Spring Intern 2025 - Program Operations, Peer Review

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 intern will participate in a project to better understand how patient peer reviews are used by editors and authors of final research reports. The project will involve developing a coding scheme to identify the most useful and least useful comments in patient peer reviews and compare those with whether the peer review associate editors highlight any patient reviewer comments and whether report authors respond, with changes, to the patient reviewer comments. The project is part of an ongoing program to improve the usefulness of patient peer reviews and potentially encourage the use of patient peer reviewers in journal reviews.

The Program Operations, Peer Review department is seeking an intern who will have the opportunity to:

• Assist with coding scheme for reviews.
• Code patient reviews to determine the reliability of the coding system.
• Prepare spreadsheets and other materials to analyze the results of coding.
• Co-author the final report on the use of patient reviews and whether or not they benefit the final research report.

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.

• Bachelor's hourly pay: $17.50
• Master's and above hourly pay: $20.00

Required Experience

Preferred candidates will be currently enrolled in an undergraduate, postgraduate, medical school, or PhD degree program with a focus on research methods social sciences with research methods (i.e., public health, psychology, sociology).

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate familiarity with qualitative research through coursework or experience.

Experience with data visualization, data tracking, and data analysis are also preferred.

Application Process:

Applications for the PCORI Spring Internship Program will be accepted up to 12:00 pm EST on Friday, January 17, 2025. Applicants who are chosen will be phone screened by PCORI People Strategy and Services.

Key Dates:

Internship Application Submission Deadline - January 17, 2025

Spring Internship Start Date - February 3, 2025

Spring Internship End Date - April 14, 2025

Application Instructions:

PCORI will only consider complete applications that include:

• A cover letter
• An up-to-date resume
• Supplemental materials, if applicable

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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.