LocationL Morristown, NJ
10-week Engagement May 2026 – August 2026
Your career shouldn’t start with waiting in line. At Opella, early careers are built differently. You’re trusted early, supported strongly, and given real space to make an impact. As a Pain Innovation Intern, you’ll step straight into work that helps make self-care simpler, smarter and more human for millions of people.
About the job:
Strong ability to communicate clearly, influence others, and support effective collaboration across teams
Comfortable working in a matrix organization with cross-functional and global stakeholders, demonstrating cultural awareness and adaptability
Support the Pain Innovation Team in developing and evaluating product attributes and clinical benefits for the US OTC portfolio, aligned with category strategy and consumer needs
Provide support to an R&D Lead by contributing across multiple categories and functional areas as needed
Prepare and present a final project focused on a key topic relevant to Opella’s OTC business by the end of the internship
Main responsibilities:
The successful candidate will possess strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
He/She will be at ease working in a matrix environment and display the necessary multicultural sensitivity in such a Global context.
He/She will assist the Pain Innovation Team in the development and testing of product attributes and clinical benefits for the US product portfolio in line with the category vision and consumer needs.
He/She will be working for an R&D Lead and assist across categories and disciplines as needed.
Responsible for presenting one key topic relevant to Opella’s OTC business by the close of the internship.
About you:
A strong desire and motivation to develop a career as a future leader.
Must be working towards a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and/or combination of mechanical engineering and material science at an accredited university with plans to graduate in near future.
Must have permanent US work authorization.
Love to learn in different ways to stretch and adapt beyond current comfort zone.
Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to work effectively on a team.
Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills.
Proactively take action to create added value.
Strong organizational and time management skills – know how to prioritize.
Dare to ask questions (Curious. Courageous).
This isn’t a stop on your CV, it’s the start of something bigger. If you want to grow, be heard and help change how self-care works for people everywhere, we’re ready to back you. We are challengers. We are Opella.
Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.
Opella Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
North America Applicants Only
The salary range for this position is: $25/hr
All Compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
About Us:
Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.
Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.
At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.
As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.
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