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Job Description:
Dental Materials Development Intern (Summer 2025)
3M Health Care is now Solventum
At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.
We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.
An internship is a temporary position within Solventum. Interns typically work a full-time schedule throughout a 10-12 week assignment during the summer of 2025. This position is limited to working 899 hours per service credit year.
Applications on this requisition are reviewed and filled on a rolling basis; it is in a candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. Interested candidates should include a resume as part of their application.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Dental Materials Development Intern, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
- Exploring the basic science behind light-curable, resin-based dental materials
- Optimizing formulations to achieve best performing solutions to customer problems
- Mastering techniques used to prepare and analyze dental materials
- Preparing reports to communicate findings to stakeholders
- Working with cross-functional project teams in product development
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
AND
In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:
- Experience with physical or biological sciences or engineering (chemistry, materials science, biology, biochemistry, or physics, etc.) course and laboratory work
- Excellent communications skills (oral, written and presentation)
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Currently pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. degree in the physical or biological sciences or engineering from an accredited institution
- Previous internship experience in physical or biological sciences or engineering
- One (1) year or more of laboratory work in a private, public, government or military environment
- Skills include being detail-oriented and observant while conducting laboratory experiments
- Presented at a national conference in a field related to physical sciences.
Work location:
Onsite: Maplewood, MN
Relocation: not authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Supporting Your Well-being
Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $29.00 - $33.00 per hour, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.)after 90 days employment. Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards
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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is - , which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-RewardsResponsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
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