Spain Youth | Internship Nutrition, Health Sciences & Food Research - February/March 2027

Please consider the following before applying:

The internship will start in February/March 2027 in Barcelona (Spain).
You need to be enrolled in a degree/master throughout the whole duration of the internship (6 months).
We strongly advise you to include the degree's expected graduation date (month/year) in the CV.

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.

Description of Internship

Enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future are at the heart of everything we do at Nestlé. This internship offers the opportunity to join specialized teams working across nutrition, health sciences, food research, consumer understanding and scientific communication.

During the internship, you will collaborate on projects linked to nutrition, clinical and scientific information, product evaluation, sensory research, data analysis, and the preparation of technical or scientific materials. You will gain exposure to areas such as NHW / Sensory Panel and Medical Affairs, learning how evidence, consumer insights and cross-functional collaboration support decision-making within a leading food and health company.

You will support the planning, coordination, and follow-up activities, contribute to the review and organization of information, prepare reports or presentations, and work with digital tools to analyse and communicate results. Depending on the final project assignment, activities may include sensory studies, scientific literature review, medical/scientific materials, internal trainings, project documentation and collaboration with different stakeholders.

You should apply if you are:

Having the necessary credits to be able to carry out the curricular or extracurricular 6 months internship in our company. We only accept the candidacies of alumni who are enrolled in degrees or masters linked to official universities.

Studying Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Biology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Nursing, Biomedical Sciences or a related health/food science field.
Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
Fluent in Spanish, both spoken and written (Catalan is a plus). 
Interested in nutrition, health sciences, scientific research, food innovation, sensory analysis or Medical Affairs.
Analytical, organized and precise, with the ability to synthesize information and work with data or scientific/technical content.
A good communicator, able to collaborate with different teams and stakeholders.
Flexible and autonomous, able to meet deadlines while being open to giving and receiving feedback.
Comfortable using digital tools such as PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Knowledge of bibliographic databases, statistics or data analysis tools will be valued.

What can you expect from this experience? 

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment.

There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting professional career you’ve always wanted.

Through your term, you will receive developmental feedback to ensure that you are learning and understanding the importance of your contribution within the world’s largest food company.
You will also build your business acumen and leadership capabilities, gaining insights on how an FMCG company works thanks to direct access to a variety of stakeholders in different businesses, functions and markets.

Terms & Conditions: 

College scholarship: 883€ per month.

6 months, 30 hours per week.

Office based, morning schedule (9h to 16h, with 1 hour break).

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodation you may require. Nestlé will work with you to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.