Healthcare Data Analysis Intern

ProHEALTH Medical Management•New York, NY

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Healthcare Data Analysis Intern is a temporary position for an undergraduate or graduate college student, offering real-life experience within an IT department. The role involves data analysis projects that can be completed within the allotted period, leveraging the intern's college-acquired technical skills. The focus will be on enhancing a rudimentary data warehouse, expanding its use for clinical and operational data analysis, and potentially integrating additional data sources. Developing and operationalizing reports and dashboards will be a significant part of the role, with opportunities to innovate with the platform using visualization tools and AI.

Requirements

Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree for a relevant subject, such as Computer Science or Healthcare Informatics.
1-2 years competency in Microsoft SQL Server plus SQL scripting skills.
1-2 years of competence with developing in modern programming language(s) such as Python or node.js.
Knowledge of gathering, analyzing, and defining business and functional requirements and designing/re-engineering IT databases and systems.
Experience with data visualization tools and/or AI technologies.

Nice To Haves

Theoretical knowledge of data warehouse design preferred.
Advanced skills in general computing (Windows 11, Office 365, Web applications, iPhone and/or Android, authentication technologies) preferred.

Responsibilities

Meet regularly with the Senior Director of Information Systems and other stakeholders to agree scope and daily tasks.
Work with clinical and operational teams both in-person and virtually to elicit and clarify requirements, perform validation and testing, and drive adoption.
Develop an overall plan for the assigned project(s) including expected milestones with dates.
Install and configure all necessary development tools required to perform the project(s).
Maintain documentation in Confluence and JIRA for the agreed project(s) to include at minimum, project plan, technical specifications and reference material, regular status reports, risks and issues log, testing and release plans.
Provide complete transparency of activities with the IT team.
Attend team meetings as agreed with the Senior Director of Information Systems.
Work collaboratively with IT, finance, clinical teams, and other stakeholders to resolve project issues.
Comply with all New York Proton Center policies related to Privacy Rules established under the Health Information Privacy and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Opportunity to shadow other IT team members and understand their tasks.
Perform other job-related duties, as assigned.