Epidemiology and Analytics Intern

The Center for Public Health Science and Innovation (PHSI) is committed to identifying, accessing, and utilizing up-to-date and comprehensive data along with state-of-the-art methodology, digital assets and tools, and employing several methodological approaches grounded in biostatistics, computational biology, economics, epidemiology, and evaluation, all with an antiracist, health equity lens.
These resources and processes allow PHSI to deliver timely, accurate, and community-responsive public health information and resources to local, state, and federal stakeholders via direct engagement, response to inquiries, the development and dissemination of practice guidance, reporting on public health data, trends, and high priority health topics, and the production of peer-reviewed literature. PHSI's products and tools enable evidence-based decision-making and the implementation of effective services and interventions, while continually evaluating the quality and impact of processes and products for improved public health and racial equity outcomes.   Under the general supervision of the Health of Boston Program Director, the candidates will support research, public health surveillance, and analysis and interpretation of public health data that focuses on understanding health equity and the determinants of health.
The learning objectives of the internship is the following: 1) Hone and refine skills on critical review of existing literature; 2) engage in cleaning, processing, and analysis of public health data; 3) develop a deep understanding for the imminence of data quality for advancing health equity; and 4) develop data analytical skills to assess health disparities.   DUTIES:
Works to help BPHC advance as an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: * Summarize background information of a specific topic via targeted literature review
* Clean and process data from real-world health data sources to understand data quality
* Support data analysis for disease identification and treatment patterns
* Contribute to development and updating of visualization tools
* Contribute to and support data protocols and development of data pipelines
* Support communication of findings to an internal or external audience   The intern may have the opportunity to present their work in internal and external professional forums or meetings. In addition, they will attend departmental and project team meetings to gain a broad perspective on the application of epidemiology and statistical methods in public health. We are seeking candidates with a deep commitment to health equity, strong academic performance, communication skills, a spirit of teamwork, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Qualifications Knowledge of or willingness to learn about the role of public health in addressing racism, the social determinants of health, and inequities in health outcomes as well as strategies to advance racial justice and health equity. Commitment to health equity and racial/social justice issues.   * Candidate must be able to commit to a minimum of 28 hours per week for Summer 2025
* Candidate will have completed at least 2 semesters of graduate work towards their graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, data science, public health, bioinformatics, or other closely related field
* Candidate must have a thorough knowledge of and experience coding in R, SAS, or Python
* Candidate will have effective oral and written communication skills
* Candidate must be a currently enrolled student pursuing a graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, data science, bioinformatics, or other closely related fields