Nestlé Health Science - Innovation Sensory Insights Intern

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. 

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

POSITION SUMMARY

The ISI internship is an opportunity for a student with expertise in sensory studies to apply their academic skills to inform decision making for Nestle Health Science's innovation and renovation projects. As an intern, you will lead a project focused on enhancing one of our fundamental sensory methodologies, such as similarity testing or sensory panel performance. Furthermore, you will have the chance to actively contribute to multiple projects that involve the application of various sensory and consumer science methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take the lead on a project focused on enhancing a sensory tool utilized by scientists within the department. The specific project will be identified based on need closer to the start of the internship.
• Support in the execution, coordination and facilitation of a variety of sensory and consumer studies in collaboration with other scientists in the department

   

   

   

• Specific responsibilities include: 

  • Support the documentation and development of protocols for Sensory tools and methods
  • Collaborate with and function as a part of the Sensory team to support and/or lead appropriate testing including the design, planning, set-up, data analysis and reporting phases
  • Create study documents: screeners, questionnaires, protocols, test plans
  • Ability to participate in product tastings for a wide variety of product categories.
  • Summarize results from sensory & consumer testing into a report that addresses the objectives of the study.

Experience

• M.S. or Ph.D. candidates in Food Science with a Sensory and/or Consumer emphasis preferred.
• B.S. students with strong sensory evaluation skills will be considered.

Skills

• Proficiency and knowledge of the utilization of Sensory Software
• Basic univariate and multivariate statistical analysis training
• Excellent communication skills
• Creative thinking and problem solving
• Ability to self-manage, juggle multiple priorities, and pay attention to details
• Self-starters who are result-oriented, analytical, innovative, intellectually curious and who take initiative and risks.

Areas of Study/Majors

• Sensory Science
• Food or Nutritional Science
• Experimental Psychology

*Able to start on May 26th in Bridgewater, NJ

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