Nutrition Scientist- Internship 2025

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Nutrition Science and Innovation Intern, HEALTH & WELLBEING

Manager level: Intern

Schedule: Summer 2024

Location: USA – Englewood Cliffs

Function: R&D

Reports to: TBD

WHO ARE WE?

We are the Global Health & Wellbeing (H&W) team at Unilever. We are focused on one of Unilever’s largest growth opportunities – the €140bn Health & Wellbeing space defined by Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS). We work in an agile and entrepreneurial way, collaboratively within the team and with our Unilever colleagues around the world.

OUR BUSINESS

Unilever’s Health & Wellbeing Group holds the company’s functional nutrition brands, including Equilibra (Italy) and US acquired brands Olly, LiquidIV, SmartyPants, Welly, Onnit, and Nutrafol. Each brand is unique and focused on providing consumers superior experiences. We are committed to growing this strategic business for Unilever through acquisitions and international expansion.

JOB DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW

The Intern will play a critical role in the Nutritional Sciences and Innovation team. The intern will either focus on 1) claims and communication of our existing portfolio or 2) support innovation: both early-stage and long-term pipeline projects.

The intern will be responsible for helping build out the Nutritional Science Education materials and maintain key innovation initiatives including claims development. The intern will learn how to translate science into differentiated and meaningful claims, communications, concepts, and products. Strong people and networking skills and a true passion for innovation and science are required.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Develop a claims pipeline for a strategic scientific area (i.e., sleep, cognition, gut health, women’s health, beauty from within, etc.)

• Perform literature review of articles via PubMed or other accredited databases on key scientific areas

• Competitive landscape overview

• Develop a nutrition one-pager of key information

• Identify KOLs to work with for external collaborations

• Support the identification of emerging trends for the key benefit areas

• Support front-end innovation activities including but not limited to workshops, prototyping, and claimstorming

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Student currently in a Bachelor Program for Nutrition Science or comparable life science degree

• Broad knowledge and interest in Nutrition Science

• Ability to protect IP-generation from within Unilever

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present information clearly and concisely

• Problem-solving, troubleshooting skills, and ability to find creative solutions

• Ability to work successfully both independently and in a ‘team-based’ collaborative environment

Unilever is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law.