• Job Description

  Req#: R-00125281

  The Leidos Public Health Intern will work with Leidos on a public health project of critical importance to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Example of the assignment would entail: – Perform identification of trends, linkages, and relationships, draw inferences (answer the questions) using statistical models for real world questions and scenarios for data (food, drug, devices) collected from diverse sources. – Designing an analysis plan and conducting analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. –Conducting program evaluation and needs assessment of public health, public health informatics, and surveillance programs in local, state, national, or international programs. – Preparing reports and presentations of program data findings and recommendations. –Interns’ actual assignment depends on FDA’s needs. Biweekly progress reports are required on project progress. This paid internship is part-time for the Spring semester 2024 depending on interns’ availability and assignment. The Leidos public health intern will be mentored by Leidos public health professionals.

  Qualifications:

  Experience or concentration in at least one of the following areas: Public Health, Animal/Human Health, Statistics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics or Epidemiology. Candidate must be proficient in MS Office Software and SQL. Experience using SAS, Python, R, AWS, Tableau, Appian, Power BI and/or ServiceNow is a plus. Good organizational skills and work well under deadlines.

  Eligibility:

  Applicants should have a keen interest in careers in public health and in developing strong public health analytic and evaluation skills. Applicants must:

  • Currently pursuing a Master's degree from an accredited school of public health or closely related discipline
  • Hold a Bachelor's degree from an accredited academic institution in related
  • Be a US citizen or permanent resident and have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Submit an official transcript

  Pay Range:

  Pay Range $48,100.00 - $86,950.00

  The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

• About the company

  We Are Leidos For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets.

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