Administrative Fellowship, Health Plan Operations

Job Description

Intermountain Health’s Administrative Fellowship is a one‑year experiential assignment for postgraduate healthcare professionals ready to contribute their skills, abilities, and talents to major projects and initiatives that impact our business, the lives of our patients and members, and the future of healthcare. The fellowship is intended to provide broad and diverse learning opportunities, helping you to develop into a well‑rounded healthcare leader.

• 12‑month program:
  July 2027 – July 2028
• Location:
  
  Salt Lake City, UT, with potential opportunity to rotate or visit other areas within the system
• Personalized and immersive experience:
  • 70% of time for region‑specific rotations and projects
    • Commercial products and sales
    • Government products
    • Provider development/contracting
    • Health plan operations
  • 30% of time for learning and development (rotations across the integrated health system, leadership coaching and mentoring, alumni forum with case presentation, engaging with enterprise leadership)
• Work side‑by‑side with key members of the Select Health Senior Leadership team to gain understanding of basic health plan operations and how Select Health is working with parent company Intermountain to advance value‑based care.

• Healthcare Operations / Canyons Region – Focus on healthcare operations across hospitals, medical group, and rural facilities (home base: Salt Lake City, UT)
• Proactive Care / Desert Region – Focus on value‑based care ("proactive care") and population health (home base: Las Vegas, NV)

• Lead a project or sprint – may involve leading small‑scale projects or teams, contributing to large‑scale healthcare operations, or gaining exposure to the consequences of complex decisions.
• Involvement with a transformational change to improve operational efficiency, patient care, or clinical outcomes.
• Exposure to strategic planning and decision‑making processes including implementing new initiatives, turnaround strategies, or process optimization.
• Influence and collaboration across departments.
• Exposure to community engagement, which may involve patient or caregiver advocacy, health education, governmental affairs, or hospital outreach program support.
• Define personal leadership brand/style and updated growth plan.
• Build a broad and diverse network of mentors, collaborators, and Fellow alumni.

Applications for the 2027‑2028 Administrative Fellowship are accepted from 1 June 2026 through 1 September 2026. Only this job posting will be used for application.

Applicants must attach the following documents:

• Resume or CV
• Copy of Graduate Transcript to date (unofficial copies are acceptable)
• Essay discussing how this specific Administrative Fellowship at Intermountain / Select Health fits into your career goals and objectives (maximum of one page)
• Two letters of recommendation (one academic, one professional). If you have already graduated from a Master’s program, two professional letters are sufficient.

Information about the program and FAQs is available through the website. We also host informational webinars in June, July, and August where you can learn more about rotations and projects, ask questions, and meet current and former Fellows.

Please reach out to Addie Wilkins kins with any inquiries about the application process or to send letters of recommendation if they cannot be uploaded at the time of application.

• Recent Master’s degree from an accredited institution no earlier than Spring 2026. For Master’s programs requiring a Fellowship prior to graduation, all coursework must be completed by the start date of the Fellowship program (estimated July 2027).
• Demonstrated quality academic preparation as indicated by letters describing academic preparation, letters of recommendation, and prior work or internship experience.
• Experience demonstrating analytic, problem‑solving, and collaboration skills.
• Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and e‑mail, and scheduling applications.
• Experience in a role requiring effective verbal, written,…