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Get Access To All Jobs2027 Summer Internship Program Information Services (IS)
Job Description
Overview
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Summer Program: May – August 2027
Full-Time (40 hours per week)
Must be Enrolled in an Undergraduate, or any Academic Program
This position is part of the Xtern program through TechPoint. Xtern is for students who are enrolled in a University or College and is professional development experience on top of your full-time internship with IU Health. Xtern provides three weekends where you will connect with other interns in tech and tech adjacent roles at companies in the Indianapolis area. Xtern weekends focus on professional development, civic engagement, and social opportunities to grow your network. You will have access to an online community, bonus fun events, and an opportunity to compete to explore Indianapolis through the Xtern Passport program. The three weekend programming dates are June 4 & 5, June 25 & 26, July 23 & 24.
What is Health Information Services, Technology?
Health Information Technology (HIT) focuses on designing, building, using, and maintaining healthcare information systems. At IU Health Information Services, interns gain exposure to teams that support patients, clinical staff, operations, business solutions, and clinical research improve care delivery, and provide a broader understanding of healthcare technology across the organization. Our goal is to give you a deeper understanding of the IS team that best aligns with your interests, while providing broad exposure to Health Information Services across IU Health.
Which Health Information Technology areas speaks to you?
IS Operations:
Service Desk
The Service Desk acts as the central point of contact for IT support, delivering first-level assistance for technical issues and service requests. They assess each customer’s inquiry, resolve what they can directly, and route more complex issues to the appropriate IT teams. Using documented processes, they handle common requests such as password resets and software or hardware needs, working to restore normal service as quickly as possible.
Beyond day-to-day troubleshooting, the Service Desk plays a key role in initiating Major Incident procedures and supporting Problem Management. They help identify recurring issues, analyze root causes, and detect trends that may lead to service disruptions. The team also coordinates communication during incidents—managing updates, escalations, and ensuring timely resolution—while contributing to proactive efforts that strengthen overall service stability.
IS Portfolio Management
Clinical Applications and Research Portfolio Team
The IS Clinical Applications & Research Portfolio Team provides project leadership and delivery oversight for clinical technology initiatives that support patient care, clinical operations, research, and organizational growth across IU Health. The team works closely with clinicians, operational leaders, informatics teams, vendors, and technical specialists to plan, implement, and optimize solutions that improve clinical workflows, enhance patient outcomes, and enable innovation across the health system.
- This portfolio includes clinical applications, Epic-integrated technologies, research platforms, medical device integrations, virtual care solutions, ambulatory initiatives, and clinical technology deployments supporting new facilities and hospital expansions.
- Through project and program delivery, the team manages medium and large-scale clinical and research technology initiatives, coordinating project planning, budgeting, risk management, implementation, testing, activation, and stabilization activities. Team members partner with clinical and operational stakeholders to ensure technology solutions align with patient care needs, support workflow optimization, and enable successful adoption across the organization.
- The portfolio offers exposure to healthcare technology project management, clinical application implementations, Epic and integrated technology ecosystems, operational readiness, training, and go-live support.
IS Business Solutions:
Enterprise Business Applications
- Supports “System Services” business areas (Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Revenue Cycle etc.)
- Utilize technical skills to deliver and support applications. Roles include Systems Analysts, Developers, Solution Architects, System Administrators, etc.
- Support modules within major technology platforms including Oracle Fusion, Cerner EMR, UKG etc.
IS Research, AI, and Data Science (RADS):
The mission of the RADS team is to advance clinical research, artificial intelligence, data science, and emerging technologies that improve patient care, accelerate discovery, and strengthen organizational performance. By generating trusted insights and delivering scalable solutions, we turn ideas into action and help build a learning health system that continuously improves outcomes for the patients and communities we serve.
We are a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, researchers, informaticians, data scientists, analysts, and technology leaders with diverse experiences across healthcare, academia, research, and operations. Our strength lies in the combination of deep clinical expertise and advanced data, analytics, and AI capabilities. We bridge disciplines, connect stakeholders, and translate complex challenges into practical solutions that create meaningful impact for patients, caregivers, researchers, and the health system.
Areas of focus
- Clinical research data and workflow projects
- Research data analytics and ML Model building research
- Projects such as disease progression, outcomes, treatment patterns, etc. requiring technical skills (Python, SQL, R studio, etc.)
- Work with enterprise applications including: Databricks; Service Now; Epic EHR
- Evaluation and management of the IU Health AI portfolio
- Data governance and enablement
Clinical Research Systems
- Research data analytics and ML Model building research
- Projects such as disease progression, outcomes, treatment patterns, etc. requiring technical skills (Python, SQL, R studio, etc.)
