Digital & Data Innovation Co-op

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, lifeenhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer and industrial markets.

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

• Support datafocused 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 decisionmaking.

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

• 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 safety policies, procedures, and good laboratory notebook practices.

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

• Sophomore or above in a bachelor's program, or firstyear 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 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/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.

• 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, coop, internship, or personal projects).

• Strong ability to independently coordinate and prioritize work.

• Fulltime opportunity during summer months.

• Handson experience working on realworld data, digital, and processfocused projects within a collaborative industrial environment.

• 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.

• 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 crossfunctional 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