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Health Economics And Outcomes Summer Intern

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Based in San Francisco, Arine is a rapidly growing healthcare technology and clinical services company with a mission to ensure individuals receive the safest and most effective treatments for their unique and evolving healthcare needs.

Frequently, medications cause more harm than good. Incorrect drugs and doses costs the US healthcare system over $528 billion in waste, avoidable harm, and hospitalizations each year. Arine is redefining what excellent healthcare looks like by solving these issues through our software platform (SaaS). We combine cutting edge data science, machine learning, AI, and deep clinical expertise to introduce a patient-centric view to medication management, and develop and deliver personalized care plans on a massive scale for patients and their care teams.

Arine is committed to improving the lives and health of complex patients that have an outsized impact on healthcare costs and have traditionally been difficult to identify and address. These patients face numerous challenges including complicated prescribing issues across multiple medications and providers, medication challenges with many chronic diseases, and patient issues with access to care. Backed by leading healthcare investors and collaborating with top healthcare organizations and providers, we deliver recommendations and facilitate clinical interventions that lead to significant, measurable health improvements for patients and cost savings for customers.

Why is Arine a Great Place to Work?

Outstanding Team and Culture - Our shared mission unites and motivates us to do our best work. We have a relentless passion and commitment to the innovation required to be the market leader in medication intelligence.

Making a Proven Difference in Healthcare - We are saving patient lives, and enabling individuals to experience improved health outcomes, including significant reductions in hospitalizations and cost of care.

Market Opportunity - Arine is backed by leading healthcare investors and was founded to tackle one of the largest healthcare problems today. Non-optimized medications therapies which cost the US 275,000 lives and $528 billion annually.

Dramatic Growth - Arine is managing more than 18 million lives across prominent health plans after only 4 years in the market, and was ranked 236 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list and was named the 5th fastest-growing company in the AI category.

The Role:

We are looking for a Health Economics and Outcomes Intern to join our HEOR Team for the summer. This role is designed for a current graduate student, recent graduate, or someone with equivalent early-career experience who is passionate about using advanced statistical methods and AI tools to improve population health and reduce the total cost of care through medication optimization at health-plan scale.

Working closely with our Senior Researchers and Data Scientists, you will apply causal inference frameworks to real-world healthcare data to help us understand the "why" behind clinical and economic outcomes. You'll gain hands-on experience with health care claims data, apply causal inference methods to real-world scenarios, and receive mentorship from an experienced team of researchers and data scientists.

What You'll Be Doing (Learning & Contributing):

• Support Causal Analysis: Assist in designing and conducting analyses using causal inference methods to evaluate program impact on medication adherence, costs, and utilization.
• AI-Augmented Development: Utilize AI tools to accelerate and improve causal analysis code infrastructure. For example, work with researchers and data scientists to improve team efficiency and robustness of results by integrating agentic AI coding tools into the analysis process.

Who You Are and What You Bring:

• Current Graduate Student: Currently enrolled in (or recently graduated from) a Master's or PhD program, or someone with equivalent early-career experience in Statistics, Economics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Informatics, or a related quantitative field.
• Causal Inference Toolkit: Understanding and practical experience with causal inference methods (ex. propensity score matching, difference-in-differences, and/or regression discontinuity).
• AI for Coding: Proficiency or interest in using AI tools to assist in writing SQL, Python, or R scripts for cleaning data and conducting statistical analyses.
• Proactive Problem Solver: A self-starter who is comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with health care claims and administrative data
• Machine learning causal inference experience (ex. causal forests)

Requirements:

• Must live in and be eligible to work in the United States.
• Stable high-speed internet connection and a private work area for HIPAA compliance.
• Ability to pass a background check and complete Information Security/HIPAA training upon hire.

Compensation Range: $25-30/hour.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to pass a background check
• Must live in and be eligible to work in the United States

Information Security Roles and Responsibilities:

All staff at Arine are expected to be part of its Information Security Management Program and undergo periodic training on Information Security Awareness and HIPAA guidelines. Each user is responsible to maintain a secure working environment and follow all policies and procedures. Upon hire, each person is assigned and must complete trainings before access is granted for their specific role within Arine.

Arine is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are treated with fairness and respect. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. Our hiring decisions and employment practices are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission.