Crowell Health Solutions (“CHS” or “the Consultancy”) serves health care providers and innovators with practical strategies and solutions supported by experience, data, creativity, and powerful collaboration. Our team consists of professionals with unique health care backgrounds; together, CHS is helping innovators structure and build new digital health products and services to improve lives and patient outcomes.

CHS is an extension of Crowell & Moring LLP, an international law firm with offices in the United States, Europe, Middle East/North Africa, and Asia that represents clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory and policy, and transactional and corporate matters. The firm is internationally recognized for its representation of Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation and government-facing matters, as well as its ongoing commitment to pro bono service and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

For the health and safety of the workforce, Crowell & Moring LLP and Crowell Health Solutions is requiring that all prospective employees present proof that they are fully-vaccinated and—if eligible—boosted against COVID-19, or seek a reasonable accommodation for religious or medical reasons, prior to their first day of employment.  Prospective employees who are fully-vaccinated but not yet eligible for a booster shot will be required to obtain a booster within one week of eligibility as a condition of continued employment.  “Crowell & Moring LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Crowell & Moring LLP will engage in the interactive process with candidates who are unable to be vaccinated and/or boosted due to a sincerely held religious belief or medical reasons and explore what, if any, reasonable accommodations Crowell & Moring is able to offer.”

Job Summary

The Healthcare Policy Intern performs a variety of tasks and services to support the Consultancy’s clients. In addition, the Intern’s duties include writing, researching, attending and summarizing policy guidance, hearings and meetings, and assisting the CHS team.

 Job Responsibilities

• Supports the CHS team through a variety of administrative and project management efforts.
• Monitors Health Policy to include tracking of relevant Congressional (e.g., House E&C, Senate HELP, Senate Finance) and Agency activities (e.g., HHS (ONC, CMS, OCR), FTC) – to keep healthcare clients informed.
• Drafts summaries of policy activities for clients and the CHS website.
• Tracks the status of legislation and hearings, new or upcoming regulations and identifies agency activities (roundtables, conferences, grants, etc.) that may pose client opportunities for agency engagement.
• Summarizes health policy events for clients (Congressional hearings, agency webinars, roundtable discussions or events by key policy stakeholders, etc.).
• Conducts policy and regulatory research and analysis.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge or prior experience with federal policy and/or health care.
• Ability to provide quality client service to both internal and external contacts, regarding matters of a complex nature. Requires patience, creativity and discretion.
• Knowledge of MS suite to produce quality written communications such as memos, spreadsheets, slides, and standard work documents.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work in a dynamic and complex environment to meet deadlines and daily requirements.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a productive and committed work effort, meeting deadlines and managing workload.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others in a cooperative, enthusiastic and friendly manner to accomplish position functions and participate in team efforts.

Education

The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree and some graduate studies or work related to health care delivery, payment or technology, health care regulations or legislation, public health or public policy.  

Experience

One year of health policy or health consulting experience is preferred.

Crowell & Moring LLP & Crowell Health Solutions take great pride in our positive, friendly culture that rewards hard work and success, at the same time recognizing the importance of family and community service.

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