R&D Year in Industry Internship (all genders) - 12 months

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Research & Development​

In R&D, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance. 

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

Want a role with real-world impact? As an R&D Year in Industry Intern (all genders) at Reckitt, you’ll have the freedom to help develop products that touch millions of lives. Worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Undertake research on a topic that involves new and existing product development, product innovation and test method development. This can be done through lab experiments and/or pilot trials
• Plan and carry out experiments with the agreement of your industrial supervisor to advance your research project(s)
• Submit suggestions for improvements of products, methods, or laboratory management

Qualifications

• Active student in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or any related discipline, averaging min. 2.1
• Results-orientated with the ability to work independently
• Strong interpersonal skills that foster an environment of teamwork and success
• Demonstrate flexibility; adapting quickly to changing circumstances
• High level of proactivity, assertiveness and creativity

Placement details

Start date: 1st September 2025
12-month placement 
Located in Heidelberg, Germany
Relocation support will be provided

Application deadline: 1st December 2024

In case of questions, please contact us at careers_DACH_Nordics@reckitt.com. We are looking forward to your applications via our career portal!

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.