Intern, Data Analytics

COPE Health Solutions is a national mission-driven consulting firm that partners with health system and payer clients and provides them with the tools, services and advice they need to be leaders in the health care industry. We are passionate about health care, with roots as a non-profit organization dedicated to providing health education to the underprivileged and underinsured. Today, as one of largest healthcare business advisory firms in the country, we continue to focus on improving the health of communities by helping clients with all aspects of strategy, population health management, CMS demonstrations, Medicaid redesign, and workforce development to transform health systems into coordinated, financially sustainable population health management systems.

The Data Analytics Intern is a hands-on, collaborative role, designed with your interests, background and experience in mind. The position is designed to leverage academic learning while making a tangible contribution to COPE Health Solutions’ client work. Interns will have the opportunity to incorporate work experience into their practicum, while developing additional technical and professional skill sets.

Position Description:

• Assist in the creation of scalable, automated processes for identifying potential areas for population health improvement, including clinical outcomes, network utilization, financial performance, among others
• Develop analytics to assist interpretation of data from multiple sources, recommend best approaches for its consolidation, and provide and/or interpret information across divisions and departments
• Maintain reporting tools within the firm’s internal structure and client databases and recommend quality and process improvement as identified
• Support consultants to develop, update and disseminate knowledge documents, such as sales materials, proposals, project frameworks and project deliverables
• Support development of industry standard assessment tools and templates to support internal or external client engagements
• Meet with the assigned supervising team member, appropriate management and/or executive members to gain clear understanding of the projects, their goals and expected outcomes as well as maintain a timeline for the assigned projects
• Engage team members across the organization to leverage current knowledge and expertise to drive continuous quality improvement of products and services
• Service client accounts and cross-functional teams for population health analytics and health care technology needs
• Additional responsibilities to be determined based on final candidate experience and interests

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Quantitative Social Sciences, Actuarial Science or STEM field)
• Knowledge of analytical tools such as SAS, SQL, VBA, Stata, R, etc., strongly preferred
• Knowledge of data visualization and Business Intelligence platforms preferred (e.g., Tableau, Cognos, Qlikview)
• Intermediate level of proficiency working with MS Office—in particular Excel and Access—required
• Acumen for the health care industry, analytical thinking skills and a strong and dedicated work ethic are required

Benefits:

As a firm passionate about health care, we’re deeply committed to the health and wellness of our own team members. We offer comprehensive, affordable insurance plans for our team and their families, and a host of other unique benefits, such as a yearly stipend for wellness-related activities, no cost gym memberships and a paid parental leave program. You can learn more about our benefits offerings here: https://copehealthsolutions.com/careers/why-cope-health-solutions/

To Apply:

To apply for this position or for more information about COPE Health Solutions, visit us at https://copehealthsolutions.com/careers.