Santa Fe Business Incubator Location: Santa Fe
Remote Work Available: Hybrid
The Santa Fe Business Incubator (SFBI) is a 30,000 square foot facility in Santa Fe, NM that supports entrepreneurship and innovation across New Mexico’s growing bioscience sector. We provide emerging bioscience companies with the resources, mentorship, and networks they need to scale their ideas into sustainable businesses. Our interns will gain hands-on experience at the intersection of science and business, working alongside founders and industry leaders in a collaborative environment.
Bioscience Intern
Position Overview
As a Bioscience Intern at the Santa Fe Business Incubator, you will be paired with a Business Intern to explore innovation, develop business models, and pitch ideas to investors. You will work 20 hours per week over nine weeks (180 hours total for the summer semester) and participate in one hour of workshops per week outside of your internship hours.
This can be a hybrid internship – some hours and activities must be completed in person, but there can be flexibility with remote work if intern is not located in Santa Fe.
Working With SFBI Resident Companies
A highlight of this internship is direct access to the bioscience companies housed within SFBI. Rather than working in isolation, you will be embedded in a live startup ecosystem alongside founders, scientists, and entrepreneurs who are actively developing and commercializing bioscience innovations right here in New Mexico.
Depending on the needs and focus areas of current resident companies, your engagement could look like:
- Lab support: Assisting scientists with experiments, sample preparation, data collection, or protocol development in an active research environment
- Technical research: Conducting literature reviews or regulatory landscape research to support a company’s product development pipeline
- Commercialization support: Helping translate complex science into clear, compelling narratives for investors, customers, or grant reviewers
- Innovation brainstorming: Participating in working sessions with company teams to identify gaps, opportunities, or new product directions
- Mentorship and networking: Building relationships with bioscience founders, scientists, and industry professionals within the SFBI community
Responsibilities
- Gain a thorough understanding of the incubator’s resident companies, including their science, technology, and product development goals.
- Gain firsthand experience with the operations and programming of a business incubator, including how companies are supported from early-stage development through commercialization.
- Assist resident companies with laboratory work, research tasks, and scientific analysis as needed.
- Collaborate with your paired Business Intern to examine and map business models of resident companies using frameworks such as the Business Model Canvas.
- Conduct literature reviews, competitive landscape research, and technical due diligence on bioscience innovations.
- Support the development and refinement of scientific content for pitch decks and investor presentations.
- Participate in workshops and mentorship sessions focused on bioscience entrepreneurship.
- Present findings and a final project to stakeholders at the end of the internship term.
- Contribute ideas for improving internal research processes and scientific programming.
Qualifications & Skills
Required
- Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a New Mexico educational institution
- New Mexico resident for at least one year
- Pursuing or holding a degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, or a related life science field
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
Preferred
- Prior wet lab or research experience
- Familiarity with scientific literature review
- Interest in entrepreneurship, startups, or commercializing science
- Experience with data collection and analysis
Business Intern
Position Overview
As a Business Intern at the Santa Fe Business Incubator, you will be paired with a Bioscience Intern to explore innovation, develop business models, and pitch ideas to investors. You will work 20 hours per week over nine weeks (180 hours total for the summer semester) and participate in one hour of workshops per week outside of your internship hours.
This can be a hybrid internship – some hours and activities must be completed in person, but there can be flexibility with remote work if intern is not located in Santa Fe.
Responsibilities
During your internship, you may engage in the following:
- Develop a strong understanding of the incubator’s resident companies, including their business models, value propositions, and target markets.
- Collaborate with your paired Bioscience Intern to analyze and document business models using tools such as the Business Model Canvas.
- Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and customer persona development for resident companies.
- Support the development of pitch decks, marketing materials, and investor presentations.
- Assist with grant and funding research relevant to bioscience startups.
- Contribute to website development, social media strategy, or other outreach activities as needed.
- Participate in workshops and mentorship sessions focused on bioscience entrepreneurship.
- Present findings and a final project to stakeholders at the conclusion of the internship term.
Qualifications & Skills
Required
- Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a New Mexico educational institution
- New Mexico resident for at least one year
- Pursuing or holding a degree in business, marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, or a related field
- Strong critical thinking, verbal and written communication skills
- Highly organized, professional, and self-motivated
Preferred
- Familiarity with CRM tools, project management software, or data analysis
- Interest in bioscience, healthcare, or technology industries
- Experience with marketing, branding, or content creation