Research & Development Scientist/Engineer Intern Summer 2027 - Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors

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At P&G, we believe that diverse experiences help build strong leaders. Mobility is a key component of many management careers, providing opportunities to grow through different assignments, locations, and business challenges. Candidates should be prepared to consider relocation opportunities throughout their career as business needs and development opportunities arise. 

Your first step towards an amazing career in Research and Development (R&D) at Procter and Gamble (P&G) starts with applying to this internship.  Within an R&D internship, you’ll be actively involved in creating, reimagining and launching new innovations which improve our consumers lives… all around the world.

As a company, P&G believes that ‘innovation is our lifeblood’.  As such, we invest to ensure that our products best serve the current and future needs of our more than 5 billion consumers worldwide across our 65 iconic, trusted brands. 

From Day 1 you’ll be equipped with cutting edge innovation tools, you’ll be encouraged to dive into the innovation process, and you’ll be tasked to advance real needs for our business.  To enable your success, you’ll collaborate with talented technologists and mentors to strengthen your skillsets and develop new areas of mastery.   The environments you’ll work in are creative workspaces where new ideas flourish and where your technical mastery is recognized and rewarded.  Ultimately, our investment in you is equally an investment in the development of our future R&D talent and in advancing our lofty innovation goals. 

What will I do?

Our Associate Scientist Interns are constantly learning, growing in service of improving how our products perform.  In this role, you will find new ways to innovate, develop and manufacture consumer products.  Since we’re a highly collaborative company, you will have the opportunity to work with some of the best and brightest technical and commercial partners. 

We strive to match your skills, qualifications, and interests with a role that works best for you and have a number of areas in R&D where you could work as an intern, including:

• Products Research:  Deeply understands our consumers and their needs in order to inform product design parameters for new or improved products.
• Product Formulation & Design: Translates the consumer’s needs into the development of delightful finished-products which use the best available technologies/chemicals/materials.
• Packaging & Device Development: Creates and improves packages and devices that delight consumers and retailers.  Packaging and Device technologists lead the development of packages of superior function and premium design.  In addition to ensuring the product functions well once the consumer has brought it home, we place a premium in ensuring that our packages and devices are responsibly developed with sustainability in mind. 
• Process Development & Pilot Plant Operations: Translates ideas, concepts, and technologies into the design and scale-up of commercially feasible, state of the art, chemical and mechanical manufacturing processes.
• Material Development:  Start by developing 'new to the world' raw material technologies so we can meet our customer's needs with the highest quality, best performing materials.
• Modeling and Simulation (M&S):  M&S development is a powerful capability which increasingly underpins the work across all our R&D functions.  Our M&S experts are developing new to the world mathematical models which speed the pace and impact of our innovations.
• Data Science: Communicates complex data or algorithms into simple conclusions that will empower others to drive action based on the insights you derive. As a Data Scientist, you will transform the business to enable better decision-making through the use of advanced analytics.

Job Qualifications

We're looking for Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors to intern with us!

• You must be available for 12 weeks during the summer of 2027, from mid/late May through early August. 

• ​Working toward a BS or MS in engineering, life or physical science field such as Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Analytical and Measurement Science, Microbiology, Packaging Science, Psychology, or a related field. We offer a wide range of roles for Chemical, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering.  Increasingly, we have roles suited for Data Science/Analytics, Electrical Engineering or other related engineering fields.

• Overall G.P.A. of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.

• Have strong communication skills

• Have both critical thinking and active listening

• Have the ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment

• Positions are located in both Boston and Cincinnati

As an intern, you'll receive an internship allowance. At P&G, Intern sessions are considered temporary employment, with a predicted ending point. No full-time employment commitments are made. However, depending on satisfactory completion of certain criteria, you may be considered for a full-time position upon graduation.

What we offer:

• Responsibilities as of Day 1 – you will feel the ownership of your project from the beginning, and you will be given specific projects and responsibilities.
• Continuous mentorship – you will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager.
• A dynamic and encouraging environment - working over a diverse array of interesting problems.
• Agility and work/life balance for employees, we value every individual and support initiatives.
• True support for work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A competitive salary and benefits' package.

Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skill set, and level of relevant experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits.  Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.

At P&G, we believe that diverse experiences help build strong leaders. Mobility is a key component of many management careers, providing opportunities to grow through different assignments, locations, and business challenges. Candidates should be prepared to consider relocation opportunities throughout their career as business needs and development opportunities arise. 

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role. For more information regarding who is eligible for hire at P&G along with other work authorization FAQ’s, please click HERE.

Procter & Gamble participates in E-Verify.

Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed.

P&G is dedicated to meeting the needs of applicants requesting an accommodation/adjustment due to a disability in order to complete the online application process.  If you have a disability that affects your ability to complete our online application process, please visit our Disability Accommodation Page.

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