Hourly Project Assistant II (Internship)

Health Research, Inc. is seeking an Hourly Project Assistant II to work within Office of Science, Center for Health Informatics, New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to develop innovative public health reporting tools. This internship is part of the Pathways to Public Health Internship Program, aiming to strengthen career pathways to public health by bringing together students of all disciplines and academic levels with public health professionals.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in, or have completed, a degree, certificate, or training program in public health, health sciences, biology, environmental health, epidemiology, statistics/biostatistics, data science, social sciences, health policy, or a closely related field.
• Experience with programming including an understanding of core computer and data science concepts.
• Demonstrated experience with Ruby on SAS, Java, C/C++, PHP, Python, or JavaScript or any data analytics languages and Database skills.
• Excellent communication skills demonstrated through collaboration of staff and organizations.
• Experience with machine learning, deep learning, data mining, and/or data science.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible benefit accounts
• Generous paid time off
• Tuition support
• Retirement Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program