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

Location: Bloomfield, CT

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 generation statistical analysis programming language

Good communication (written and oral), presentation skills, and the ability to effectively communicate technical and other data to broad audiences.

Proven team player - flexible, collaborative

Self-directed

Ability to manage, document and prioritize work to meet deadlines.

Eager to learn skills to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Peer-reviewed publication experience

SQL programming and relational database skills

MS Office Suite experience

Some experience with medical and pharmacy claims data

Working knowledge of medical diagnosis, procedure, and other pharmacy coding schemas.

Additional Information

Location: Bloomfield CT, Houston TX, Morris Plains NJ, St Louis MO, Raleigh/Charlotte NC

Schedule: You must be available to work 40 hours/week for 10-12 weeks beginning May 2027.  Working hours are Monday – Friday.

Work Authorization: This position is open only to individuals who are eligible for employment in the United States and who would not require visa support including H-1B or CPT/OPT/STEM, etc., now or in the future.

Compensation: For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate based on experience and education.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital o