Health and Clinical Outcomes Research Intern (Master's/PhD Students)

Are you excited to use advanced analytics and evidence-based research to solve complex healthcare challenges and help make healthcare more affordable? At Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare, we’re driven by a shared purpose: improving health and making health care more affordable, accessible and effective for the people and communities we serve. As part of the Evernorth Research Institute, you’ll help bring that purpose to life by supporting research that generates meaningful insights, informs health care decisions and helps improve outcomes. As an intern, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, contribute and be part of work that can make a real-world impact. What You Will Do Contribute to impactful research addressing complex healthcare questions, evaluating the clinical and financial impact of Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare products and services, and identifying opportunities to improve healthcare value and outcomes. Apply research methodology, study design and statistical analysis to the development and execution of real-world research projects, while expanding your expertise through collaboration with clinical, research, payer and provider teams. Partner with research and business leaders throughout the research lifecycle, including defining research questions, developing study designs and methodologies, conducting complex analyses, interpreting findings and communicating results to clinical and business audiences. Collaborate across disciplines and functions within Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare to advance research initiatives, contribute diverse perspectives and deliver high-quality work. Essential Intern Functions Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support literature reviews, research design and methodology, and development of research proposals. Conduct statistical analyses and other data analytics to support research objectives and generate meaningful insights. Coordinate and track research activities, including project documentation, work plans, timelines and cross-functional dependencies. Synthesize and present research findings to internal clinical, research and business audiences. Develop high-quality project deliverables that effectively communicate research methods, findings and implications. Examples of Past Intern Projects • Treatment initiation factors and patterns in newly diagnosed Crohn's Disease patients • Weight-loss GLP-1 coverage, pharmacy cost trends, and utilization drivers • Medication adherence among GLP-1 new users: A group-based trajectory model • Cardiovascular disease among high-risk pregnant women • Utilization of vaccinations in high and low social determinants of health areas • Emergency room utilization in the United States • Non-behavioral health related healthcare utilization among 5-18 year olds diagnosed with reactive stress disorder • Characteristics driving GLP-1 for weight loss utilization and coverage among large carrier-groups from 2022-2025 • Assessment of diabetes medication trends pre and post COVID 19 pandemic • Characteristics of very high-cost users among Medicare part D Beneficiaries Qualifications • Currently pursuing a Master’s or Doctorate in health services research, health economics, health outcomes, pharmacy administration, public health, social sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics or other similar quantitative/qualitative fields. Posess a Bachelor’s degree in public health, pharmacy, health administration science or other health discipline, and 3+ year of applied healthcare research experience. • Demonstrated ability to manage research projects and experience in developing and giving presentations suitable for relevant audiences. • Prior experience managing and working with large health data sets • Proficiency in R, SPSS or similar 4th ge