2024 Health Policy & Analytics Intern - HAPG
Overview
BerryDunn’s Health Policy & Analytics Practice is seeking a highly motivated Consulting Intern to help support our growing practice. We provide economic, actuarial, and analytics services to both government and nonprofit clients. We offer opportunities for growth in responsibility and compensation to challenge-seeking individuals with a passion for excellence. BerryDunn has worked with hundreds of health care-focused government agencies and nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. Work performed will be closely supervised through coaching and training. With guidance from staff members of the Consulting Team, you will become familiar with the firm’s systems, operations, and relationships. The firm expects you to demonstrate flexibility, have a willingness to seek out advice, and exhibit an ambition for learning. This internship is based in our Portland, Maine office.
Please provide a resume, cover letter, a copy of your unofficial transcript and writing sample
Responsibilities
You will:
- Develop an understanding of the general consulting process.
- Follow appropriate diagnostic, data collection, fact finding, and data analysis practices.
- Develop skill in written and verbal communications.
- Gather, manipulate, and analyze healthcare data from a variety of sources
- Keep supervisors and others informed of status of assigned projects.
- Participate in staff/team meetings and training and work effectively as a team player on multiple client projects.
- Develop concise summaries, reports, and presentations of complex data for client leadership.
- Perform assigned administrative tasks effectively and efficiently.
- Assist in performing consulting engagements of all sizes. This may involve such tasks as conducting research, assisting with detailed and technical aspects of the engagement, documenting the engagement and assisting with engagement reporting.
Qualifications
You Are/Have:
- Working towards a BA/BS/MS Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Political Science, Public Health, Economics, Management Information Systems, Health Care Management or Business.
- Strong computer skills
- Demonstrated experience in relationship building
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Motivation to be a team member
- Creative problem-solving skills and welcome new challenges
Optional Qualifications (a plus, but not required)
You may or may not have:
- Experience/exposure working with healthcare claims data and systems
- Exposure to/interest in data analytics and/or visualization tools (e.g., SAS, SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI)
- Relevant work experience in your field