Intern - Data Science

CAQH, a non-profit alliance, is the leader in creating shared initiatives to streamline the business of healthcare. Through collaboration and innovation, CAQH accelerates the transformation of business processes, delivering value to providers, patients, and health plans.

Internship Overview

The Intern – Data Science is responsible for assisting the Data Science team in the data collection, data cleaning, analyses and reporting. This work entails the creation of data assets in our cloud data warehouse, Snowflake, as well as building analytics in Power BI. This work is company-wide and spans our provider and member data products.

Build and analysis includes data engineering, data quality analysis, identification of trends in application data, and the creation of reports and dashboards. The intern will work with the data engineers and data scientists to partner on the analyses and build efforts.

Internship Details

• This is a remote internship.
• The internship will run through August 2023 (with a possibility to extend).
• Interns will be paid on an hourly basis.
• Part-time - 20 hours per week.

Internship Eligibility Requirements

• Must have working knowledge of a statistical programming tool such as SQL, with experience with cloud technologies preferred.
• Should possess proficient analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Strong experience in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Must be working towards a degree in data science, engineering, statistics, analytics/research methods or similar field with experience in data programming and analyses.

What You Will Accomplish

• Use cutting edge tools like Snowflake, dbt Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Purview, etc.
• Assist the Data Science team in interpreting findings and creating solutions.
• Gain an understanding of how survey healthcare data is collected, cleaned, analyzed and presented to the industry.
• Identify areas for improvement in the data collection, storage, and presentation.

Who We Are

Named one of the “Best Places to Work” by Modern Healthcare for five consecutive years, CAQH has helped nearly 1,000 health plans, 1.6 million providers, government entities and vendors connect, exchange information and operate more efficiently. CAQH technology-enabled solutions and its Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) bring the healthcare industry together to make sharing business information more automated, predictable, and consistent. CAQH Explorations researches opportunities to reduce the burden of manual processes in healthcare administration.

What You Get

CAQH recognizes that its most important asset is its growing team of smart, creative, collaborative, forward-thinking and passionate professionals – and that a comprehensive employee benefits package is an important factor for them in choosing where to work. CAQH offers competitive compensation along with an extensive benefits package for all full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, tuition assistance and a 401k. We offer full-time remote work to all staff from any location and maintain a physical office (with many amenities) in downtown Washington, DC.

CAQH is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals, as well as administer any and all personnel actions, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, source of income, place of residence, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAQH will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

This position requires proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment, subject to applicable law. If you are offered employment, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation request is received and approved.

Applicants have rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). If you are interested in applying for employment with CAQH and need an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact CAQH Human Resources at 202-517-0436.