INTERNSHIP – Junior Performance Scientific Affairs manager – September 2026 M/F

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About the job

For over 100 years, Danone has been supporting people worldwide with its 146 delicious brands. Located in over 120 countries with more than 89,000 employees across production sites, warehouses, headquarters, and R&D center, Danone continually develops iconic products. Certified as Bcorp and Happy Trainees, Danone strives to be a better company for the world, its consumers, and its employees. 

YOUR MISSIONS AT DANONE: 

This internship will take place in Gif-sur-Yvette, at our Research and Innovation center starting from September 2026. Benjamin Choque, Performance Scientific affairs manager will  guide tour through your day to day tasks and help you grow in your role: 

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Understand and analyze scientific study results to extract the key messages to highlight.  

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Conduct scientific monitoring and select relevant articles to share with internal stakeholders.  

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Work cross‑functionally with R&I, category, and country teams to translate science into impactful messages for Danone’s Performance brand and the broader business related to claim substantiation.  

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Create scientific communication materials, including presentations that showcase scientific, clinical, and research work related to sports nutrition 

THE BENEFITS OF THIS INTERNSHIP:  

·  Up to 2 days/week of remote work
·  Full reimbursement of your public transportation pass or partial/full reimbursement of mileage expenses
·  ""Vendredi je grandis"" program: development every Friday afternoon covering career, soft skills, and hard skills.
·  Internship : Compensation from €1,300 (Bachelor's +4 and gap year) to €1,500 (Bachelor's +5) gross/month.
·  Benefits: company restaurant, gym, bike parking  About you

For this position, we are looking for someone: 

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Available from September 2026 for a duration of 6 months

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Willing to develop career in Health and Nutrition  

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Able to communicate in French and English

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From Bac+4/5 in sciences university, or engineering school with a specialization in scientific communication or agri-food

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Curious, pragmatic, autonomous, you are very interested by sport nutrition and the related science and you know how to communicate simply.

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You are eager to work collaboratively with science, countries teams and interact with various research & innovation ecosystems 
About Danone

During your internship, would you take notes or initiatives? 

90% of our interns and apprentices believe that Danone provides a work environment conducive to professional development thanks to the responsibilities, autonomy, and training offered (source: Happy Trainees). 

JOINING DANONE MEANS... 

·  Meet Danoners with unique personalities, diverse profiles, and varied career paths
·  Grow in different environments: production sites, logistics bases, research and innovation centers, or company headquarters
·  Build a tailored career path suited to your personality, skills, and desires
·  Learn through enriching, responsible, and educational missions   

Our Danoners speak out! Discover the testimony of six Danoners with very different jobs and career paths: never stop growing . 

You want to know more about the daily life of Danoners? Come grow with us and find all our news, tips, and information on our website careers.danone.com , our LinkedIn page , or our Instagram account @danonetalentfrance . 

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Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. 

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