Clinical Informatics & Innovation Discovery Intern

Clinical Informatics & Innovation Discovery Intern (Remote / Part-Time)

Commitment: 3-5 hours/week (Flexible, asynchronous) 

Compensation: Unpaid / Eligible for Academic Credit or Experiential Learning

About the Role: InterConnect Techs is seeking motivated undergraduate or graduate students to support market discovery and clinical research initiatives.

In this role, you will assist in identifying key industry stakeholders, mapping clinical reporting workflows, and conducting qualitative customer discovery based on National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps frameworks. This position provides practical, hands-on experience in translational research, stakeholder engagement, and real-world evidence ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research and map prospective stakeholders across clinical research networks, academic institutions, and healthcare organizations.
• Conduct professional outreach to schedule 20-minute discovery discussions with researchers, managers, and operational specialists.
• Document qualitative interviews, capturing clear notes, direct quotes, and workflow bottlenecks.
• Maintain structured interview tracking logs and synthesize recurring themes.
• Support ongoing research sprints aligned with regional and national innovation programs (including NSF I-Corps).

What You Will Gain:

• Direct exposure to the NSF I-Corps customer discovery methodology, translational research models, and lean startup frameworks.
• Practical understanding of real-world healthcare operations, clinical evidence integrity, and data reconciliation workflows.
• Documented startup research experience for your resume and LinkedIn, along with professional references upon successful completion.

Qualifications:

• Current student or recent graduate in Healthcare, Business, Communications, Social Sciences, Data Analytics, or related disciplines.
• Strong written communication, professional outreach, and interpersonal skills.
• Organized and comfortable working independently in shared spreadsheets or digital tracking tools.
• Curious, detail-oriented, and interested in qualitative research and problem-solving.

Mentorship, Agile Supervision & Learning Structure

• Direct Professional Supervision: Interns report directly to JoVonna Grayson-Kirkland, MBA, Founder and Principal Investigator. Mentorship is led by an active Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).  

• Agile & Scrum Learning Framework: Interns gain hands-on experience working within an Agile/Scrum environment, participating in bi-weekly sprint planning, 15-minute standups, sprint backlog tracking, and retrospective reviews adapted for research operations.  

• Dedicated 1-on-1 Mentorship: Interns receive weekly dedicated check-ins to review stakeholder outreach, discuss customer discovery logs, evaluate workflow bottlenecks, and receive real-time constructive feedback.

• Methodological & Translational Training: Structured onboarding covers National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps customer discovery frameworks, clinical evidence integrity concepts, and stakeholder mapping across healthcare ecosystems.

• Formal Performance Evaluations: The supervisor conducts formal midpoint and end-of-term evaluations, provides comprehensive performance feedback, and completes all institutional documentation required for students seeking academic credit or experiential learning notation.

• Professional Growth: Interns gain practical portfolio-building experience, startup research operations exposure, and personalized LinkedIn recommendations upon successful completion of their sprint milestones.