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Humana Healthcare Research Spring 2025 Internship at Humana in Boise, Idaho, United States Job Description Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first The HHR Spring Internship is a 12-to-16-week immersive, professional research learning experience for students or recent graduates interested in pursuing a career in quantitative healthcare research. This intern position is tailored to support pharmacy-oriented health outcomes research. The intern will gain experience with real-world evidence generation through the design and conduct of research studies including comparative effectiveness, disease characterization, treatment patterns analysis, cost and healthcare utilization analysis. The intern will participate in synthesizing, communicating, and presenting research findings to Humana stakeholders. This is a part-time, remote position starting in March through May/June. Interns will have the opportunity to apply and strengthen their research skills in a supportive environment among a multi-disciplinary team of research experts. Those seeking a career in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, health economics, outcomes research, and health policy are strongly encouraged to apply. The HHR Intern will participate in study team(s) and support research activities. Responsibilities will include some or all of the following: + Contributing to study conceptualization, literature reviews, proposal writing. + Study protocol development. + Executing statistical analysis per specifications in study protocol and under supervision of experienced research scientists. + Reporting and interpretation of results. + Contributing to manuscript development. By the completion of the internship, the student can expect to have: + Gain experience with real-world evidence generation through the design and conduct of a variety of research studies including comparative effectiveness, disease characterization, treatment patterns analysis, cost and healthcare utilization. + Gain experience synthesizing, communicating, and presenting research findings to various audiences. + Gain experience using a large claims database. Use your skills to make an impact Position Qualifications Required: + Currently pursuing (final-year student) or recently completed PhD in pharmacy, outcomes research, epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, health economics, public health or health services research. + Knowledge in quantitative health outcomes research, analytics, and statistical techniques. + Knowledge of causal inference methods or completion of relevant course work on quasi-experimental methods (e.g., propensity score analysis, inverse probability treatment weighting, interrupted time series analysis, regression discontinuity designs, instrumental variable analysis, and/or causal mediation analysis). + Ability to commit to at least part-time employment for 12 to 16 weeks beginning in March 2025. + Experience working collaboratively on research teams. + Proficiency in at least one statistical coding language. + Interest in a career in healthcare research. Preferred : + Enthusiastic to continue to learn and develop research methods skills. + Experience working in SAS and conducting analysis using a regression framework. + Experience in utilizing real-world data sources, such as claims databases and electronic health records, for observational studies and RWE generation. + Experience in scientific writing and/or manuscript authorship. Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Pay Range The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc. $37,440 - $87,500 per year Description of Benefits Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, 'Humana') offers benefits for limited term, variable schedule and per diem associates which are designed to support whole-person well-being. Among these benefits, Humana provides paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, employee assistance program, business travel and accident. Application Deadline: 02-23-2025 About us Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first - for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Equal Opportunity Employer It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana?to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment. Humana complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We also provide free language interpreter services. See our To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account

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