Lyra is transforming mental health care, from start to finish. It begins with accessible and effective evidence-based mental health care provided by best-in-class coaches and therapists. As a result, our clients experience improved outcomes—feeling better, faster. Lyra was recently included in the Top Startups of 2021 by LinkedIn and Best Product by Forbes Healthcare Awards.
To scale access to effective mental health care, Lyra has an opportunity to help solve this problem by expanding its international offering to bring its leading comprehensive solution to more members around the world. The World Health Organization estimates a $1 trillion annual cost to the global economy due to loss in productivity from depression and anxiety alone. Play an active role in helping to solve this global crisis, and join us as we continue to grow.
About the Role
Lyra Health is looking for a part-time (8-10 hr/wk) clinical product intern to help support high quality research and clinical product development. Lyra is at the forefront of increasing access to evidence-based, efficacious mental health services on a large scale. We have our 16 peer-reviewed publications available on our Lyra Clinical Research
website. One of Lyra’s core values is to Follow the Science. Ignoring the science has been a problem for behavioral health. Lyra is committed to following the best clinical evidence. We are guided by facts, certain that quality matters, and committed to publishing our results. We don’t ignore the data.
You will be a member of a highly skilled, fun, efficient, and collaborative team. In this role, you will work with clinical researchers, psychologists, and data scientists. By working on clinical programs that reach tens of thousands of clients, your work will help create meaningful positive change on a large scale. During the internship, you will learn about a wide range of clinical products and treatment areas. You will be engaged in reviewing research literature, summarizing research information, and developing clinical content. Emphasis will also be placed on mentorship and career development, to prepare the intern for the next stage of their career.
Additional Details:
- Cover Letter and CV submission are mandatory for this application
- You must be able to work the following schedule: 8-10hrs/week (half of the time during PST)
Responsibilities
- Working closely with members of the Clinical Research and Product team to support ongoing clinical content development and research
- Reviewing content slated for development
- Conducting literature reviews
- Analyzing and summarizing data collected from a variety of sources
- Developing organizational structures for storing and summarizing clinical literature and resources
Qualifications
- Strong writing abilities, with ability to communicate science in lay language
- 1+ year in mental health treatment research (preference for current enrollment in a PhD program), such as clinical psychology, health sciences/services, health outcomes, or another type of applied clinical intervention program
- Comfort with technology, and willingness to learn new tech tools
- Ability to adapt to constant change, feedback, and improvement in a fast-paced environment
- Compassion, approach collaborations with open mind, in a non-judgmental and flexible way
- Excellent interpersonal skills, willing to communicate transparently with others and listen for their input and perspective
- Detail-oriented, organized
- A passion for mental health, interested in learning more about the intersection of clinical research and implementation into clinical products
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.
