Intern - Business Development

ARUP Laboratories•Salt Lake City, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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