Bloomfield, CT, 06002, USA
3 days ago
UCONN Dental Student Summer Internship
Join us for an energizing and meaningful summer where your growing clinical knowledge can make a real impact. As part of The Cigna Group’s Dental organization, you’ll contribute to important clinical projects, expand your understanding of the dental industry, and work alongside compassionate experts who are shaping the future of oral health. This internship is designed to help you build confidence, strengthen your skills, and explore how your passion for dentistry can influence care at scale. In this internship, you will play a hands-on role in advancing clinical insights and supporting strategic initiatives that help us improve dental health outcomes. Your contributions may include: + Supporting clinical research projects that shape our coverage positions and influence care guidelines. + Reviewing and updating Clinical Position Papers through literature reviews of scientific publications, clinical standards, and organizational policies. + Drafting clear, evidence-based summaries and recommendations that contribute to team decision-making. + Partnering with Dental Clinical Operations, Product Marketing, Sales, Network Management, and Competitive Intelligence to learn how clinical expertise drives strategy. + Developing new or revised Clinical Position Papers informed by scientific evidence and professional guidelines. + Presenting your findings to the Dental Clinical team to build shared understanding and support final position development. + Contributing to additional clinical or operational projects as needed. + Other related projects or tasks may be assigned as needed. **Qualifications** Candidate must be currently enrolled in a 1st year dental program. **Schedule** You must be available to work a 35-hour work week for 8 weeks beginning June 8, 2026. Working hours are Monday – Friday, core business hours are 8:00AM – 5:00PM Eastern. **Location** This is a hybrid role, and 3 days/week will be located at our Bloomfield, CT office located at: 900 Cottage Grove, Bloomfield, CT 06152. **Work Authorization** This temporary internship is open only to individuals who are eligible for employment in the United States and who would not require visa support including H-1B, CPT/OPT/STEM, etc., now or in the future. **Supervision** Dr. Cary Sun, Chief Dental Officer Dr. Deborah Fuller, National Dental Director **Compensation** For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of $32/hour depending on relevant factors, including experience, major and geographic location. **Application Instructions** Interested students must submit a complete application, resume, and cover letter. **Deadline** **_Applications deadline is March 13, 2026._** Confidential, unpublished property of The Cigna Group. Do not duplicate or distribute. Use and distribution limited solely to authorized personnel. © 2026 The Cigna Group If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload. **About Cigna Healthcare** Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives. _Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws._ _If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email:_ _SeeYourself@cigna.com_ _for support. Do not email_ _SeeYourself@cigna.com_ _for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response._ _The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State._ _Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner_ _consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances._
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