How can you help in the mission of IU Health’s Information Services?
Our IS / Information Services Interns are assigned to a specific functional area to include projects, initiatives and other significant tasks to gain hands-on experience with Information Services. Our IS interns collaborate with leaders and team members, participate in meetings, report on project progress, and support tasks such as data collection, project logistics, materials preparation, and cross-team communication. These assignments provide broad exposure to IS functions, healthcare industry knowledge, departmental concepts, and outcomes that support Informatics, Information Services, and department leaders.
We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.
2027 Summer Internship Program Information Services (IS)
Job Description
Overview
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Summer Program: May – August 2027
Full-Time (40 hours per week)
Must be Enrolled in an Undergraduate, or any Academic Program
This position is part of the Xtern program through TechPoint. Xtern is for students who are enrolled in a University or College and is professional development experience on top of your full-time internship with IU Health. Xtern provides three weekends where you will connect with other interns in tech and tech adjacent roles at companies in the Indianapolis area. Xtern weekends focus on professional development, civic engagement, and social opportunities to grow your network. You will have access to an online community, bonus fun events, and an opportunity to compete to explore Indianapolis through the Xtern Passport program. The three weekend programming dates are June 4 & 5, June 25 & 26, July 23 & 24.
What is Health Information Services, Technology?
Health Information Technology (HIT) focuses on designing, building, using, and maintaining healthcare information systems. At IU Health Information Services, interns gain exposure to teams that support patients, clinical staff, operations, business solutions, and clinical research improve care delivery, and provide a broader understanding of healthcare technology across the organization. Our goal is to give you a deeper understanding of the IS team that best aligns with your interests, while providing broad exposure to Health Information Services across IU Health.
Which Health Information Technology areas speaks to you?
IS Operations:
Service Desk
The Service Desk acts as the central point of contact for IT support, delivering first-level assistance for technical issues and service requests. They assess each customer’s inquiry, resolve what they can directly, and route more complex issues to the appropriate IT teams. Using documented processes, they handle common requests such as password resets and software or hardware needs, working to restore normal service as quickly as possible.
Beyond day-to-day troubleshooting, the Service Desk plays a key role in initiating Major Incident procedures and supporting Problem Management. They help identify recurring issues, analyze root causes, and detect trends that may lead to service disruptions. The team also coordinates communication during incidents—managing updates, escalations, and ensuring timely resolution—while contributing to proactive efforts that strengthen overall service stability.
IS Portfolio Management
Clinical Applications and Research Portfolio Team
The IS Clinical Applications & Research Portfolio Team provides project leadership and delivery oversight for clinical technology initiatives that support patient care, clinical operations, research, and organizational growth across IU Health. The team works closely with clinicians, operational leaders, informatics teams, vendors, and technical specialists to plan, implement, and optimize solutions that improve clinical workflows, enhance patient outcomes, and enable innovation across the health system.
- This portfolio includes clinical applications, Epic-integrated technologies, research platforms, medical device integrations, virtual care solutions, ambulatory initiatives, and clinical technology deployments supporting new facilities and hospital expansions.
- Through project and program delivery, the team manages medium and large-scale clinical and research technology initiatives, coordinating project planning, budgeting, risk management, implementation, testing, activation, and stabilization activities. Team members partner with clinical and operational stakeholders to ensure technology solutions align with patient care needs, support workflow optimization, and enable successful adoption across the organization.
- The portfolio offers exposure to healthcare technology project management, clinical application implementations, Epic and integrated technology ecosystems, operational readiness, training, and go-live support.
IS Business Solutions:
Enterprise Business Applications
- Supports “System Services” business areas (Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Revenue Cycle etc.)
- Utilize technical skills to deliver and support applications. Roles include Systems Analysts, Developers, Solution Architects, System Administrators, etc.
- Support modules within major technology platforms including Oracle Fusion, Cerner EMR, UKG etc.
IS Research, AI, and Data Science (RADS):
The mission of the RADS team is to advance clinical research, artificial intelligence, data science, and emerging technologies that improve patient care, accelerate discovery, and strengthen organizational performance. By generating trusted insights and delivering scalable solutions, we turn ideas into action and help build a learning health system that continuously improves outcomes for the patients and communities we serve.
We are a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, researchers, informaticians, data scientists, analysts, and technology leaders with diverse experiences across healthcare, academia, research, and operations. Our strength lies in the combination of deep clinical expertise and advanced data, analytics, and AI capabilities. We bridge disciplines, connect stakeholders, and translate complex challenges into practical solutions that create meaningful impact for patients, caregivers, researchers, and the health system.
