 pharmacy residency program is an Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)/American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited 12-month program that builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education. The residency program contributes to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions. After completion of the residency program, the resident will be eligible for board certification and postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training. Highmark’s residency will provide a unique environment within one of the largest health insurers in the United States, with a goal of granting exposure to a multifaceted approach to managed care pharmacy. The program will provide the resident with longitudinal exposure to virtually all areas of managed care pharmacy. In addition, the resident will present a poster at a national meeting of managed care organizations and/or publish an article in a peer reviewed professional journal. Candidates interested in applying must submit completed applications and materials through PHoRCAS and be registered for the Match. Questions about the program can be sent to RxResidencyInfo@highmark.com.

Available Rotations:

• Clinical Programs
• Utilization Management
• Evidence-Based Medicine & Policy
• Data Analytics
• Experiential Teaching & Management
• Elective experiences

Straight to Business is a first-of-its-kind program that builds young talent to create a future of diverse leadership at Highmark Health. Through this four-year program, you'll gain exposure to various roles in our organization while also earning your bachelor degree--completely tuition-free. Yes, free! From a dedicated Program Manager to mentorship to professional coaching, and more, your success is ensured. And, we'll provide you with two laptops to get your work done. Learn more about STB.

TAPP is a student loan repayment program that helps offset the debts of graduating and early-career clinicians from underserved and underrepresented ethnic communities.

Graduate Trainee Program: Current graduate or soon-to-be graduate attending physicians: up to $50,000/year and $10,000/year for living expenses.

Early Physician Program: Attending physicians less than three years post training: up to $50,000/year.

Nursing Program : Baccalaureate or Master of Science nurse graduates (one to two years post training): up to $30,000/year.

To learn more, please contact DEI@ahn.org