Position Snapshot 
 
Location: Vevey, Switzerland  
Act. Rate: Full-Time 
Type of contract: Internship, 12 months  
Start date: 1st June, 2024

Position Summary  

As a Legal R&D Intern, you will be involved in enhancing processes, implementing new templates, and supporting contract management activities. You will also contribute to process improvement initiatives, update training materials, and maintain accurate documentation and databases.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context. 

A Day in the Life of a Legal R&D Intern

Under the supervision of more senior members of the team:

• Advise R&D colleagues on key external collaboration agreements;
• Contribute to the implementation of template agreements, best practices and guidelines regarding the management of R&D contracts;
• Collaborate on compliance matters relevant to R&D (data privacy, biodiversity, clinical trials, public grants, etc), and enforcement of Nestlé’s policies;
• Cooperate with other lawyers in the Nestlé legal and compliance function or external counsel as needed to provide relevant guidance to R&D colleagues;
• Draft, negotiate and provide legal support on R&D agreements (development agreements, university research agreements, service agreements, trials agreements, material transfer agreements, clinical trials agreements, patent acquisitions, in-licensing and out-licensing agreements), balancing speed of execution with adequate protection;
• Coordinate with contract managers, scientists/ R&D project managers, patent attorneys, development partnerships team, regulatory, procurement and other stakeholders.

What will make you successful

• Student or fresh graduate in Law or equivalent
• Previous in-house experience a plus
• Excellent communication and high stakeholder management skills
• High level of adaptability and strong proactive skills
• Able to work in cross functional environment and with Senior Leaders
• Curiousity and ability to work under pressure
• Fluent in English, French is a plus

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.