Business development & Life Science Internship
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in San Diego (SACC San Diego) was founded in 1989 and is the largest Swedish non-profit business organization in San Diego. Our mission is to promote and facilitate trade and commerce between Sweden and the greater San Diego area while providing a broad spectrum of services to our members and enhancing Swedish-American networks in the U.S. and Sweden. We are now seeking highly motivated individuals for our Fall 2025 internship positions.
About the internship
The Business Development & Life Science position is a six months long internship located in San Diego, CA with a preferred start in July 2025. The position offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable ‘real world’ experience and business-related skills as well as developing a professional network in a region with some of the world’s most prominent telecommunications, life science, and cleantech industry clusters. The interns work closely with the Board of Directors but are the executors of the Chamber’s initiatives, projects, events, and operational activities. In short, it comes down to ensuring the overall success and effectiveness of SACC San Diego.
Duties and responsibilities
The Business Development & Life Science intern is responsible for planning and executing the Chamber’s events, especially within our focus area Life Science. The intern is encouraged to initiate and create new events. The intern will work closely with the Marketing & Cleantech intern in order to set up the marketing for the events. This role also offers an opportunity to work closely and collaborate with our corporate members for different events and tasks. In addition, every year in April, SACC San Diego hosts a Life Science webinar called Bridging the Gap together with the chambers in San Francisco, New England, and Minnesota. The intern will therefore have a focus on the life science industry and will have the overall responsibility for initiating the planning of this event. The intern will be analyzing the life science market, targeting new business members, initiating contact and developing a solid understanding of their business needs and negotiating competitive terms in order to sign new members. Overall, the responsibilities are the Life Science industry, conduct all marketing for the chamber, and to develop strong and sustainable relations with current as well as prospective members.
Who are we looking for?
Currently enrolled in a university program or graduated, within a relevant field of study and:
• Can work for six months straight
• Fluent in oral and written Swedish and English
• Ability to work independently as well as in teams
• Outgoing personality and strong communication skills
• Excellent organizational and administrative abilities
• Swedish citizenship required
Preferable qualifications
• Relevant practical work experience and/or extracurricular activities
• Previous international experience from studying and/or working abroad
• Sales experience, marketing experience and/or event planning experience
• Experience or interest in the Life Science industry is highly preferred
• Project management and leadership experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to engage others
Compensation
There is no monetary compensation for the intern, as SACC San Diego is a non-profit organization. However, as an intern abroad you are entitled to apply for scholarships. Some Swedish students, depending on their university program, might also be eligible to receive student aid from CSN.
How to apply
If you are interested in becoming our next Business Development & Life Science intern, please apply by clicking on this link to submit your application through SACC USA's page as soon as possible, although no later than March 7, 2025. Interviews will be held continuously and the position can be offered before the application deadline. For questions and more information, please contact a management associate at SACC San Diego at development@sacc-sandiego.org.