Westat’s 11-week summer internship experiences will be hybrid at one of our U.S. office locations. Our interns can expect to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

The program will begin on Monday, June 2, 2025, and end by August 15, 2025. During the summer internship program, you will be assigned a project deliverable and will present during the final week of the program. You will also attend educational programs and networking events.

A hybrid work arrangement with 1-2 days onsite at a Westat office is preferred. This is a U.S. based position; pay rate for this role is $30/hr.

Job Summary:
We are seeking a motivated individual to support our long-term and post-acute care projects, specifically in the areas of quantitative analysis and programming for CMS contracts. The ideal candidate will work with advanced statistical methods and leverage tools such as SAS or Python to analyze data related to post-acute care policy, with a focus on payment and quality aspects. The intern will gain in-depth experience in this specialized field and contribute to impactful work shaping post-acute care policy and CMS-related initiatives.

Job responsibilities include:

Conducting quantitative analysis and programming to support multiple CMS contracts.Design and contribute to data quality assurance procedures. Basic Qualifications:Currently pursuing Doctoral Degree in health services research or a related field. Experience with one or more statistical software packages including SAS or Python.Working knowledge with post-acute care policy related to payment or quality.Experience with CMS and national datasets. Preferred Qualifications:Demonstrated experience with advanced quantitative skills. Experience conducting statistical programming using CMS data.Other Required Qualifications:Demonstrated communication skills.Collaboration with teams, managers and/or clients. Proficiency with MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint.Organization skills, including time management ability.Detail oriented.

Cover letters are encouraged.

We encourage students attending minority-serving institutions (HBCUs, HSIs and TCUs) to apply. 

Westat is an employee-owned corporation providing research services to agencies of the U.S. Government, as well as businesses, foundations, and state and local governments. Westat's research, technical, and administrative staff of more than 2,000 is located at our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC.

Westat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other protected status under applicable law.

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