R&D PhD Summer Intern: Life Science Modeling, Beauty Care

About the role

This 12‑week paid internship in Research & Development at Procter & Gamble runs from May (potentially early June) to August 2027 at the Mason Bus and Innovation Center in Mason, OH. As a PhD Summer Intern in the Beauty Human Safety organization, you will work on a quantitative research project evaluating consumer product exposure to beauty spray products, generating and analyzing scientific data, applying computational methods, evaluating model performance, and communicating findings to a cross‑functional team.

Responsibilities

• Use existing internal experimental design & protocols to generate experimental data for various product types.
• Use experimental data to create an exposure model.
• Compare model predictions, evaluate performance, document assumptions and limitations, and recommend refinements.
• Deliver a prototype model interface or workflow, a technical report, and a final internal presentation.

Requirements

• Working towards a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerosol Science, Exposure Science, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or a related Life Sciences (Toxicology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, etc.).
• Relevant programming and simulation experience – e.g., Python, COMSOL, MATLAB.
• Available to work a 12‑week internship from May/early June to August 2027, 4‑5 days onsite per week.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of one or more relevant areas such as mass transfer, fluid dynamics, aerosol science, particle transport, or exposure modeling.

Skills

• Python
• COMSOL
• MATLAB

Pay

Starting pay: $60.57 per hour.

Schedule

Full‑time schedule, 4‑5 days onsite per week, for the 12‑week internship period (May/early June – August 2027).