Digital & Data Innovation Co-op

Job Summary

This intern opportunity supports data-driven projects across research, operations, and digital innovation teams. The role offers hands-on experience in analytics, process improvement, and collaboration with scientists within probiotics R&D.

Job Description

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Our Health & Biosciences business unit channels our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life‑enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer and industrial markets.

Be part of a motivated, collaborative, and growth‑oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Support data‑focused project work across research, operations, or digital innovation teams.

• Assist with data collection, cleaning, structuring, and documentation from multiple sources (e.g., databases, spreadsheets, and system outputs).

• Under supervision, curate data, build models, create-reports, dashboards, or simple applications to support analysis and decision‑making.

• Help document, improve, or automate business and technical processes.

• Develop an understanding of internal IFF probiotic R&D projects.

• Participate in role‑specific training and development sessions.

• Collaborate with experienced research associates and scientists.

• Ensure compliance with safety policies, procedures, and good laboratory notebook practices.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Currently enrolled as a full‑time student at an accredited university or college.

• Sophomore or above in a bachelor’s program, or first‑year student in a master’s program.

• Pursuing a degree in Statistics, Data Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Microbiology or a related technical field.

• GPA of 3.0 or higher preferred or demonstrated projects.

• Ability to work according to the co‑op schedule structure:

• A minimum of 16 hours/week but up to Full‑time (40 hours/week) during the summer, and

• A minimum of 16 hours/week during the academic term, following a set schedule.

• Eligible to work in the United States in accordance with applicable employment authorization requirements, including student visa programs.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership experience (e.g., community service).

• Prior experience with statistical analysis, data analysis, data engineering, process improvement, or technical project work (academic, co‑op, internship, or personal projects).

• Strong ability to independently coordinate and prioritize work.

Why Choose Us?

• Full‑time opportunity during summer months.

• Hands‑on experience working on real‑world data, digital, and process‑focused projects within a collaborative industrial environment.

• Exposure to cutting‑edge probiotic research and real‑world application.

• Opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled scientists and research associates.

• Development and learning opportunities within a global industry leader.

Desired Skills

• Data analysis and statistical thinking.

• Programming or scripting experience (e.g., R, SQL, VBA, Python, or similar).

• Data analysis, reporting, or dashboard development.

• Data architecture or data engineering fundamentals.

• Process mapping, documentation, and improvement.

• Advanced Office and Excel (e.g., formulas, pivots, Power Query, or VBA).

• Technical communication and cross‑functional collaboration.

• Project organization and time management.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more