Intern

About Us

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed healthcare decisions. PCORI is committed to continually seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work.

Position Summary

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is offering a Summer Internship to a qualified candidate who will support the Planning and Evaluation team. This paid internship is a full time, temporary employment opportunity averaging 40 hours per week for a postgraduate student or PhD candidate. PCORI does not provide housing for out-of-town residents. All applicants must be eligible to work in the US and located in the US. Interested parties may apply for internships in multiple departments; please include a specific cover letter for each position.

Pay Range and Employment Status:

Interns shall be classified as temporary employees who are hired as interim replacements, to temporarily supplement the workforce, or to assist in the completion of a specific project and who are temporarily scheduled to work for a limited duration. Employment beyond any initially stated period does not in any way imply a change in employment status. Temporary workers are not eligible for PCORI benefits.

Current master's level and above students will be paid $20.00 per hour.

The Planning and Evaluation department is seeking an intern who will have the opportunity to:

• Participate in a project help deepen understanding of uptake of PCORI-funded CER evidence into resources likely to be used by health decision makers to inform their decisions (e.g., practice guidelines, decision support tools, and policy documents).
• Gain exposure to PCORI's work in areas like evaluation of organizational impact, reporting, and communication of research and evaluation findings.
• Build skills in qualitative data management and analysis and the distillation of information into summaries of findings that can inform organizational decisions

Incumbent(s) in this position may be required to perform other duties and special assignments not specifically stated above.

Statements outlined in this section are designated as essential job functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Required Skills

The Planning and Evaluation team is seeking an intern that will meet the following requirements:

• Background in research methods and/or evaluation
• Familiarity with library resources (e.g., PubMed) and literature searches
• Experience with qualitative methods
• Ability to gather information from multiple sources and synthesize into concise and clean written documents
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Project management experience

Required Experience

Ideal candidates will be pursuing their postgraduate education in one of the following areas: Health-, science-, or research-related field; background in evaluation, business, health services research, sociology, public health, public policy, psychology, social science, public administration, non-profit management, education or other related field

PCORI conducts background checks on all applicants.

PCORI's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

PCORI is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity both internal and external to the workplace. You can learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion here. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.