Health Informatics Internship Jobs in Chester, PA

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A Brief Overview
Participates in a planned research projects by carrying out research experiments in accordance with established protocol(s) and under direct supervision. Remote position, 10 hours per week, will run through June/July of 2025.
What you will do

• Determines requirements for research software projects and chooses optimal code base for development.
• Maintains and regularly updates shared code repository instance such as GitHub, etc.
• Performs QA on base functionality as well as edge cases.
• Works within larger software development and research team.
• Manages all code, documentation, and issues.
• Seeks to advance student-level project into larger departmental or research project initiatives.
• Attends seminars/lab meetings to expand their knowledge of biomedical domains & informatics techniques.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred
• Currently enrolled in Nursing Master's or PhD program Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Prior internships or paid experience in a research informatics environment. Required

Skills and Abilities

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work in an organized fashion, work well with others.
• Good attention to detail.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications desirable.
• Familiarity with coding in at least one language.

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.
Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.
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