Intern, SQL / SAS
New York City, NY

Job Description

The Health 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 master's degree in quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Quantitative Social Sciences, Actuarial Science or STEM field) preferred
* Experience applying technical skills in analytical programs such as SAS or SQL strongly preferred; experience with VBA, Stata, R, etc., will also be considered
* Knowledge of data visualization and Business Intelligence platforms preferred (e.g., Tableau, Cognos, Qlikview)
* Intermediate level of proficiency working with MS Office
* Acumen for the health care industry, analytical thinking skills and a strong and dedicated work ethic are required

What We Do:

COPE Health Solutions is a national mission-driven consulting firm that partners with health system and payor 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, we are the partner of choice for providers and payors across the United States who are committed to success in the new value-based payment environment. We also develop the diverse talent needed to fill future health care roles.

COPE Health Solutions maintains corporate offices in downtown Los Angeles and midtown Manhattan with teams across the country in major markets including Texas, the Northwest, Florida and the Northeast. Our firm currently has over 100 employees partnering with health systems and health plans across several states and enrolls over 4,000 students annually in our educational programs, with a growing national and global presence. COPE Health Solutions has a proven track record in all aspects of strategy, population health management, Medicare/Medicaid transformation and workforce training across the continuum.

To Apply:

To apply for this position, or to view all available positions, visit us at https://copehealthsolutions.com/careers/open-positions/.