Internship: Consumer Needs Research

Job Description

Start Date: July-September 2026

Duration: at least 6 months

Type: Internship (thesis possible)

Your role:

• Collaborate with content writing team to develop multimedia content for user education.
• Research and gather information from the cross functional team to create accurate and engaging educational materials.
• Assist in writing, editing, and proofreading content for various platforms.
• Contribute ideas for interactive and innovative content formats to enhance user engagement.
• Ensure all content aligns with the brand’s voice and educational goals.

You're the right fit if:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in a relevant discipline (e.g. Consumer Research, Psychology, Human Factors, Design, Marketing, Business, Data & Analytics, or related fields).
• Demonstrates learning agility and curiosity, with a clear interest in consumer-centric thinking and evidence-based decision-making.
• Ability to apply structured thinking and basic analytical skills to understand consumer feedback, identify patterns, and support insight generation.
• Comfortable working with digital tools and data, with openness to learning new platforms, systems, and research methodologies.
• Shows collaboration and communication capabilities, able to work effectively with diverse stakeholders in an international, cross-functional environment.
• Displays ownership and accountability for assigned tasks within a supervised, project-based setting.
• Demonstrates attention to quality, accuracy, and ethics, with willingness to learn and follow Philips’ quality, privacy, and compliance standards.
• Communicates clearly in written and spoken English, including the ability to structure findings and contribute to presentations.
• Exhibits a growth mindset, adaptability, and resilience, aligned with a test-and-learn approach.
• Domain is Mother and Child, so any form of affinity is preferred.

Signs the Candidate May Not Be the Best Fit:

• Perfectionist, discomfort with ambiguity or experimentation, including reluctance to work in a test-and-learn environment where outcomes are not fully defined upfront.
• Preference for purely theoretical work, with low motivation for hands-on execution, coordination tasks, or iterative research activities.
• Difficulty following structured processes, quality standards, or privacy guidelines, or low awareness of the importance of compliance in consumer research.
• Challenges in organizing work, meeting milestones, or taking ownership of assigned tasks within a supervised project setting.
• Limited openness to feedback, coaching, or learning, or a fixed mindset when faced with iteration or failure.
• Weak collaboration signals, such as discomfort working with cross-functional or international teams, or low engagement in team discussions.
• Communication challenges that make it difficult to structure insights clearly or explain findings in a simple, audience-appropriate way.
• Expectation of high autonomy or senior-level decision authority that does not align with an internship learning role.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

About Philips

We are a health technology company.