Join L’Oréal Research & Innovation: Shape the Future of Beauty!
For over 100 years, L’Oréal has been transforming beauty through science. Today, in a world driven by digital and scientific revolutions, we are pushing the boundaries of innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers worldwide. At L’Oréal R&I, we create safe, sustainable, and responsible beauty products and experiences that change lives.
With more than 4,000 experts across our global research centers, we are a passionate, collaborative, and forward-thinking community.
Ready to become an Internpreneur?
We are looking for curious and bold minds to join our teams in 2026 in the following fields:
- Safety, Regulatory, Claims, Microbiome.
Subject:
PROJECT 1
Operational Regulatory Activities:
- Analyze technical and regulatory documentation for raw materials (safety data sheets, certificates of analysis, etc.) to ensure their regulatory compliance and their integration into the L'Oréal portfolio.
- Understand regulatory evaluation and its tools, and support laboratories in mastering them for formula evaluation.
- Verify the compliance of packaging, labeling, and advertising for cosmetic products according to current regulations.
- Identify potential risks and propose solutions to ensure product and communication compliance.
- Assist the team in compiling and updating regulatory dossiers: providing documents for various countries, particularly compiling CSAR dossiers.
- Provide support, if needed, to the team on a strategic cross-functional project related to the evolution of cosmetic regulations.
Project Manager - Optimization of international teams'
collaboration in managing regulatory communication flows.
- Establishment/improvement of collaboration between international and local teams to adopt better monitoring of communications and their risk level.
- Enrich regulatory risk assessments by identifying challenges and financial or reputational penalties on the most strategic projects.
PROJECT 2
As an Excellence &
Anticipation Intern, you will play a key role in:
- Monitoring environmental regulations: You will be at the forefront of deciphering and analyzing international regulatory developments impacting our environmental claims. Your proactive monitoring will enable us to guarantee the compliance of our products and communications, a major challenge for L'Oréal.
- Analyzing strategic data: You will lead in-depth surveys with our country subsidiaries regarding our packaging claims. Your ability to collect, structure, and analyze this data will be essential.
- Optimizing our communications: You will implement this data into our Power BI tool, transforming raw information into visual and impactful dashboards. The objective? To maximize the impact and clarity of our communications to our consumers and stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accuracy.
PROJECT 3
- The main mission of the internship will be to work on a type of claim encountered across all brands, all professions, and all divisions, involving daily teamwork, interactions with various partners and professions, and formalization in the form of guidelines/risk assessment tools intended for all stakeholders responsible for evaluating product communications.
- Another subject, related to claims, may be proposed depending on the progress of the first: close collaboration with a country to draft a document summarizing regulatory constraints and specificities related to claims, always with the aim of being a daily support tool.
- Finally, a contribution to the operational missions of the team may also be proposed to discover the profession in its entirety.
PROJECT 4
Mission Context: The "Green/Clean Industrial Deal" program is at the heart of the Group's strategy, aiming to transform our operations and R&I towards more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, in alignment with European ambitions. This cross-functional program involves close collaboration with multiple internal and external stakeholders. The intern will join a dynamic team responsible for the coordination and communication of this strategic initiative.
Main Missions:
Project Management & Performance Monitoring:
- Actively assist in the management of the various projects within the "Green/Clean Industrial Deal" program.
- Feed and maintain the key performance indicator (KPI) tracking system by strategic axis, both nationally and internationally (Reporting and Accounting).
Stakeholder Awareness & Mobilization:
- Contribute to raising awareness and engaging relevant stakeholders, particularly within the European network of Scientific Directors.
Strategic Communication:
- Participate in the development and dissemination of general communications related to the "Green/Clean Industrial Deal" project, both internally and externally.
Your Profile:
You are pursuing a Master’s degree (Year 1 or 2) in engineering school or university (chemistry, biology, regulatory affairs, pharmacy)
Skills in data science or AI are a plus.
You are analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable in English (B2 minimum).
You are a team player who can work independently, with a proactive mindset and results-driven approach.
You are passionate about science and innovation.
Why Join Us?
Purposeful Projects: Contribute to initiatives that shape the future of beauty.
Personalized Support: Benefit from HR coaching and join a community of 200 interns and apprentices.
Unlimited Learning Opportunities: Access over 4,000 resources on our online learning platform.
A Unique Experience: Participate in exclusive events, collaborate with experts, and discover the behind-the-scenes of beauty innovation.
Tangible Benefits: Competitive compensation, access to the company restaurant, and much more.
Your Journey Starts Here:
Apply: Send us your CV (no cover letter needed).
HR Discussion: Share your ambitions with our recruitment team.
Team Interview: Meet our managers to explore your future mission.
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Join us and create the beauty that moves the world.