2025 Summer Intern: Product Development | Medical Device Design and Technology Evaluation
Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer healthcare company. Shaped by all of us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re building together. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.
Future Talent roles at Haleon offer the chance to change the way people see and manage their everyday health. That’s an incredible opportunity. An exciting challenge. And a huge responsibility. We’re always looking for ambitious individuals who are inspired by our purpose to deliver better everyday health, with humanity. And want to help us achieve this goal. Right now, we’re looking for an Intern t to join us to do career defining work.
A career in Product Development where none of us stand still.
The EMEA-LATAM Innovation & Development team works on developing new consumer healthcare products across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The product development team is involved in a range of activities from product conceptualization to commercialization. Our team is looking for a summer intern to help evaluate a new Medical Device technology. This individual will work closely with the product development, packaging and material characterization colleagues in an independent manner. The intern will gain hands-on experience in product design input requirements, prototype device manufacturing, wet chemistry techniques, testing on biomimetic models, scientific analysis and statistical modelling.
What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?
- Creation of computer aided 3D designs of medical device prototypes
- Assess manufacturing capabilities and tolerances using 3D printing (SAL)
- Development and evaluation of physical and wet chemistry test methods on biomimetic models
- Scientific analysis and statistical modelling of results
- Implements written procedures & departmental quality documentation (including SOP’s, batch documentation, validation protocols & reports) and ensures work is conducted accordingly.
- Deliver all EHS standards and expectations on site and within the laboratories.
- Ensures work is always conducted following good scientific practice and Good Manufacturing Practice (where required) and maintains precise experimental records.
We’re the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:
- Creative and problem-solving thinking
- Strategic/big-picture thinking
- Entrepreneurial and agile mindsetStrong prioritisation and analytical skills
- Personal accountability
- Business and consumer/customer knowledge and understanding
- Adaptability and resilience in ambiguity
- A desire to learn and have meaningful impact
To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:
Education required:
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program majoring in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Science.
- Graduating after December 2025
- Completed course work and practical knowledge in computer aided drafting (CAD)
- Strongly prefer experience with 3D printing software (SLA) and equipment
Other requirements:
- Ability to work on site in a laboratory environment in Richmond, VA.
- Candidate must be available to work full-time throughout the 12-week internship (Approximately 40 hours/week, Monday - Friday)
- Provide your own funding for relocation and commuting.
- Must be eligible to work in the US at the time of, and for the duration of employment. Employees will be required to furnish evidence of US work authorization.
- Ability to utilize microscopy techniques
- Ability to utilize statistical software to analyze and model results
- Ability to utilize basic wet chemistry techniques for in-vitro method development and assessment
Expected start date: June 2025
The hourly rate for this role is $24.50/ hour.
We invite you to apply as soon as possible. The way we see it, every day is an opportunity. And we are joined by new talent, every day. We accept ongoing applications and will close this vacancy once we have enough applications.
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