What are the responsibilities and job description for the Undergraduate Summer Intern position at UCLA Health Careers?
The application deadline is March 3, 2025, 11:59 PM PST*
Please read the application instructions below prior to clicking on APPLY NOW*
As you complete the online application you will need to submit/upload the following documents when applying to this position.
1. One-page cover letter addressing the following items:
a. Why you are interested in pursuing an internship with UCLA Health System
b. Top three goals for your summer internship, including areas of specific interest
2. Current resume, including undergraduate program name.
The UCLA Health Undergraduate Summer Internship is hands-on and action-oriented, giving you the knowledge and experience necessary to take on the challenges of tomorrow's healthcare field. You will be exposed to every area of healthcare delivery, attend regular meetings with senior leaders and project sponsors, and be involved in a variety of enterprise-wide projects and initiatives.
This year, we are excited to offer a variety of internship opportunities within key departments across our system. Individual department leaders will serve as your preceptors and guide your project work.
Undergraduate summer interns incumbent are responsible for performance improvement project management, complex analyses, and development of organizational policies, procedures, practices, and cost-benefit studies on key projects throughout UCLA Health.
Undergraduate summer interns will participate in a variety of professional and learning experiences including but not limited to:
· Projects scoped and identified by respective department (serving in a variety of roles)
· Team-based projects
· Experiential learning and shadowing
Beyond contributions to individual projects and collaborating with the preceptor, the incumbent will also contribute to the Undergraduate Summer Internship cohort's culture and sense of community through active participation, engagement, and fostering an inclusive and supportive environment.
Below, please find a list of all the available internships at UCLA Health including the Executive Sponsor, Preceptor, Overview, and Potential Projects.
Department: Information Services & Solutions (ISS) Virtualization Platform Services
Executive Sponsor: Sergio Gallegos - Associate CTO, ISS
Preceptor: Hai Tran – Senior Manager, Hybrid IT Systems Management
Overview: The Virtualization Platform Services department designs, implements, and manages virtualized environments that support critical organizational operations. Our team specializes in virtualization technologies, and server consolidation to ensure scalable and efficient computing solutions. Undergraduate interns will gain hands-on experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware or Hyper-V, assist in system performance monitoring and troubleshooting, and participate in configuration, deployment, and optimization projects. This role provides a unique opportunity to develop technical skills in a dynamic and collaborative environment while contributing to impactful infrastructure solutions.
Potential Projects: Potential projects and activities include: datacenter visits, annual audits, inventory updates, CMDB consolidation, Wiki designs, project documentation, automation, and system discovery.
Department: Mobile Device Team
Executive Sponsor: Aaron Magpali – Director, Customer Service Delivery
Preceptor: Floyd Young - Supervisor, Mobile Device team
Overview: The UCLA Health IT Mobile Device Team is responsible for managing mobile devices and providing user support across the Enterprise, which includes the Hospital, DGSOM, FPG, and Campus. Our team utilizes UCLA’s MDM software to effectively manage devices and ensure seamless functionality, while also troubleshooting issues related to hardware and MDM software. We oversee the procurement and management of mobile devices for the Enterprise and provide support for various platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows.
Potential Projects: The onboarding of residents, medical students, and fellows brings a significant influx of new devices, including the distribution of iPhones and pagers, as well as the return of old devices. The intern will play a key role in supporting this process, ensuring a smooth and efficient transition for all incoming users.
Department: Office of Environmental Health & Safety
Executive Sponsor: Melissa Prado - Director
Preceptor: Takeru Shiroma - Administrative Manager
Overview: The Office of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) provides consultation and training services, develops and monitors safety programs and procedures, and responds to health and safety service requests. EH&S has oversight responsibility for fire and life safety, hazardous materials use and disposal, general safety and ergonomics, and environmental compliance, and supports Emergency Management, Utilities, and Security-related activities. In addition, the Office of Environmental Health & Safety ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local health and safety and environmental regulations and standards.
Potential Projects: Overhaul of EH&S programs, which include Hazardous Materials & Waste, Fire Safety, Injury Prevention, Ergonomics, Radiation Safety, and Respiratory Protection. This will consist of program development, policy revision, client engagement initiatives, and related administrative work. Additionally, the intern shall participate in drills, and trainings and will shadow all divisions and department administration.
Department: OHIA | Office of Health Informatics and Analytics
Executive Sponsor: Albert Duntugan – Chief Data Officer, UCLA Health
Preceptor: Laura Prichard - Manager, Advanced Analytics
Overview: Advanced Analytics is the in-house data science team within the Office of Health Informatics & Analytics (OHIA) at UCLA Health. The intern will be involved with supporting the development, evaluation, and exploration of new machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support UCLA Health. Additionally, the intern will be involved in responsible AI and governance activities to ensure the safety and reliability of AI deployed in the health system
Potential Projects: Summer interns are encouraged to participate in projects of their interest on OHIA’s Project roadmap. Projects available can be in areas of analytics delivery, data governance, AI usage, cloud strategy, and more.
Department: OHIA | Office of Health Informatics and Analytics
Executive Sponsor: Albert Duntugan – Chief Data Officer, UCLA Health
Preceptor: Tim Sanders - Manager, ML Engineering & Data Governance Engineering, EIA
Overview: The OHIA ML Engineering team is directly involved in all aspects of the AI/ML lifecycle, from interfacing with data scientists, writing code for production, and monitoring, maintaining, and retraining existing production models. The team uses a combination of SQL, Python, and Java for their software development and ML projects. The OHIA ML Engineering team also is responsible for developing and socializing OHIA’s MLOps practices across the UCLA Health IT (UHIT) organization.
Potential Projects: Summer interns are encouraged to participate in projects of their interest on OHIA’s Project roadmap. Projects available can be in areas of analytics delivery, data governance, AI usage, cloud strategy, and more.
Department: Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
Executive Sponsor: Steven Cohen - Senior Executive Director
Preceptor: Monica Dela Cruz - Operations Manager, Hospital Administration
Overview: The Operations intern will report to the Operations Manager of the Hospital Administration team. The shadowing opportunities include daily operations, biweekly data transparency, bi-weekly strategy development involving planning process for the new Mid-Wilshire Hospital.
Potential Projects: The undergraduate intern will assist the hospital administration leadership team with projects related to the move to the new Mid-Wilshire Hospital. Their focus will be on strategic initiatives, collaborating with various departments, and working alongside different interdisciplinary team members
Department: UCLA Health Information Technology (UHIT)/Office of Health Informatics and Analytics (OHIA), Solutions Architecture and Engineering
Executive Sponsor: Albert Duntugan – Chief Data Officer, UCLA Health
Preceptor: Muneeb Wani – Sr. Manager, OHIA Solutions Architecture & Engineering
Overview: The team is in charge of computing and Data Infrastructure for clinical and research analytics use cases, which include High-Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence, (AI), Machine Learning (ML), etc. The team is comprised of Application Developer, Architects, and Engineers. The team is responsible for the core foundational Cloud platforms and Evaluating technology concepts, Architecting Solutions, building environments, Developing APIs, and applications, and also developing integrated solutions for the vast clinical and research use cases and initiatives.
Potential Projects:
- High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning (ML)
- Trusted research environment (ULEAD)
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000
