Digital Internship

About Unilever

Unilever is a global leader in Food, Refreshments, Health & Wellness, and Home & Personal Care products, with a presence in over 190 countries. Our iconic brands in the US include Axe, Degree, Dove, Hellmann’s, and Vaseline. We are a purpose-led organization committed to sustainable living, developing products for today’s needs and tomorrow’s environment.

Your Role as a Digital Internship at Unilever

As a Digital intern at Unilever, you will delve into the development of cutting-edge digital tools and the generation of technical insights to drive product innovation across our skin care, skin cleansing, hair, or deodorant categories. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the creation of new technologies, deliver breakthrough cosmetic and health benefits, and bring impactful innovations to life for our consumers.

What You’ll Do

Under the guidance of a dedicated manager and a team of functional experts, you will independently manage a significant summer project within a digital R&D capacity. This project will focus on addressing a key technical challenge or opportunity for one of Unilever’s renowned brands in hair, skin cleansing, or skin care. You will collaborate with a team of scientists supporting regional or global Unilever business groups.

Possible Project Topics Include:

• Applying artificial intelligence tools to generate market insights that will guide product development teams.
• Guiding strategic approaches to address product quality issues by modeling processing and formulation variables across numerous data streams.
• Generating new insights from consumer, clinical, and product application data to elucidate novel approaches to delight customers.

Throughout your project, you will learn to apply data science and other digital methodologies to the unique complexities of consumer product development, encompassing consumer preference, product design, and manufacturing. The work will require both digital approaches and effective storytelling to communicate the impact of new innovations to the broader Unilever business. This role involves a significant on-site component, potentially including work in laboratory and pilot plant facilities. You will gain proficiency in specific programs and tools, access various data streams, and develop methods to extract insights. You will plan your approach, analyze data using statistical and graphical tools, and build predictive models, all while integrating feedback from a network of Unilever’s technical experts.

Who You Are

• A born leader: You will independently manage your own project, demonstrating initiative and ownership.
• A dot connector: You effectively gather input from technical experts, apply digital tools to experimental design, derive insights from data, and formulate recommendations aligned with business objectives.
• A storyteller: You are capable of presenting your project findings and impact clearly and compellingly to senior management.
• A culture & change champion: You contribute your unique experiences and perspective, enriching an inclusive work environment.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Undergraduate student with sophomore or junior status, majoring in Chemical Engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to acquire new technical skills.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Capability to design and execute an experimental program, generate high-quality data, and perform subsequent analysis and interpretation.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment to meet project deadlines.
• Strong collaborative skills, effective communication, and the ability to contribute to cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to relocate to the Trumbull, CT area for the duration of the internship.

Key skills/competency

• Data Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Product Innovation
• Chemical Engineering
• Statistical Analysis
• Predictive Modeling
• Consumer Insights
• Experimental Design
• Project Management
• Technical Communication