R&D Consumer Technology & Insights Intern - Summer 2027

Henkel Corporation; Trumbull (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Henkel Corporation is seeking a hands-on consumer insights role within our Consumer Brands unit in Connecticut. You will participate in testing consumer goods, collect feedback, and analyze data to inform product development.

Collaborate with R&D to create concepts and claims, and prepare reports and presentations to summarize findings and recommend next steps.

Qualifications

• Experience in hands-on testing of consumergoods.
• Ability to collect and analyze consumer feedback to uncover needs and pain points.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to develop product concepts and claims based on data.
• Prepare reports and presentations summarizing findings and recommended actions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in hands-on testing of consumergoods.
• Collect and analyze feedback about products to understand preferences, influence methodology, uncover pain points, and unmet consumer needs.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to co-develop new product concepts and claims based on various data points.
• Help prepare reports, data analyses or presentations that summarize findings and recommend next steps.

Skills

Hands-on testing

Consumer feedback analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data reporting

Job description

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you’ll do

• Participate in hands-on testing of consumergoods
  
• Collect and analyze feedback about products tounderstand preferences, influence methodology, uncover pain points, andunmet consumer needs
  
• Collaborate with R&D teams to co-develop newproduct concepts and claims based on various data points
  
• Help prepare reports, data analyses or presentationsthat summarize findings and recommend next steps