Summer Internship 2027

Innoviatech; Cambridge; Presencial; GBP 16 000 - 20 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Free buffet lunch

Casual dress code

Innovation & consultancy training

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Resumo da oferta

Innovia Technology in Cambridge is seeking Summer Interns for a 10-12 week paid programme. Open to undergraduates and graduates across Engineering, Medicine, Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Business and more. You’ll join diverse project teams on real-world innovation challenges for leading clients.

The role offers hands-on problem solving, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and training to accelerate your career. Office-based, full-time hours, with visa-free eligibility in the UK.

Qualificações

• Undergraduate or graduate student in a relevant field.
• Enthusiasm for cross-disciplinary collaboration and problem solving.
• Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world innovation challenges.

Responsabilidades

• Support 2-3 client projects across varied industries.
• Collaborate with colleagues from multiple disciplines to generate solutions.
• Conduct desk-based and primary research to inform insights.
• Contribute to presentations for clients and teammates.

Formação académica

Engineering

Medicine

Veterinary medicine

Life sciences

Physics

Materials science

Chemistry

Business and Economics

Psychology and Behavioural sciences

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Summer Internship 2027

About Innovia

Innovia Technology has an exciting opportunity for undergraduate or graduate students with backgrounds in Engineering, Medicine, Veterinary medicine, Life sciences, Physics, Materials science and Soft Matter, Chemistry, Business and Economics, Psychology andBehavioural sciences to join our 10-12 week paid Summer Internship programme 2027 to apply their skills to innovation consultancy and work on varied and creative projects at our Cambridge UK offices.

We solve complex innovation challenges and create new opportunities so our clients can outperform competitors and change the world for good. You’ll join our holistic project teams to collaborate and work on the most demanding of challenges.

Our clients include Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, LEGO, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Haleon, Shell, IWC Schaffhausen, Kenvue, Kraft Heinz, and The North Face. Clients work with Innovia Technology because our work leads to products and services that customers prefer - reaching markets faster and more efficiently than any realistic alternative.

What you’ll get

You’ll get a crash course in quickly applying what you’ve learned in an academic setting to unfamiliar real-world situations, extracting what’s useful, and synthesising information from many sources. You’ll learn about topics you've never explored before and solve complex technical problems within industries from food and drink to energy, cosmetics, manufacturing, consumer goods, health or medicines.

Working closely with other specialists whose background may be in organic chemistry, public health, theoretical physics, chemical engineering or veterinary medicine, you'll get an opportunity to greatly expand your thinking, gain insights into various specialisms and see how they interconnect in a holistic project setting. We’ll provide training so can hit the ground running.

Key Activities

As a Summer Intern, you will spend most of your time working on the innovation challenges faced by our clients. You’ll typically work on 2-3 projects at once, and the nature of these projects can be remarkably varied, but here is a list of key things you will be doing:

• Bringing your technical skills and creativity to innovation challenges
• Collaborating closely with colleagues from different fields to solve broad and complex problems
• Conducting desk-based research (e.g., literature reviews) and primary research (qualitative and quantitative)
• Creating new ideas, insights, and models, and transferring this thinking between different applications and industries
• Challenging conventional thinking and industry-specific assumptions
• Helping to structure and create presentations for colleagues and clients

What We’re Looking For

The description below should also provide some insights into the role. It is important that you:

• Have a background in one of these areas: Engineering, Medicine, Veterinary medicine, Life sciences, Physics, Materials science and Soft Matter, Chemistry, Business and Economics, Psychology andBehavioural sciences.
• Have at least completed the third year of your undergraduate degree by summer 2027. We accept applications from postgraduate students who are graduating in 2027.
• Evidenced by your academic performance, you must have passed or be on track to pass your current undergraduate or graduate degree.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the fundamental principles of your subject, and the ability to apply them to unfamiliar problems.
• Are keen to work in a dynamic commercial and client focussed environment.
• Have a strong interest in collaborative teamwork and have good communication skills.
• Are comfortable giving your considered opinion on complex questions, and taking part in lively discussions.
• Have excellent timekeeping and task management skills, to be able to take responsibility for your own work and time.
• Have an interest in applying your creativity across a wide range of industries, and the ability to quickly learn about new areas.
• Demonstrate commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive, collaborative working and learning environment.

Important Practical Considerations

Office attendance: Our Summer Internships are full-time roles undertaken in-person at our Cambridge UK offices. Remote working: Unfortunately, this internship is not suitable for applicants who wish to work remotely. Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Tech: We use Macbooks for work. The laptop will be provided on your first day. Applications deadline: Applications close on 3 January 2027 Interview timelines: Interviews will take place in January and February 2027 Offers: Decision making and offer stage in March 2027 Internship duration: The internship runs for 10 or 12 weeks based on individual preference Start date: Monday, 21 June 2027 Right to work: Applicants must be based in and have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship: Innovia Technology cannot sponsor visas for candidates for the Summer Intern role as it will not meet the Home Office's eligibility criteria. Post-internship references: Innovia Technology provides short form references. It confirms that an intern worked at Innovia Technology, their job title, and the dates of their employment. It does not provide any details about your performance, projects or duties, salary, sickness/absence record. Confidentiality: Our clients trust us to work on their most complex and challenging projects. As a Summer Intern, you’ll be working directly on commercially sensitive projects. You will need to maintain confidentiality both during and after your internship. This means you won’t be able to share detailed information about your work in university reports, articles, presentations, or public talks. If your academic program requires you to document or present your internship experience in detail, please consider this carefully before applying. We will help you summarise your work for your CV and interviews, in ways that work for you, our business, and our clients.

Interview Process

At interview, we focus on thoroughly testing your deep knowledge of your subject fundamentals – the expertise which is most transferable to different applications - and how you're able to apply this to unfamiliar real-world situations. Our interview process is designed to test your abilities and explore the limits of your understanding. We don’t expect you to know the answers to all the questions you might be asked - but we are interested to find out how you approach these problems and whether you are able to give them a go.

Stage 1: 30-minute technical interview via Teams, exploring your understanding of subject-specific fundamentals.

Stage 2: If you are selected to progress to the next stage, you'll be invited to a final interview. This will be held via Teams, and will further explore your technical skills. The interview will last up to 1.5 hours.

Benefits

• Free buffet lunch provided daily
• Casual dress code
• Innovation & consultancy training
• True multidisciplinary working and collaboration
• Closely integrated into project teams

Reasonable adjustments

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Our commitment

We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace, are actively seeking to improve the diversity of our teams and welcome applications from under-represented groups. We treat people equitably regardless of their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, religion, or political views. We especially encourage applications from people who are members of protected groups.

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