Why Us?

With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.

Could This Be For You?

As a Clinical Research Intern at Hanger Clinic within the Department of Clinical and Scientific Affairs, you will play a key role in contributing to the design and implementation of patient engagement strategies, assisting in the development of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG), and establishing outcomes tracking and analysis capabilities across Hanger Clinic. This internship offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in clinical research and healthcare operations.

This internship provides a dynamic environment for learning and growth, allowing you to contribute to impactful projects while gaining exposure to various aspects of clinical and scientific affairs within Hanger Clinic.

Note: This is an internship position with an expected duration of 12 months. Interns will receive mentoring an guidance from experience professional in the field, providing an excellent learning opportunity. 

Your Impact

• Conduct data entry, collection, and analytics for use in programs across Hanger.
• Support literature reviews under direction and supervision.
• Assist in the preparation of grant and Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions with guidance.
• Maintain databases utilized by multiple teams.
• Interface in person and electronically with internal and external clinical, administrative, and executive personnel.
• Proactively and timely respond to project-related communications.
• Provide administrative and data support to clinical teams by assisting in the completion of assigned project activities.
• Attend project meetings as required.
• Assist in making travel arrangements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursing a degree in a relevant field (i.e. mathematics, statistics, bioinformatics, biomechanics, kinesiology, public health and/or clinical research administration)
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented with a high level of accuracy in work
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team

Additional Success Factors

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work well in a team environment 

• Takes initiative and can work independently with minimal direction

• Strong sense of personal accountability to meet deadlines

• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

• Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
• Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

Our Investment in You

Employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for the following benefits:

• Competitive Pay
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 8 Paid Holidays per Year
• Paid Vacation Time Off
• Paid Sick Time Off
• 8 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community
• Floating Holiday
• Life Insurance
• Medical Flex Spend Account
• Dependent Care Flex Spend Account
• Free employee assistance program
• 401(k)
• Full-time employees are also eligible for short-term and long-term disability insurance