Bloodworks - Dinner with CEO Curt Bailey - INVITE ONLY

SOM graduate Curt Bailey, CEO of Bloodworks, will be on campus to host a small group of interested students seeking a meaningful summer 2026 internship.  The dinner will be by invitation to students with a high likelihood of succeeding in the application process.

Bloodworks is a Pacific Northwest company that spans healthcare delivery and biotechnology, operating a unique combination of mission-driven and market-driven activities.  As a community nonprofit, founded in 1944, Bloodworks is responsible for ensuring a safe and reliable blood supply from the Canadian border to southern Oregon, a catchment area of roughly nine million residents.  As a leader in cellular therapy, Bloodworks supplies leading research teams with essential cellular materials and directly cares for patients undergoing immunotherapy treatment for cancer.

Bloodworks’ portfolio comprises multiple business segments.  It operates the primary blood bank for the Pacific Northwest, provides lifesaving apheresis procedures for patients in the Seattle area, manages laboratories for local hospitals, produces cellular materials for biopharma, and conducts federally-funded research in the fields of hematology and transfusion medicine at the Bloodworks Research Institute.  Bloodworks is considered the local leader in its various business segments, and there is exciting room for growth in all facets of its business.

Each day and every day, the team at Bloodworks saves lives through its mission-driven activities, while also competing actively in the healthcare marketplace.  The organization is led by a tight-knit team of seasoned, passionate, and mission-driven executives committed to moving the company into an ever more exciting future during a time of tremendous change in U.S. healthcare. 

The Summer 2026 MBA Internship will be structured around one or more consulting-like projects that drive impact, with active mentorship, direct coaching, and very frequent interactions with the CEO and the Executive Team.  To the greatest degree possible, the specific project will be tailored to the intern’s interests and experience and could span: growth and competitive strategy for an existing or new business line; operations strategy to improve service and cost; or digital strategy in order to drive volume growth.

The MBA Intern is a paid temporary employee position with an expected duration of 10-14 weeks in Seattle.