2026 Summer Intern

Location:

This role is scheduled to be 100% remote. While remote, finalists MUST reside in one of the following states to be eligible for employment with Kaiser Permanente: CA, OR, WA, HI, CO, GA, MD, VA, CT, DC, or IL.

Department Details:

Internal Audit Services (IAS) provides independent, objective assurance and consulting services that improve Kaiser Permanente-s operations and controls. Using a risk-based, systematic approach, IAS evaluates and enhances the effectiveness of risk management, internal control, and governance processes. IAS develops and executes the annual audit plan, partners across risk units to coordinate coverage, reports results to the Audit & Compliance Committee, and follows the IIA Standards and Code of Ethics. Our focus is to do the right work, partner with stakeholders, and add value by identifying meaningful risks, practical solutions, and measurable impact.

Internship Projects:

This internship will be with the Care Delivery Operations portfolio, which includes Care Delivery, KP School of Medicine, Pharmacy, MSA/MOU, Research, MHS, and Service Area. This portfolio includes audits and covers areas where patient care is provided, typically at the hospital and medical office buildings. The intern will be responsible for supporting audit projects in various stages (planning, testing, reporting). This may include onsite visits to facilities across all markets. In this role, responsibilities may include research, observations, participating in walkthroughs, sample testing, and report writing. 

Target Majors:

Business Administration; Finance & Accounting; Math/Statistics; Public Health; Healthcare Administration; Data Science

Target Skillset:

Skills of a successful intern include an eagerness, curiosity, and openness to learn about all aspects of healthcare, patient care, and how we can add value through internal audit. We are looking for someone who is organized, adaptable, curious, and self-motivated. 

Job Summary:

Lay the groundwork for a dynamic future with an industry leader. At Kaiser Permanente, youll forge lasting relationships with colleagues across the organization while enjoying the opportunity to grow your experience and hone your expertise on assignments that have real impact. Our interns have worked on everything from analyzing financial software and developing new marketing strategies, to designing mobile apps and helping clinicians improve care delivery. We want you to get the most out of your time here and will give you projects that challenge you to think freely, question thoroughly, and explore deeply.

• Contributing to a designated project or initiative to meet a KP business objective.
• Report development and analytics.
• Project management - planning, execution, and measurement.
• Learning new applications needed to complete assignments or support the execution of business objectives.
• Job shadowing in other functional areas.
• Performing additional duties as required.