Candidates must apply directly here: Center for Government Insights Intern – Health Research Specialist – – 141547 (deloitte.com)
Position summary
We’re looking for an intellectually curious and enthusiastic health research intern who is eager to learn and grow within our Deloitte Center for Government Insights (DCGI) team’s summer internship program. As an intern, you’ll be assigned to our government health research team and spend 8 weeks developing new skills, working with diverse groups of professionals, and gaining first-hand exposure to the processes and methods we utilize in developing our research projects to deploy our thought leadership and events to our clients and the broader Government and Public Services community. You’ll get to know other interns who share similar goals, attend company-hosted events, meet staff members in other departments, and network with people in your field of interest.
This is an ideal position for graduate students interested in careers in public health, health care, or health policy. Research topics span across health care and life sciences, and may include health care innovation, payment systems, advanced health technology and data, emergency preparedness and response, public health transformation, mental health, or health equity.
The team
The Deloitte Center for Government Insights produces groundbreaking research to help government solve its most complex problems. Through forums and immersive workshops, we engage with public officials on a journey of positive transformation, crystallizing insights to help them understand trends, overcome constraints, and expand the limits of what is possible. Learn more about the work we do in the Government and Public Services industry.
Work you’ll do
As a summer intern, you’ll participate in trainings, networking events, and community activities to enhance your internship experience. During your internship you’ll:
- Be assigned a balanced workload within the Center for Government Insights’ health research portfolio.
- Work closely with our research team on literature reviews and background research, data collection, analysis and synthesis of multiple data sources to identify key themes and gaps, and developing research reports.
- Learn our thought leadership deployment protocols including orchestrating industry speaking events, sponsorships, and internal conferences related to key industry clients.
- Use your exceptional organizational skills to help manage timelines and work with diverse groups of professionals.
Qualifications
Required:
- Writing Sample:
- Provide a writing sample of a policy or research paper that you authored on a topic of your choice. Attach as a PDF to your application.
- Candidate for a Master’s degree in Public Health, Public Policy, or related field
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated leadership qualities and leadership potential
- Professional demeanor and exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
- Demonstrated research experience in public health, health policy, health care and/or life sciences
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and internet research tools (PubMed, Google Scholar)
- Solid understanding of US health care system
- Superior time and project management skills
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time during the internship
- Availability to participate full-time in an 8-week internship June to July 2023
- Ability to travel 0-10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
Preferred:
- Prior work experience in public health, health care, or academic research setting
- Strong academic track record (minimum 3.2 GPA)
- Familiarity with or willing to learn Zotero reference software
- Located in Rosslyn/Arlington, VA (must be able to work in EST)
