Intern, Data Science-Remote

Overview

As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

The American Heart Association’s Internship Program provides college students an opportunity for hands-on experience in various facets for individuals interested in gaining work experience with a non-profit, voluntary health organization. 

This internship will focus on supporting the Data Science team and is intended to better your knowledge, understanding, and experience in Data Science and statistical analysis. The individual will be responsible for retrieving, processing, analyzing clinical data, and summarizing results to cross-functional teams. You will have the opportunity to learn and work with staff within Data Science as well as other departments and volunteers.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations.  To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as training and support locally and through our National Center.

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Internship Overview:

• Time Commitment: 24 hours per week
• Internship Duration: 5/20/2024 – 8/9/2024
• Remote Position
• Salary: $23.00 per hour

Internship Outcomes:

Individuals participating in the internship program are provided with an opportunity to:

• Gain important and practical job skills to be successful in a non-profit environment
• Opportunity to explore a career path with a reputable voluntary health/service organization.
• Gain experience in the professional world while learning about board management.
• Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriching your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others.

Responsibilities

Tasks could include things like the following:

• Retrieving, processing, and analyzing clinical data or other biomedical data.
• Developing Data Visualization Tools by designing custom charts and plots to illustrate complex data sets clearly and creating interactive dashboards for data visualization.
• Summarizing results to cross-functional teams.
• Draft manuscripts.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a BA/BS or advanced degree in data science, computer science, statistics, or biomedical engineering.
• Proficiency in data analysis programming languages, particularly …