Medical Economics Analyst Intern (Undergraduate - Summer 2027)
Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you used SQL to pull data and answer a real question.
What they are checking: Whether their SQL is practical enough to extract claims and member data on day one.
Tell me about a dashboard or visualization you built. Who used it and what did they decide with it?
What they are checking: Whether they build visuals with a user and a decision in mind, which matters for Power BI work here.
Why does medical economics interest you?
What they are checking: Whether they have a genuine interest in healthcare cost analysis that will keep them engaged.
What would you do
Your numbers do not match a report someone else built. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they dig into definitions and data sources calmly instead of assuming either side is wrong.
You are given a vague request from a manager. How do you clarify what they actually need?
What they are checking: Whether they ask good questions upfront instead of building the wrong analysis.
About the work
How would you write a query that totals claims cost per member per month by plan?
What they are checking: Whether they understand joins, grouping and the per-member-per-month idea central to medical economics.
What steps do you take to clean a large dataset before you trust the results?
What they are checking: Whether they check for duplicates, missing values and odd records before drawing conclusions.
How would you estimate whether a healthcare vendor program actually saved money?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that savings need a comparison group or baseline, not just a before-and-after.
How would you explain return on investment for a vendor program to someone without a finance background?
What they are checking: Whether they can make an analysis understandable to the business stakeholders the posting names.
What Excel skills do you rely on most for analysis?
What they are checking: Whether they can work efficiently with lookups, pivot tables and formulas on real data.
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