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Sales & Business Development Intern - Spring Semester 2027
Brief overview
Thorofare, New Jersey, USIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$2k–$2k/yrStated range
Sales & Business Development SupportProposal & Presentation DevelopmentCRM & Pipeline SupportMarket & Competitive ResearchCross-Functional Collaboration
Job description
SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERN - Spring Semester - 2027
Position Overview
The Sales & Business Development Intern will gain hands-on experience supporting Healio’s sales and business development team as we partner with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare advertising agency clients.
This semester-long internship provides an opportunity to learn how healthcare brands develop marketing strategies and how Healio creates integrated solutions to connect healthcare professionals with meaningful educational and promotional experiences.
The intern will work closely with members of the sales, business development, marketing, and client services teams and will gain exposure to the full sales process—from prospecting and research to client presentations, proposal development, pipeline management, and campaign execution.
The ideal candidate is a motivated, curious, and organized student who is interested in sales, marketing, healthcare, advertising, media, or business development and wants to develop real-world professional experience in a collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
Sales & Business Development Support
- Assist Business Development Strategists with account research, prospecting, and identification of new business opportunities.
- Research pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare agency clients to understand their brands, products, therapeutic areas, and marketing objectives.
- Help identify potential opportunities within existing and prospective client accounts.
- Support preparation for client meetings, including research, agendas, meeting materials, and follow-up.
- Participate in sales team meetings and gain exposure to sales strategy, pipeline development, and account planning.
Proposal & Presentation Development
- Assist with the development of client proposals, RFP responses, presentations, and sales materials.
- Conduct research to support recommendations and identify relevant Healio products and marketing solutions.
- Help organize and maintain proposal content, case studies, client examples, and supporting materials.
- Gain experience developing strategic recommendations based on client objectives and business challenges.
CRM & Pipeline Support
- Assist with maintaining accurate and up-to-date information in Salesforce or other sales systems.
- Support pipeline tracking and reporting.
- Help organize account, contact, opportunity, and activity information.
- Assist with identifying follow-up opportunities and maintaining sales team action items.
Market & Competitive Research
- Research pharmaceutical and healthcare industry trends, brands, competitors, and marketing activity.
- Monitor relevant healthcare and pharmaceutical news and developments.
- Help the sales team prepare for client conversations by gathering relevant company, brand, and market intelligence.
- Assist with research related to healthcare media, digital advertising, sponsored content, and omnichannel marketing.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work with Sales, Marketing, Client Services, Product, and other internal teams to support business development initiatives.
- Assist with internal meetings and projects related to new business opportunities.
- Develop an understanding of how different teams collaborate to bring client programs from concept through execution.
What Success Looks Like
A successful Sales & Business Development Intern will:
- Develop a strong understanding of the healthcare media and pharmaceutical marketing landscape.
- Become familiar with Healio's products, audiences, and integrated marketing solutions.
- Provide reliable and organized support to the sales team.
- Demonstrate curiosity by asking questions and proactively seeking opportunities to learn.
- Produce high-quality research, presentations, proposals, and other sales materials.
- Develop professional communication and presentation skills.
- Gain practical experience with CRM, pipeline management, prospecting, and consultative selling.
- Build relationships across the Healio organization and contribute meaningfully to the sales team's goals.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.
- Pursuing a degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Healthcare, Journalism, or a related field preferred.
- Strong interest in sales, marketing, healthcare, advertising, media, or business development.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Comfortable conducting online research and synthesizing information.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, or similar productivity tools.
- Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively to a collaborative team environment.
- Professional, positive, and curious approach to learning.
- Applicant must be able to work at this location on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous internship, campus organization, part-time, or project experience related to sales, marketing, business, communications, or healthcare.
- Experience creating presentations in PowerPoint or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with social media, digital marketing, advertising, or media.
- Experience with Salesforce, HubSpot, or another CRM platform.
- Interest in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare industries.
Internship Details
- Internship Type: Semester Internship
- Department: Sales & Business Development
- Location: Thorofare, NJ. Applicant must be able to work at this location on Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Schedule: 8-10 hours per week (hours are flexible to accommodate school schedule)
- Duration: One academic semester
- Compensation: $15.92 per hour with a possible increase at the start of the internship
Employees living within a 50-mile radius of the Healio office in Thorofare, NJ will be expected to work from the office based on team and business needs.
Learning & Development Opportunities
During the internship, the intern will have the opportunity to:
- Learn how a healthcare media organization generates revenue and partners with pharmaceutical and healthcare clients.
- Understand the healthcare advertising and medical communications ecosystem.
- Participate in sales meetings and client-facing preparation.
- Learn the fundamentals of consultative selling and account development.
- Gain experience with CRM and sales pipeline management.
- Develop skills in business research, presentation development, and proposal writing.
- Work alongside experienced sales and business development professionals.
- Build a professional network within the healthcare and media industries.
This is an 8-10 hour per week internship opportunity. Hours are flexible to accommodate your school schedule. Applicants must be able to work in the office at our Thorofare, NJ location on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Applicants must be local to the area or live within a 50-mile radius of the office and be able to reliably work onsite on Mondays and Tuesdays.
This is a semester internship in the Sales & Business Development department and will run for one academic semester. Compensation for this opportunity is $15.92 per hour, with a possible increase at the start of the internship.
Applications will be accepted until November 30, 2026.
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