Health and Clinical Outcomes Research Summer Intern

Cigna Corporation exists to improve lives. We are a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Together, with colleagues around the world, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. When you work with us, or one of our subsidiaries, you’ll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people’s lives. What difference will you make?

Evernorth, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cigna Corporation, is seeking 2025 Summer Interns who have a passion for applying advanced analytics and Data Science to healthcare’s biggest challenges with the aim of improving the affordability of healthcare.

Evernorth’s purpose is to manage best-in-class total health care outcomes and make a difference in affordability, quality, complexity and inequality – all powered by our proprietary benefits, pharmacy, care and intelligence solutions and partnerships. Our charge is to identify and break down barriers to care, enabling our most vulnerable and underserved populations to live their best life.  Be a part of our purpose-driven organization and be on the frontier of something great!

About the Department

The mission of Evernorth Research Institute is to assist our members, clients and the broader community with empirical evidence fostered through peer-reviewed research alongside innovative and thought-provoking reports. Through our research, we support clinical and business decision-making enabling Evernorth to deliver safe and effective healthcare solutions and improving health outcomes. 

What You’ll Do

The Evernorth Research Institute (Institute) Summer 2025 Internship program has three (3) open intern positions. Summer interns will directly report to leaders in the Institute and will be involved in some of the research activities aimed at investigating challenging questions facing healthcare today, supporting the value of services delivered to patients, identify new business opportunities and demonstrate the clinical and financial impact of Evernorth products and services. The summer interns will apply some basic understanding of research methodology (including research design and statistical analysis) to the development and implementation of research projects and serve as collaborators for one or more projects that will provide opportunities to learn new specialized skills and gain exposure to a breadth of expertise in clinical, research, payer and provider solutions teams at Evernorth. Summer interns may assist project leads in various activities such as conceptualizing research questions in conjunction with clinical and operational team members, developing research design and determining appropriate methodology, writing research proposals, completing complex analyses, and interpreting and disseminating results to key audiences in a manner appropriate to each audience. Summer interns should be able to work as part of a research project team and will have the opportunity to work with a cross-functional team within a matrix environment to ensure timely completion of work.

Essential Functions

• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, literature reviews, research design and methodology, research proposal development
• Perform statistical analysis and other data analytic functions as needed
• Documentation, planning and tracking of project tasks and managing timelines obtaining support from across the organization
• Present research findings to internal audiences
• Develop final project and internship deliverables

Qualifications

• Master’s in health services research, health economics, health outcomes, pharmacy administration, public health, social sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics or other similar quantitative/qualitative fields. Bachelor’s degree in public health, pharmacy, health administration or other health discipline, and 3+ year(s) of applied healthcare research experience preferred if pursuing a Master’s degree.
• Demonstrated ability to manage research projects and experience in developing and giving presentations suitable for relevant audiences.
• Peer-reviewed publication experience a plus.
• Proficiency in R, SPSS or similar 4th generation statistical analysis programming language a plus.
• Beginner- to intermediate-level statistical software programmin