2025 Fall Intern - CER, Systems

About Us

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed healthcare decisions. PCORI is committed to continually seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work.

Position Summary

Our Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research (CER), Systems intern will assist with the preparation of a literature review and identify themes from an engagement convening on maternal health.

The CER intern will have the opportunity to:

• Review research plans, progress reports, and other narrative information from PCORI Research Awards.
• Identify and catalogue literature on research related to maternal morbidity and mortality to identify evidence gaps and areas for future research.
• Synthesize a review of one evidence gap in maternal health research.
• Review, identify themes, and summarize a breakout session from an engagement convening on maternal health.

Pay Range and Employment Status:

Interns shall be classified as temporary employees who are hired as interim replacements, to temporarily supplement the workforce, or to assist in the completion of a specific project and who are temporarily scheduled to work for a limited duration. Employment beyond any initially stated period does not in any way imply a change in employment status. Temporary workers are not eligible for PCORI benefits.

• Bachelor's hourly pay: $17.50
• Master's and above hourly pay: $20.00

Required Experience

Ideal candidates will be pursuing their postgraduate education in Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, Epidemiology, or related fields of study.

• Experience in qualitative data analysis, synthesizing data/information from various sources, and identifying themes.
• Superior problem-solving skills. Must possess intellectual curiosity and be able to gather, assess, and synthesize information from a variety of resources.
• Excellent administrative skills, with a strong sense of responsibility and accountability.
• Write and condense information for various audiences.
• Ability to categorize information and identify themes to generate a synthesis of complex information.
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience, and interest in healthcare research and health policy, especially maternal health, preferred.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and work on multiple tasks.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

Application Process:

Applications for the PCORI Fall Internship Program will be accepted up to 12:00 pm EST on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Applicants who are chosen will be phone screened by PCORI People Strategy and Services.

Key Dates:

Internship Application Submission Deadline - July 31, 2025

Fall Internship Start Date - September 15, 2025

Fall Internship End Date - November 21, 2025

Application Instructions:

PCORI will only consider complete applications that include:

• A cover letter
• An up-to-date resume
• Supplemental materials, if applicable

Please submit a recent writing sample or literature review relevant to this internship opportunity. Applications without a writing sample could delay the review of your application.

Conflict of Interest

PCORI wants to ensure that prospective employees are aware of its conflict-of-interest policies so that employment deliberations take into consideration this aspect of PCORI employment. PCORI requires all PCORI employees to disclose upon commencement of their employment and on an annual basis all individual and close relatives financial, business, and personal association with the potential to bias or that have the appearance of biasing one's decisions relating to PCORI. All disclosures made by employees are made publicly available on PCORI's website. Disclosures must include all financial and business and personal associations with any health or healthcare-related organizations and include all associations with any other organizations that have the potential to bias or that have the appearance of biasing one's decisions relating to PCORI, including but not limited to vendors or other third parties with whom PCORI has a contract or that PCORI has funded. For more information please visit PCORI-Conflict-of-Interest-Policies-Outside-Employment-Policy.pdf

PCORI conducts reference and background checks on all applicants.