Health Behavioral and Social Sciences Intern – Summer 2024 – McLean, VA / Bedford, MA

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Job Description

The Health Behavioral & Social Sciences Department serves many federal health agencies within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and more to bring design, strategy, and evaluation together to promote health across the nation.

The Health Behavioral & Social Sciences department incorporates a range of backgrounds such as health communication, health organizational transformation, and behavioral/health economics – all from a lens of striving towards equity and addressing social determinants of health.

In previous years, interns have prepared and drafted case study templates for digital communication strategies used for various audiences to deliver timely and pertinent health information. Interns have helped collate and synthesize feedback to contribute to strategies to increase digital literacy and in addition, they have built interactive visualizations to improve the use of patient data during medical treatment.

Responsibilities may include:

  • Support MITRE teams to develop solutions for strategic integration of new tools, technologies, and innovative processes in the design and implementation of US federal health policies and programs.
  • Develop strategies and implementation plans for government programs for health initiatives and prevention campaigns for the public and other audiences.
  • Coordinate and conduct activities related to long- and short-range planning; program and project development, implementation, and evaluation; audience research; and translation and dissemination of scientific information to audiences in a variety of formats.

Required Qualifications:

  • Ideal candidates have already completed BA/BS and are currently pursuing a graduate degree in a program related to public health or healthcare (e.g., public policy, health sciences field, or behavioral/health economics) and should have the following experience:
  • Sustained excellence in academic performance.
  • Subject matter expertise in health communication, public health, health organizational effectiveness, behavioral/health economics, health analytics, and other health-related government initiatives.
  • For backgrounds in behavioral/health economics, the ability to work with data and / or data science experience in an econometric or data scient programming language and / or statistical analysis program (e.g. Python, R, SAS, or Stata).
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Capability in another health domain area (e.g., communication, analytics, information technology).
  • Proficiency and experience with design software (PPT, Adobe, etc.).
  • Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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Company Info.

MITRE Corporation

The Mitre Corporation is an American not-for-profit organization with dual headquarters in Bedford, Massachusetts, and McLean, Virginia. It manages federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) supporting various U.S. government agencies in the aviation, defense, healthcare, homeland security, and cybersecurity fields, among others.

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    Public Services
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    8,425
  • Location
    Bedford, Massachusetts and McLean, Virginia, United States
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