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As a member of MITRE’s Health Innovation Center, the candidate would provide support to the Health Policy department, supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Institute of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other Federal Civilian Agencies as needed.
This position requires a basic understanding in health policy (discerning and identifying implications of policy or regulatory choices, projected outcomes, sector impacts, etc.), public health, health information technology, privacy, and other health-related government initiatives. Experience drafting or interpreting regulations will significantly help the candidate succeed in this role. Onsite work at one of our locations is required – minimum 2-3 days per week.
As a member of the Health Policy department, the graduate intern will support project teams in thinking about legal and regulatory considerations, rule writing, program evaluation, and qualitative/quantitative research.
An example of previous projects in this department includes the CMS Division of Value, Incentives, and Quality Reporting project where MITRE assists CMS in rule writing and regulatory research for eleven quality reporting and incentive programs in their Medicare FFS setting.
Responsibilities–
- Policy analysis in support of federal health program implementations like the Medicare Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.
- Reviewing statutes, regulations, and guidance documents to determine impacts to HHS programs.
- Respond to stakeholder feedback through regulatory writing, research and understanding regulatory burden.
- Developing technical products such as research papers, briefing papers, and recommendations for program implementation.
- Analyzing HHS policies, processes, and health care strategies to facilitate effective MITRE support to HHS.
Required Qualifications:
We are looking for a candidate currently pursuing a Masters, Legal, or Doctoral degree in health policy and have the following experience:
- Sustained excellence in academic performance.
- Subject matter expertise in health communication, public health, health organizational effectiveness and other health-related government initiatives.
- 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:
- 1-2 years’ experience in the area of health policy at the federal, state or local level, developing, designing and implementing healthcare policies and programs, and providing healthcare thought leadership, or work in the health care sector, administrative, clinical, or information systems.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of state and federal public health laws and regulation processes.
- Capability in another health domain area (e.g., communication, analytics, information technology).
- Proficiency with data analysis software (e.g., SAS, Tableau, Excel).
- Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams.
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