Areas of focus
- Clinical research data and workflow projects
- Research data analytics and ML Model building research
- Projects such as disease progression, outcomes, treatment patterns, etc. requiring technical skills (Python, SQL, R studio, etc.)
- Work with enterprise applications including: Databricks; Service Now; Epic EHR
- Evaluation and management of the IU Health AI portfolio
- Data governance and enablement
Clinical Research Systems
- Research data analytics and ML Model building research
- Projects such as disease progression, outcomes, treatment patterns, etc. requiring technical skills (Python, SQL, R studio, etc.)
How can you help in the mission of IU Health’s Information Services?
Our IS / Information Services Interns are assigned to a specific functional area to include projects, initiatives and other significant tasks to gain hands-on experience with Information Services. Our IS interns collaborate with leaders and team members, participate in meetings, report on project progress, and support tasks such as data collection, project logistics, materials preparation, and cross-team communication. These assignments provide broad exposure to IS functions, healthcare industry knowledge, departmental concepts, and outcomes that support Informatics, Information Services, and department leaders.
We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Field Services Engineer
Document your engineering training plan early
Your designated sponsor requires a detailed Training/Internship Placement Plan before issuing a DS-2019. Outline specific technical objectives, equipment you'll work with, and field competencies you'll develop. Vague plans get rejected, so align your objectives with your host employer's actual service workflows.
Distinguish Intern from Trainee category eligibility
Intern category requires current enrollment in a degree program. If you've graduated, you fall under Trainee, which covers up to 18 months for most engineering fields. Applying under the wrong category causes DS-2019 rejection, so confirm your status with your designated sponsor before any employer conversations.
Target host employers with existing J-1 hosting experience
Search for Field Services Engineer openings at companies that have previously hosted J-1 visa Trainees. Use Migrate Mate to filter roles by employers familiar with J-1 visa program structures, which shortens the onboarding conversation and reduces the risk of a host withdrawing after your DS-2019 application begins.
Verify field site locations against your DS-2019 scope
Field Services Engineers frequently rotate across client sites. Each location must fall within the geographic scope defined on your DS-2019. Confirm with your designated sponsor whether multi-state fieldwork requires an amended training plan before accepting a role with heavy travel requirements.
Check whether your role triggers the two-year requirement
Engineering Trainees funded by government grants or working in fields tied to their home country's critical needs may face a two-year home residency requirement after the exchange program ends. USCIS and the State Department determine this case-by-case, so clarify your situation before signing an offer.
Align your host employer's prevailing wage with DOL standards
Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm your offered compensation meets the prevailing wage for Field Services Engineer roles in your host employer's metropolitan area. Designated sponsors review wage documentation during DS-2019 processing, and a below-standard offer can delay or block approval.
Field Services Engineer J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category applies to Field Services Engineer positions?
Most Field Services Engineers enter on the Trainee category, which is designed for foreign nationals who have completed their degree and have at least one year of relevant work experience, or for recent graduates with at least five years of experience in their field. Current students completing a degree may qualify under the Intern category instead. Your designated sponsor confirms the appropriate category based on your credentials and the host employer's training plan.
Who actually sponsors a J-1 visa for a Field Services Engineer role?
The visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, not the hiring employer. Organizations such as Cultural Vistas or AIPT issue the DS-2019 form and monitor program compliance throughout your exchange. Your host employer structures the training plan and provides the work environment, but the designated sponsor holds legal responsibility for your J-1 status. Conflating the two roles leads to misaligned expectations during the application process.
How do I find U.S. employers open to hosting J-1 Field Services Engineers?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Field Services Engineer roles at U.S. employers who have experience hosting J-1 exchange visitors. Employers familiar with the Trainee program already understand the DS-2019 process, training plan requirements, and designated sponsor coordination, which significantly reduces friction during hiring. Targeting experienced host employers is more effective than approaching companies that have never engaged with J-1 sponsorship.
Can I work at multiple client field sites on a single J-1 DS-2019?
Field Services Engineers routinely work across multiple client locations, which creates a specific compliance question. Your DS-2019 defines the authorized training location and scope. If your role involves fieldwork at sites outside the geographic area listed on your DS-2019, your designated sponsor may need to issue an amended or updated form. Clarify multi-site work expectations with your sponsor before your program begins, not after deployment to a new location.
Does the two-year home residency requirement affect Field Services Engineers?
It can. The two-year home residency requirement applies to J-1 participants whose exchange program was funded by their home country's government, who come from countries on the State Department's Exchange Visitor Skills List, or whose field is designated as critical to their home country's needs. Engineering disciplines frequently appear on Skills Lists for developing nations. USCIS adjudicates waiver requests if you want to change status or immigrant intent after your exchange ends, so confirming your requirement status early affects your longer-term U.S. career planning.