Applied Public Policy Graduate Intern

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When you join the UMass Chan Medical School team, you join us in advancing together to improve the health and well-being of our diverse communities throughout Massachusetts and across the US and the world. Together, we lead in education, research, health care delivery, and public service. Your life’s work is more than a career. It’s an expression of your passion, intellect, skill, and drive.

UMass Chan's commitment to excellence, innovation, competitive benefits, and work-life integration will allow you to build a professionally rewarding career as we work together to better or improve the health of people around the globe.

Applied Public Policy Graduate Intern Job Number:
Category: Interns
Location: Boston, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non Exempt
Business Unit: For Health Consulting
Department: For Health Consulting - Training & Workforce Development - W400800
Job Type: Intern (Part Time)
Union Code: Non Union Position-W00-Non Benefited
Num. Openings: 3
Post Date: Aug. 8, 2025

Under the direction of the Executive Director, Workplace Equity & Inclusion or Designee, the Applied Public Policy Scholarly Project Graduate Internship Program is a collaboration between For Health Consulting at UMass Chan Medical School and Massachusetts Medicaid agency (Mass Health). The program offers a unique opportunity for currently enrolled masters students or Doctoral students or candidates to participate in a scholarly project aligned with their academic calendar, program requirements, and the needs identified by Mass Health.

Under the direction of the assigned Mass Health manager, the Applied Public Policy Scholarly Project Graduate Intern (APP Graduate Intern) is responsible for project-based tasks to support a designated department under the on-going tutelage of a professional mentor. These tasks may be administrative or research oriented and require advanced analytical and communications skills. Primary communications will be in a team environment with a focus on collecting input for assigned projects.

Specific job responsibilities will vary by department and include information gathering, analysis, writing, and editing.

This is a temporary, unbenefited position. Selected interns are compensated at a competitive rate and expected to work 16 hours each week of a traditional 14‑week semester or up to 40 hours per week for 10 weeks over the summer.

This is a hybrid position that may require Interns to work on-site at the Mass Health office in Boston or Quincy, MA one or two days per week. Remote work requires a private, secure space with reliable internet and adherence to data privacy standards.

• Operations: Contributes to the management of various policies, strategies and procedures including pricing, Mass Health Standard Operating Procedure Eligibility, and federal regulations and policies.
• Dental: Contributes to critical policy and program development for the Mass Health dental program, including provider communication and outreach, program implementation, and other urgent agency priorities.

Applicants must submit a resume and cover letter that clearly indicate the specific Mass Health department(s) they are interested in. If applying to multiple departments, applicants should list all departments in order of preference.

• Perform complex and varied executive and administrative tasks that require a high degree of independent action and the setting of priorities and procedures.
• Conduct advanced research to assist other team members.
• Create reports and perform in-depth data analysis.
• Implement and manage tasks in accordance with departmental objectives.
• Create and deliver basic presentations highlighting policy choices, challenges, and decision options discovered during the course of the work performed.
• Perform assigned project tasks within specified time frames.
• Meet and report weekly to an assigned professional Mentor.

• Masters degree candidate formally registered in final year of an academic program with 18 or more credits earned working towards the completion of…