2025 Fall Intern - Public Policy & Government Relations, PPGR

About Us

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed healthcare decisions. PCORI is committed to continually seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work.

Position Summary

The intern's contributions to the Public Policy & Government Relations, PPGR team will offer an opportunity to strengthen their writing skills and gain hands-on experience with congressional procedure composition. Interns can also expect to complete their time at PCORI with increased fluency in congressional operations and federal health policy.

PPGR intern will have the opportunity to:

• Monitor and engage with Congress and Federal Agencies and track federal health policies. This includes attending Congressional hearings on health issues, attending meetings with Congressional staff, and drafting follow-up emails.
• Assist the PPGR team to stay organized, including gathering materials for meetings and programming, and staffing events on the Hill.
• Coordinate internal presentations by gathering data, creating graphics, and drafting slides.

Pay Range and Employment Status:

Interns shall be classified as temporary employees who are hired as interim replacements, to temporarily supplement the workforce, or to assist in the completion of a specific project and who are temporarily scheduled to work for a limited duration. Employment beyond any initially stated period does not in any way imply a change in employment status. Temporary workers are not eligible for PCORI benefits.

• Bachelor's hourly pay: $17.50
• Master's and above hourly pay: $20.00

Required Experience

Ideal candidates will be pursuing their undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Health Policy or related fields of study.

This hybrid role requires in-person work at PCORI's office and on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The selected intern must be available to work on-site at least one day per week.

Application Process:

Applications for the PCORI Fall Internship Program will be accepted up to 12:00 pm EST on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Applicants who are chosen will be phone screened by PCORI People Strategy and Services.

Key Dates:

Internship Application Submission Deadline - July 31, 2025

Fall Internship Start Date - September 15, 2025

Fall Internship End Date - November 21, 2025

Application Instructions:

PCORI will only consider complete applications that include:

• A cover letter
• An up-to-date resume
• Supplemental materials, if applicable

Conflict of Interest

PCORI wants to ensure that prospective employees are aware of its conflict-of-interest policies so that employment deliberations take into consideration this aspect of PCORI employment. PCORI requires all PCORI employees to disclose upon commencement of their employment and on an annual basis all individual and close relatives financial, business, and personal association with the potential to bias or that have the appearance of biasing one's decisions relating to PCORI. All disclosures made by employees are made publicly available on PCORI's website. Disclosures must include all financial and business and personal associations with any health or healthcare-related organizations and include all associations with any other organizations that have the potential to bias or that have the appearance of biasing one's decisions relating to PCORI, including but not limited to vendors or other third parties with whom PCORI has a contract or that PCORI has funded. For more information please visit PCORI-Conflict-of-Interest-Policies-Outside-Employment-Policy.pdf

PCORI conducts reference and background checks on all applicants.