Contracted Student Intern - Human Rights

Commonwealth of Massachusetts•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Mental Health (DMH) is seeking to hire an intern who will support its Human Rights Division in Central Office Boston. The Data Science Summer intern with the Human Rights Office (HRO) will primarily manage and analyze complaint data from the RL6 system, focusing on extraction, quality control, and report generation for monitoring. The intern will also support the WRCH pilot project and participate in the Data Science Program at DMH (DSPD) to develop research, analytical, and data management skills through weekly assignments and a supervised project.

Requirements

Basic proficiency in query languages for QA queries and data validation or willingness to learn.
Understanding of data integrity principles and experience with data cleaning.
Familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau, Excel Pivot Tables) or willingness to learn.
Willingness to learn incident reporting systems.
Strong attention to detail in identifying data errors and inconsistencies.
Critical thinking skills to improve data management and reporting.
Ability to maintain an up-to-date data dictionary.
Strong written and verbal communication skills for documentation and reporting.
Ability to work with cross-functional teams (HR team, Data Analytics team, Community/Inpatient teams
Given the population served, bilingual or multilingual fluency.

Responsibilities

Fulfill requests from HRO staff for extracting complaint records from the RL6 system.
Contribute compilation of complaint data for regular reporting cycles.
Aid in the preparation of data summaries and visualizations as necessary.
Support the identification of missing or inconsistent data fields within RL6 records.
Maintain comprehensive documentation for RL6 complaint data fields and associated reporting procedures.
Aid with the WRCH Pilot Project upon request.
Offer support for basic data analysis activities.
Assist in monitoring the implementation of required actions
Participate in all weekly DSPD learning sessions.
Complete weekly assignments focused on foundational data science principles.
Develop and execute a supervised research project centered on data analysis.
Prepare for and deliver a presentation on the completed research project at the program's conclusion.