Intern - Business Development

Schedule:
Duration of Internship: June, 2026 - August, 2026
Status: Non-benefited
Hours: Less than 29 hours per week
Days: Monday - Friday, flexible based on intern availability

Department: Healthcare Advisory Services - 955

The Intern is utilized in various departments. ARUP's culture is one of caring for both the patient and its employees.

About the Supervisor:

Sandy Richman is the VP, Healthcare Advisory Services.

Internship Description:

The Business Development Intern at ARUP Laboratories will support strategic growth initiatives by splitting time between Marketing and Healthcare Advisory Services teams. This role offers exposure to both commercial strategy and healthcare consulting, with a focus on laboratory outreach, health system partnerships, and market expansion.

The intern will contribute to client deliverables, while gaining hands-on experience in laboratory medicine, healthcare economics, and provider-facing consulting services.

Internship Goals: 

Support development of targeted marketing strategies for blood donor centers

Participate in market research on blood donor recruitment strategies

Develop marketing materials, including:

• Internal and external recruitment emails
• Social media posts
• Donor-facing collateral

Assist consultants in delivering advisory services to hospitals and health systems

Support financial and operational analyses

Conduct research on regulatory requirements (e.g., CLIA, CAP, CMS) and industry benchmarks

Contribute to development of client deliverables

Work across marketing, sales, and consulting teams to align growth strategy with client needs

Synthesize findings into clear, executive-level insights

Knowledge, Skills & Techniques Learned from Internship:

By the end of the internship, the candidate will:

• Understand the business model of a leading national reference laboratory
• Gain exposure to both commercial (marketing/sales) and consulting functions
• Develop skills in healthcare market analysis and financial modeling
• Learn how to build and present executive-level client deliverables
• Gain insight into laboratory outreach growth strategies and health system partnership

Measurement of New Skills:

Number of market analyses completed

Quality and usability of marketing materials

Number of client deliverables supported

Accuracy and quality of analysis (minimal rework required)

Ability to synthesize complex data into insights

Accuracy of quantitative outputs

Quality of PowerPoint presentations (clarity, executive tone, structure)

Ability to summarize findings concisely (executive briefs)

Proactivity in identifying tasks and opportunities

Responsiveness and reliability

About ARUP:

ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive.

We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.

Physical and Other Requirements:

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Mobility: The person in this position needs to occasionally move between work sites and inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

Communicate: Frequently and effectively communicate with others.

PPE: Biohazard laboratory environment that requires use of personal protective equipment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company policies.

ARUP Policies and Procedures: To conduct self in compliance with all ARUP Policies and Procedures.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Fine Motor Control: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Vision: Having close, far, and peripheral visual acuity to perform a variety of tasks such as make general observations of depth and distance.