Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The American Heart Association is a leading voluntary health organization focused on fighting cardiovascular disease. The internship supports the Data Science team, providing hands-on experience in data science and engineering within clinical and biomedical research settings, contributing to impactful projects that drive research innovation.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve, integrate, and analyze large-scale healthcare datasets, including electronic health records (EHRs) and clinical registries, to support clinical and population health research
• Develop and maintain data processing, governance, and quality assurance pipelines to ensure reliable and compliant data workflows
• Design and evaluate AI/ML solutions, including agentic workflows and foundation models, using cloud platforms such as Snowflake and AWS
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate analytical findings into actionable insights and support data-driven decision-making
• Contribute to code reviews, technical documentation, and the development of abstracts, manuscripts, and other scientific communications

Skills

• Currently pursuing an MS or PhD degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Statistics, Engineering, Public Health, or a related quantitative field
• Demonstrated ability to research health topics and translate findings into actionable guidance
• Prior research or industry experience in biomedical informatics, clinical research, epidemiology, healthcare analytics, or related domains
• Demonstrated proficiency in Python, R, and SQL, with experience developing reproducible data processing pipelines and analytical workflows for large-scale datasets
• Demonstrated experience developing, deploying, and evaluating ML and AI solutions, including large language models (LLMs), AI agents, and agentic workflows for data engineering, analytics, and scientific research applications
• Proficiency with software engineering best practices, including Git-based version control, code review, testing, documentation, and Agile project management tools
• Experience working with cloud computing and/or high-performance computing environments (e.g., AWS, Snowflake, Azure, GCP)
• Excellent communication, scientific reasoning, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary research teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities
• Intermediate to excellent proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Required Equipment: Reliable WiFi Connection
• Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. For any roles working remotely, the work must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country
• Experience with healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7), EHR systems (Epic), and/or clinical imaging data (CT scan, MRI, ECG) preferred
• Experience creating interactive data visualizations and dashboards using tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Shiny, Streamlit preferred
• Prior authorship or co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications preferred

Benefits

• Access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as training and support locally and through our National Center.
• The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations.
• Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and an environment in which to work and grow.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.
• Heart U is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Healthcare Benefits – You will have the opportunity to participate in our Teladoc General Medical and Behavioral Health programs.
• We also provide access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost as a confidential program designed to assist employees and family members with personal issues that affect their relationships at home or at work.

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