Givaudan, Dairy Product Development Intern

Product Development & Food Innovation

• Drive prototype development and identify new opportunities across applications in the dairy and alternative dairy segment
• Translate market and sensory insights into unique product experiences
• Provide technical solutions that balance creativity, feasibility, and commercial success
• Select optimal ingredients for projects according to specified requirements (i.e. customer, regulatory, legislation, cost) and suggest improvements for the most common applications. 

Customer & Business Partnership

• Execute daily brief-related tasks including ingredient selection, product evaluation, and application development
• Prepare samples, demonstrations, and customer-facing prototypes that showcase our ingredient performance
• Participate in customer presentations, product showcases, and technical discussions, providing technical support and expertise. 

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Flavour Creation, Marketing, Product Manager, Sensory and Portfolio teams on concept development and presentations
• Participate in sensory evaluations of flavours in food applications for briefs, research projects and portfolio evaluations
• Support evaluation and commercialization of new S&T ingredients.

Data and Laboratory Management

• Manage flavour data and recipe documentation for food products
• Maintain the flavour performance data for the flavour portfolio through evaluation in applications
• Maintain a safe, clean and organized lab environment following safety policies.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science or a related discipline
• Strong interest in consumer-facing food products and food technology, combined with a passion for food and discovering and tasting new products
• Hands-on mindset, curiosity, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Knowledge of food formulation and application development, ideally within the dairy sector
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Team-oriented mindset and a collaborative way of working.