INTERNSHIP - Dairy Ferments & Cultures Development Internship - February - (H/F)

Danone; Saclay; On-site; EUR 15,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Navigo pass reimbursement

Vendredi je grandis program

Company restaurant

Gym

Bike parking

Job summary

Danone invites high-potential students to join the Dairy Ferments & Cultures Development Internship at the Giff-sur-Yvette R&D center. The role focuses on developing dairy cultures, running fermentation experiments, and analyzing performance to guide product quality improvements.

The program runs from February 2027 for six months, offering a monthly gross stipend between €1,300 and €1,500, plus benefits such as Navigo pass reimbursement and access to Danone’s employee programs.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bac+4/5 or engineering degree in France.
• Strong background in Microbiology, fermentation, Biotechnology or food science.
• Understanding of dairy fermentation processes is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of dairy cultures.
• Design and conduct fermentation experiments to evaluate culture performance in dairy matrices.
• Monitor and analyze acidification kinetics, fermentation behavior, and microbial growth.
• Perform basic and advanced microbiological and physiochemical analyses.
• Apply DoE approaches and interpret data to support culture selection and optimization.
• Develop predictive models and apply data analysis to understand fermentation performance and product quality.
• Prepare technical reports, summarize results and present findings.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Autonomous

Scientific rigor

Education

Bac+4/5 or engineering school

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

INTERNSHIP - Dairy Ferments & Cultures Development Internship - February - (H/F)

• France
• Gif-Sur-Yvette
• On-site
• Temporary Full-Time

For over 100 years, Danone has been supporting people worldwide with its 146 delicious brands. Located in over 120 countries with more than 89,000 employees across production sites, warehouses, headquarters, and R&D center, Danone continually develops iconic products. Certified as Bcorp and Happy Trainees, Danone strives to be a better company for the world, its consumers, and its employees.

YOUR MISSIONS AT DANONE:

This internship will take place in Giff-sur-Yvette, at our Danone Global Research & Innovation Center starting from February. Mahtab SHOUKAT, Dairy Ferment & Fermentation Manager in the team Ferment & Fermentation- Advanced Techno. Ingredients will guide tour through your day-to-day tasks and help you grow in your role:

Contribute to the development of dairy cultures.

Design and conduct fermentation experiments to evaluate culture performance in dairy matrices.

Monitor and analyze acidification kinetics, fermentation behavior, and microbial growth.

Perform basic and advanced microbiological and physiochemical analyses.

Apply Design of Experiments (DoE) approach and interpret experimental data to support culture selection and optimization.

Develop predictive models and apply data analysis approaches to understand fermentation performance and product quality.

Prepare technical reports, summarize results, and present findings.

THE BENEFITS OF THIS INTERNSHIP:

Full reimbursement of Navigo pass/TCL subscription

"Vendredi je grandis" program: development every Friday afternoon covering career, soft skills, and hard skills.

INTERNSHIP: Compensation from €1,300 (bachelor’s +4 and gap year) to €1,500 (Bachelor's +5) gross/month.

Benefits: company restaurant, gym, bike parking

For this position, we are looking for someone:

Available from February 2027 for a duration of 6 months

At the level of Bac+4/5 in university, or engineering school

Strong background in Microbiology, fermentation, Biotechnology or food science

Understanding of dairy fermentation processes and starter cultures is an advantage.

Basic understanding of data science tools especially modeling is appreciated

Scientific rigor, analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, team-work aptitude, and autonomous

Ability to analyze and process data with scientific interpretation

During your internship, would you take notes or initiatives?

90% of our interns and apprentices believe that Danone provides a work environment conducive to professional development thanks to the responsibilities, autonomy, and training offered (source: Happy Trainees).

JOINING DANONE MEANS...

• Meet Danoners with unique personalities, diverse profiles, and varied career paths
• Grow in different environments: production sites, logistics bases, research and innovation centers, or company headquarters
• Build a tailored career path suited to your personality, skills, and desires
• Learn through enriching, responsible, and educational missions

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