Nestlé Health Science- Nutrition Science Intern Nestlé Health Science- Nutrition Science Intern

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • Bridgewater Township, NJ

10d

About The Position

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 intern will work with the Nutrition, Science, and Technology team and will be accountable for providing nutrition support to consumer care and medical nutrition teams. This will include searching, analyzing, and communicating scientific findings on nutritional ingredients benefiting specific health outcomes. Literature reviews and critical assessments of available ingredients will be completed, aligned with NHSc strategic priorities. With some support and guidance, the intern will be able to recommend ingredient blends / product concepts in strategic focus areas for future product innovation. They will also have the opportunity to participate in digital transformation projects, helping to improve upon nutrition tools and resources that the nutrition science team utilizes. The intern will be able to participate in various activities within the NS&T team. The exposure to multi-disciplinary teams (e.g. Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Nutrition Research, Marketing & Innovation) throughout the internship will help to enrich the intern’s knowledge about ways of working in an industry setting.

Requirements

• Self-starters who are result-oriented, analytical, innovative, intellectually curious and who take initiative and risks.
• Excellent communicators (both written and verbal) who encourage others and excel in a team environment.
• Ability to learn quickly, embrace change, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience of independently conducting literature search and critically analyzing research articles. Some scientific writing skills are required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Powerpoint and Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using AI and digital tools preferred.
• Experience in conducting systematic literature review is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Literature Review: the intern will conduct literature reviews to understand ingredients or nutritional approaches that could benefit consumers or specific patient populations requiring oral nutrition supplements or tube feeding. The intern will critique available research for level of scientific evidence and potential health benefits with their respective dosages. The intern will critically synthesize, summarize and present results to the stakeholders in concise and meaningful ways by the end of the internship.
• Product Conceptualization: the intern will develop a product concept, considering consumer or patient needs, scientifically validated ingredients, unique blends and formats, as well as considering preferences and needs, regulatory status and commercial feasibility for a specific benefit area.
• Digitize Nutrition Tools: The intern will help to improve and transform resources that the nutrition science team utilizes to create nutrition profiles and assess ingredients. Through this process the intern will be exposed to nutrition guidelines for various population groups across the world, as well as a variety of ingredients that can be considered for nutrition products.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern