Health Clinical Outcomes PhD Intern
| Company | Cigna Group |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, TX, USA, Morristown, NJ, USA, St. Louis, MO, USA |
| Salary | $30 – $40 |
| Type | Internship |
| Degrees | PhD |
| Experience Level | Internship |
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program majoring in health services research, health economics, health outcomes, pharmacy administration, public health, social sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics or other quantitative majors.
- Demonstrated ability to manage research projects and experience in developing and giving presentations suitable for relevant audiences.
- Good communication (written and oral), presentation skills, and the ability to effectively communicate technical and other data to broad audiences.
- Proven team player – flexible, collaborative.
- Self-directed.
- Ability to manage, document and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
- Eager to learn skills to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Involved in some of the research activities aimed at investigating challenging questions facing healthcare today.
- Support the value of services delivered to patients, identify new business opportunities, and demonstrate the clinical and financial impact of Evernorth Health Services products and services.
- Apply some basic understanding of research methodology (including research design and statistical analysis) to the development and implementation of research projects.
- Assist project leads in various activities such as conceptualizing research questions in conjunction with clinical and operational team members, developing research design and determining appropriate methodology, writing research proposals, completing complex analyses, and interpreting and disseminating results to key audiences in a manner appropriate to each audience.
- Work as part of a research project team and collaborate with a cross-functional team within a matrix environment to ensure timely completion of work.
Preferred Qualifications
- Peer-reviewed publication experience a plus.
- Beginner- to intermediate-level statistical software programming skills using SAS preferred.
- Proficiency in R, SPSS or similar 4th generation statistical analysis programming language a plus.
- SQL programming and relational database skills a plus.
- MS Office Suite experience preferred.
- Prior experience managing and working with large data sets a plus.
- Some experience with medical and pharmacy claims data a plus.
- Working knowledge of medical diagnosis, procedure, and other pharmacy coding schemas.