Former summer interns for Bloodworks, Liza Vasilyeva (YSPH) and Claire Yang (SOM), will be on campus on October 27-28, 2026, to describe their experiences and to answer questions from interested students seeking a meaningful summer 2027 internship. They will host an informational lunch followed by coffee chats – and look forward to meeting you.
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 material 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, and produces cellular materials for biopharma. 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 tightly 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 2027 Special Project 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 Special Project Internship is a paid temporary employee position with an expected duration of 10-14 weeks in Seattle.
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