2027 L'Oreal USA Summer Internship - Research & Innovation - Undergraduate (NJ

Join L'Oreal:

As the #1 beauty company in the world with over 37 international brands - Cera Ve, Kiehl's, Maybelline, Prada Beauty, and Redken to name just a few - we embrace diversity and inclusion
, sustainability
, innovation
, and well-being in the workplace to lay the groundwork for you to be able to help drive the future of beauty.

The L'Oreal USA Summer Internship Program is a paid, 11-week experience where you will be fully integrated into the day-to-day activities of a team while also leading your own, individual strategic project to discover what it is truly like to develop a career at L'Oreal. We are committed to giving our interns the space to explore, to have full time employee responsibilities, present their own insights to senior management, and to become future leaders.

At the end of the summer, you will present your project to senior leadership for the opportunity to be considered for a full-time return offer into our Management Trainee program.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis beginning August 14th through September 30th. We encourage students of diverse backgrounds to apply, including, but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender expression, LGBTQ+, military status, and people with disabilities.

• Ambitious students currently enrolled in a 4-year college or university who are expected to graduate between December 2027
  - July 2028
• Trendsetters and innovative thinkers who want to create the beauty that moves the world
• No prior industry experience is necessary to apply
• Minimum Requirements:
  • Able to start working full-time starting September 2028 upon graduation with your bachelor's degree in:
    • Chemistry (Organic, Polymer, Physical, etc.)
    • Engineering (Chemical, Biomedical, Materials Science, etc.)
    • Other related engineering or life sciences
  • Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent, ongoing basis is required. No immigration support/sponsorship offered for this role.
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA
  • Willing to relocate to any NJ or NY USA-based office that has a summer internship opportunity, including:
    • Clark, NJ
    • Hudson Yards, NY

• Experience working in a laboratory environment, through internships, university coursework, extra-curricular activities, part-time work, etc.
• Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience in order to present key research findings
• Have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and display a sense of urgency and initiative, while balancing creativity and flexibility

• You will be placed onto an R&I team within one of the R&I departments such as:

• Application Domain (Applied Science)
• Development (Formulation Science)
• Advanced Research
• Evaluation
• Augmented Beauty

• Become immersed in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment disrupting conventional wisdom on how our consumers buy our products
• Gain industry experience working in a laboratory environment
• Work on creative and resourceful solutions to issues that arise with product development, product performance and product innovation
• Develop working relationships with cross-functional teams, labs, and international colleagues to ensure breadth of individual project
• Gain exposure of trends in the beauty market, as well as in the literature/research field
• Fully own an individual project with strategic business impact that you will present to senior management

• This is a paid internship opportunity. Housing assistance is provided on an individual basis based on eligibility per our L'Oreal Relocation Policy.
• All interns will be paired with a mentor and buddy to help guide you through your internship
• Professional development & social programming is an integral part of your internship experience to understand our culture. From networking events to trainings, your calendar will always be full!

• Salary Range: $27-$30 per hour (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location)
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO), Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L'Oreal's Internal Shop for Discounted Products)
• Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Relocation Assistance (if eligible per L'Oreal's relocation policy)

Being a member of the L'Oreal USA Summer Internship Program, you will feel empowered to contribute to tangible, meaningful ways from day one because in an organization founded on entrepreneurism and agility, your ideas are not only heard and valued, but they are often put into practice, too.

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