Policy Intern

ADVI Health LLC • Washington, DC

10h • $20 - $30 • Hybrid

About The Position

ADVI Health: Expert Advice. Clear Vision.
Since 2013, clients have sought ADVI Health’s expert advice, informed by data and guided by a clear vision of the complex intersection of life sciences/healthcare innovation, economics, policy, and patient impact. Our aim is to be the leading and most knowledgeable go-to-market access and commercialization partner for life sciences and healthcare innovators, worldwide.

We are a collaborative team of consultants and advisors, all of whom are veterans of top healthcare and life sciences organizations, the federal government, state government, top consultants, nonprofits, commercial payers, or data and analytics companies. Our work cuts through complexity across asset, franchise, corporate, and executive level strategy, shapes markets, and enables therapies to launch faster, smarter, and at scale in multiple therapeutic areas, lifecycle stages, and areas of the world. Our global client roster includes biopharma manufacturers, MedTech, precision medicine diagnostics and tools companies, and cancer provider and patient organizations, from the C-suite down and across the product lifecycle. We solve complicated problems with data-informed commercialization, market access, and policy expertise. Based in Washington, DC and Austin, TX, the company delivers insight- and data-informed advice and vision for leaders in healthcare business and policy. ADVI offers a comprehensive perspective by integrating business, policy, and science to find creative solutions through data, learned insight, and compelling strategy to help clients make decisions across all healthcare segments.

ADVI is at the forefront of healthcare delivery transformation, payment reform, public and private payer coverage, and healthcare merger and acquisition deal flow within the US and abroad. To learn more... visit us at www.advi.com

Candidates must be legally authorized to work full time in the United States at the time of their hire. ADVI does not offer employment sponsorships now or in the future.

Join Us
ADVI Spring 2026 Internship Program
ADVI is seeking an intern to join ADVI’s Federal and State Policy Solution team for Spring 2026, with the potential to extend through Summer 2026. The team focuses on a range of issues including federal and state legislative and regulatory policy, Medicare reform issues, Medicaid and other state health policies, commercial payer coverage and access, and federal budget and deficit reduction issues.
ADVI leverages data-driven insights along with our expertise in commercialization, market access and policy to address the most complex healthcare challenges our clients face. We are often called upon to translate how the changing policy landscape impacts the pharmaceutical industry, med-tech, digital health, managed services, providers and consumers.

Requirements

• Ability to concisely explain complicated policy concepts, both orally and in written materials.
• A basic understanding of federal and state regulatory bodies and government payers including Medicare, Medicaid, and state healthcare programs from coursework or experience. An understanding or interest in pharmaceuticals / pharmaceutical policy preferred.
• Course or real-world experience analyzing federal and or state policy proposals, legislation, and/or regulation and conveying findings.
• Ability to understand and convey data results, including synthesizing analytical results for a non-analytics focused audience.
• Strong ability to multitask and prioritize work streams effectively under deadline.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Applicant should be enrolled or have recently completed a graduate degree in public policy, public health, business, economics, or other related fields.
• Applicants currently in undergraduate programs will be considered if they possess relevant course or work experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the Federal and State Policy Solution team to help solve complicated client problems, through both short- and long-term projects and by conducting qualitative and quantitative research on a diverse array of healthcare issues.
• Work independently and in cross-functional teams to contribute to the origination, development and delivery of projects to clients.
• Create written summaries, memos, Excel and PowerPoint presentations as part of strategic recommendations to clients.
• Attend and report on government healthcare and life sciences meetings to enhance ADVI’s expertise across Solution areas.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern