Health Data Analyst Intern

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $20 / hour

⏱ Part Time

⚪️ Entry-level

📉 Data Analyst

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Commence

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501 - 1000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

🏛️ Government

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Healthcare • Government • Artificial Intelligence

Commence is a healthcare data and technology company that delivers data-centered solutions to make health data more accessible, discoverable, and interoperable. The company pairs clinical expertise with AI-driven data transformation and a technology platform to address fraud, waste & abuse, independent dispute resolution, peer and independent reviews, quality improvement, and patient advocacy. Commence serves federal health agencies (CMS, VA, Defense Health Agency), state & local government programs, and commercial health customers, focusing on improving outcomes, accuracy, and program integrity.

📋 Description

• Support the Commence Data team with entry-level analytic and data quality work • Assist with data profiling and quality checks on assigned healthcare datasets • Write and run basic SQL queries or simple Python or R scripts under supervision • Prepare descriptive summary tables, counts, and simple charts • Contribute to data dictionary and documentation entries • Research and summarize CMS quality measure specifications or program documentation • Support a scoped analysis or documentation project and present the results to the team • Participate in team working sessions to learn how healthcare data moves through Commence programs • Complete onboarding, security awareness, and HIPAA privacy training before receiving data access • Follow data handling, privacy, and security policies • Document methods and results for review and reproducibility • Attend recurring check-ins and provide regular status updates • Maintain an agreed-upon schedule throughout the term

🎯 Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program in public health, health informatics, biostatistics, epidemiology, data science, statistics, economics, or a related field • Completed coursework in statistics, data analysis, or database fundamentals • Foundational proficiency in SQL and Microsoft Excel • Introductory exposure to Python or R • Clear written communication and demonstrated attention to detail • Able to document work so that someone else can reproduce it • Able to follow data handling, privacy, and security requirements • Legally authorized to work in the United States • Must successfully complete a background check • Must complete required onboarding, security awareness, and HIPAA privacy training before receiving data access • Must use Commence-provided accounts and approved equipment • Company data may not be stored on personal devices or personal cloud accounts • Access to protected health information, if required, requires HIPAA training and documented, role-based approval • Preferred: familiarity with Medicare or Medicaid claims data, CMS programs, or healthcare quality measures • Preferred: exposure to Databricks, Snowflake, Power BI, or Tableau • Preferred: prior HIPAA or human subjects research training • Preferred: coursework or project involving health services research, health policy, or population health analytics

🏖️ Benefits

• Commence-provided accounts and approved equipment • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities • Practical exposure to healthcare data in a regulated environment • Learning-focused internship with supervised experience