IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Our Health & Biosciencesbusiness unit channels our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable lifeenhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare food consumer and industrial markets.

This coopis based on-site in Madison Wisconsin (United States).

Be part of a motivated collaborative and growthorientedteam where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where Youll Make a Difference

• Support daily laboratory operations including media preparation for enumeration.

• Operate autoclave equipment and conduct glassware washing and sterilization.

• Assist in maintaining shared laboratory spaces including restocking supplies.

• Perform microbiological and molecular methods to support probiotic research.

• Contribute to experiments investigating probiotic applications in supplements and food products.

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

• Participate in rolespecific training and development sessions.

• Collaborate with experienced research associates and scientists.

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

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Currently enrolled as a fulltime student at an accredited college or university.

• Sophomore or above in a bachelors program or firstyear student in a masters program.

• Pursuing a degree in Microbiology Food Microbiology Food Science Biology or a related field.

• GPA of 3.0 or higher preferred.

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel) and SharePoint.

• Ability to work according to the coop schedule structure:

  • A minimum of 16 hours/week but up to Fulltime (40 hours/week) during the summer and

  • A minimum of 16 hours/weekduring the academic term following a set schedule.

• Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions.

How Would You Stand Out

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

• Prior laboratory experience (academic or industry).

• Strong ability to independently coordinate and prioritize work.

• Experience working on research customerfacing or regulatoryrelated projects.

Why Choose Us

• Fulltime opportunity during summer months.

• Handson experience in an innovative industrial R&D laboratory.

• Exposure to cuttingedge probiotic research and realworld application.

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

• Development and learning opportunities within a global industry leader.

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.

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