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Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

Beavercreek, OH

$106K - $127K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

Houston, TX

$109K - $131K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

Atlanta, GA

$110K - $132K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

Huntsville, AL · On-site

$112K - $135K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

Navigant Consulting

Public Health Data Engineer

San Antonio, TX · On-site

$104K - $125K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

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Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

San Antonio, TX

$103K - $124K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

San Antonio, TX · On-site

$103K - $124K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

Charlotte, NC · On-site

$111K - $134K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

Houston, TX

$70K - $116K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$70K - $116K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

Guidehouse

Public Health Data Engineer

San Antonio, TX · On-site

$70K - $116K/yr

Data Science & Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public ... Internship, academic, research, or project experience involving data engineering, cloud computing ...

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How much do internship public health data science jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 15, 2026, the average hourly pay for internship public health data science in the United States is $22.50, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $17.31 and $24.52 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What types of projects or tasks can I expect to work on during a public health data science internship?

As a Public Health Data Science intern, you can expect to work on projects involving data collection, cleaning, and analysis of health-related datasets. You may assist in developing dashboards, creating visualizations, or supporting research studies that inform public health decisions. Collaboration with epidemiologists, statisticians, and other data scientists is common, providing valuable experience in interdisciplinary teamwork. Interns often have opportunities to present findings and contribute to reports or publications, which can enhance both technical and communication skills.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an internship in public health data science, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Internship Public Health Data Science, you need a solid understanding of epidemiology, statistics, and data analysis, typically supported by coursework or a degree in public health, statistics, or a related field. Familiarity with statistical software such as R, SAS, or Python, as well as experience with data visualization tools and public health databases, is highly valuable. Strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills help interns effectively interpret data and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. These skills are essential for accurately analyzing public health data, generating actionable insights, and contributing to evidence-based decision-making.

What is an internship in public health data science?

An Internship in Public Health Data Science is a temporary position designed for students or recent graduates to gain hands-on experience in applying data science techniques to public health issues. Interns typically work with large health datasets, conduct statistical analyses, create data visualizations, and assist with research projects aimed at improving public health outcomes. These internships provide practical skills and exposure to real-world challenges in the intersection of data science and public health, preparing individuals for careers in epidemiology, biostatistics, or health informatics.
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Infographic showing various Internship Public Health Data Science job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 78% Full Time, 16% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $46,809 per year, or $22.5 per hour.

Public Health Data Scientist

DRT Strategies, Inc.

Atlanta, GA • On-site

$39 - $52/hr

Full-time

Posted 4 days ago

Job description

Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.
The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.
We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.
Project Description:
DRT provides data, technology, and mission support to its federal public health partners. We collaborate to address diverse, complex, and emerging problems within the public health domains of environmental health, infectious disease, chronic disease, and emergency preparedness/response. Our support drives the adoption of emerging best practices and technologies to increase the usefulness and value of public health data. Our team develops innovative data capture and analysis techniques in the field to enhance emergency response efforts all around the world.
Job Summary:
The Public Health Data Scientist works directly with public health data analysts, coordinators, epidemiologists, and developers. The Scientist analyses, cleans, organizes, and provides recommendations on public health data for use in public health surveillance systems. Working with technologies like Python, SAS, R, or SQL, the Scientist prepares data for visualization and user interaction. They access public health databases, data structures, and data flows to recommend and perform the import, structuring, and encoding of public health data. The Scientist supports public health analyses by identifying and implementing the best techniques and solutions to access, transform, and access data.
Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement advanced data management systems design, or redesign, to utilize new technology
  • Gathers, analyzes, and cleanses public health and geospatial data sets
  • Applies analytical, statistical, and programmatic approaches to data
  • Develops, codes, tests, and maintains database programs
  • Maintains data integrity by working to eliminate redundancy
  • Research and enable processing of structured and unstructured data to derive patterns, trends, and correlations and to enable entity extraction, disambiguation, common operating picture solutions, visualization, and other data-related support.
  • Implements improvements to data entity extraction, entity resolution, pattern extraction, link analysis, human and social-network links/connections, cloud online analytical processing, data frameworks, visualization support, and related algorithms.
  • Creates, modifies, and maintains software capabilities that extract insight from data, to include information, software applications, machine learning models, automation, and other software components.
  • Stays informed of the ways the organization uses its data and recommends emerging techniques and technologies to enhance data use.
Required Experience:
  • Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
  • Experience in data related roles
Preferred Experience:
  • Recent experience with CDC environment and standards: SDLC, technical architecture, release processes
  • Knowledge of public health data and related privacy requirements (HIPPA, PII, etc.)
  • Experience with cloud-hosted data tools and repositories
Education & Training:
  • Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Public Health, or related field
Work Authorization, Clearance Requirement, & Additional Information:
  • This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance. Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.
  • No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
Salary Range:
  • $39/hour - $52/hour
  • Salary commensurate with experience.

DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) follows the guidelines outlined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide all employees and qualified applicants employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.
Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources by emailing HR@drtstrategies.com, or by dialing 571-482-2517.
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