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INTERNSHIP – User Experience Europe – February/March 2026 M/F

  • France
  • Gif-Sur-Yvette
  • On-site
  • Temporary Full-Time
  • 6 months
  • Posted: 17 Oct 2025
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INTERNSHIP – User Experience Europe – February/March 2026 M/F

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 centers, 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.
B Corp certified, Danone France does not seek to be the best company in the world, but better for the world! This certification allows us to challenge ourselves in order to continuously improve and measure our social and environmental performance.

 

 

YOUR MISSIONS AT DANONE:

 

The topic of this internship is to understand how to improve the sensory profile of Activia plain kefir to achieve perceived superiority, using sensory and consumer testing.

 

This internship will take place in Paris-Saclay, at our Daniel Carasso Research & Innovation center starting from February/March 2026.

Andrea PATARO, Senior User Experience (UX) Team Manager in the team UX Europe will  guide tour through your day to day tasks and help you grow in your role:

  • Positively impact our KPI on product superiority and productivity across Europe – (60% time)
    • Support the setup and execution of consumer tests for our brands, mainly Activia and other dairy products.
    • Manage test projects independently from start to finish, ensuring smooth and efficient execution.
  • Deliver insights through internal sensory analysis studies – (20% time)
    • Design and run sensory studies.
    • Write and share recommendations.
    • Collaborate closely with product developers and brand leads.
  • Deliver insights through internal sensory analysis studies – (20% time)
    • Design and run sensory studies.
    • Write and share recommendations.
    • Collaborate closely with product developers and brand leads.

PLUS POINTS OF THIS JOB:

  • Build your skills in sensory analysis and consumer understanding
  • INTERNSHIP : Compensation from €1,500 (Bachelor's +5) gross/month.
  • "Vendredi je grandis" program: development every Friday afternoon covering career, soft skills, and hard skills.
  • Full reimbursement of Navigo pass/TCL subscription
  • Up to 2 days/week of remote work
  • Benefits: company restaurant, gym, bike parking

About you

To achieve great things together, we are looking for someone:

this position, we are looking for someone:

  • Willing to develop career in Sensory, Product design and consumer research area.
  • Ability to communicate in English & French is required.
  • Position available from February or March 2026 for a period of 6 months
  • Requires Bac+5 education level at a university or engineering school  ideally with a specialization on agri-food or sensory analysis (not mandatory).
  • Candidates should demonstrate attention to detail, punctuality, organization, self-motivation, and interest in sensory analysis.
  • Will work collaboratively with product development teams and interact with various departments


Criteria above remain indicative. We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applications* by fostering an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home.

 

We have also chosen to remove inclusive writing from our job offers because its complexity penalizes people with cognitive disabilities, including dyslexia, dysphasia, or apraxia.

 

*All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability…

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  • Grow in different environments: production sites, logistics bases, research and innovation centers, or company headquarters
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