Intern, Business Development

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American Society Of Hematology

Posted 3 months ago

Internship

Washington, District of Columbia

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The intern will focus on user growth and engagement for the ASH IGNITE platform through personalized outreach and digital content creation. They will also maintain engagement data and support virtual events to build a professional healthcare community.

Qualifications

You are an undergraduate or graduate student with preferred majors in Business, Public Health, Communications, Marketing, or Life/Health Sciences. You possess strong writing, communication, and organizational skills, with customer service experience and an interest in healthcare, life sciences, or digital community building.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Microsoft Office

Google Sheets

Excel

LinkedIn

CRM

Hivebrite

Job Description

About the Role

Join the Business Development team supporting ASH IGNITE, a professional community platform designed to connect researchers, clinicians, and industry professionals in hematology. This internship focuses on user growth, engagement, and digital community development. You will gain hands-on experience in outreach strategy, stakeholder engagement, data tracking, and online community building within a national medical association.

What You’ll Do

  • Research and identify potential platform users across healthcare, research, and industry 
  • Conduct personalized outreach using templates and track engagement outcomes 
  • Support onboarding of new members and encourage active participation 
  • Help facilitate connections within the professional community 
  • Assist in creating and publishing weekly digital content (posts, discussions, spotlights) 
  • Support virtual events and engagement initiatives 
  • Maintain and analyze outreach and engagement data 
  • Summarize trends and contribute insights to improve strategy 

What We’re Looking For

  • Undergraduate or graduate student 
  • Preferred majors: Business, Public Health, Communications, Marketing, Life/Health Sciences 
  • Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills 
  • Customer service experience required (any setting) 
  • Interest in healthcare, life sciences, or digital community building 

Skills

  • Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) 
  • Google Sheets / Excel (sorting, filtering, basic formulas) 
  • Familiarity with LinkedIn for research and outreach 
  • CRM or community platform experience a plus (Hivebrite strongly preferred) 

Why Apply?

Gain real-world experience in business development, digital engagement, and stakeholder outreach while helping grow a professional healthcare community. This role offers exposure to strategy, analytics, and community-building within a national medical association.

Ideal Candidate

You are proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable engaging with new people in a professional setting. You enjoy writing, organizing information, and working with data to understand trends and outcomes. You’re interested in how digital platforms grow communities and are motivated by work that blends communication, strategy, and healthcare innovation.

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American Society Of Hematology

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is the world’s largest professional society of hematologists dedicated to furthering the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood. For more than 50 years, the Society has led the development of hematology as a discipline by promoting research, patient care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology. The official journal of ASH is Blood (www.bloodjournal.org), the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field, which is available weekly in print and online.
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