WHAT WE DO

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

WHO WE ARE

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The Research & Development Internship is a 15-week experience designed to help college students develop leadership, technical, and communication skills through practical business experience and ongoing training, development, coaching and mentorship. This role will enable the student to have real-life work application of concepts and theories learned in the classroom. This is a full-time (40 hours per week) assignment. We plan to hire multiple Internship students across several functional roles within Research & Development. Each Co-Op will be assigned to a single function with a specific project for the 15-week Internship term, assignment area will be matched to business needs. Below are examples of the various functional roles for which internship positions may be available:
Product and Process Development: Develop new formula or scale-up processes, optimize existing formula/process, and/or perform laboratory testing and evaluations of these formulas.
Upstream Innovation: Develop the future of consumer research. Engage in activities such as market research, literature searches and industry research to inform downstream innovation.
Consumer & Sensory Science, Clinical Testing and Technology Development: Interdisciplinary roles connecting various aspects of product science, consumer psychology and perception, computational analysis and modeling, data management, market research, etc.
Medical functions: Roles across medical affairs, medical safety that collaborate interdisciplinary with project teams to ensure the safety and efficacy of our products.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of individual project(s) with a strategic business impact
• Gain exposure to trends in the consumer industry, as well as in the literature/research field
• Develop working relationships with cross-functional teams, such as Marketing, Project Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, etc.
• Work on innovative and scientific solutions to issues that arise within product development, product innovation, package development, product performance
• Follow standard operating procedures, be trained on the operation of state-of-art instruments, participate in experiment design, carry out studies as planned, troubleshoot abnormalities, summarize results, and present the data in the format of official reports internally, and/or conference presentations.
• Adhere to current GxP practices (e.g. GMP, GDP, GLP)