- You will create and deploy the latest technologies to deliver breakthrough cosmetic and health benefits, bringing innovations to life for our consumers
- What You’ll Do With guidance from a manager and team of functional experts, summer interns will manage one major summer project on their own in a formulation role
- This project will address a major technical challenge and opportunity for one of Unilever’s well-known hair, skin cleansing, or skin care brands
- Interns will carry out the project within a brand formulation team, processing specialists, or within an R&D support function
Possible project topics include: Translating consumer and technical insights into prototype formulations that meet consumer and brand expectations Integrating leading skin or hair benefit agents while maintaining critical product attributes like sensory and cost by applying technologies sourced internally and from external suppliers
- Scoping breakthrough technologies or resolving manufacturing quality issues in some of the largest consumer products in the world
In any project, interns will learn formulation science principles (such as surfactant science, polymer science, aquatic chemistry, chemical processing, emulsions and soft matter), conduct application testing, and be expected to apply them to the specific needs of the overall Unilever business
- The work will be primarily on-site and involve extensive hands-on work in the laboratory or pilot-plant facilities
- Interns can expect to prepare product formulations by systematically varying ingredients, chemical factors, or processing variables
- They will perform their own characterization using rheology measurements, chemical analyses, and application tests
- Interns will plan experiments and analyze their data using statistical and graphical tools
- They will generate input and incorporate feedback from a cultivated network of technical experts within Unilever to enhance the delivery of their project
Who You Are You’re a born leader: You will lead your own project You’re a dot connector: You will solicit the input of technical experts, apply digital tools to the design of experiments, generate insights from your data, and provide recommendations that meet business objectives You’re a storyteller: You will present your project to senior management You’re a culture & change champion: You bring your own experiences and uniqueness to the team, which is valued in our inclusive work environment
- Translate consumer and technical insights into prototype formulations that meet consumer and brand expectations
- Integrate leading skin or hair benefit agents while maintaining critical product attributes like sensory and cost by applying technologies sourced internally and from external suppliers
- Scope breakthrough technologies or resolving manufacturing quality issues in some of the largest consumer products in the world
