Flavor R&D Intern - Consumer Product Development

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 55,104,000 - 63,039,000; Full time

Job summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated in Hunt Valley, MD is offering a full-time Intern R&D - Consumer Product Development for a 10-week term (June 7, 2027 - August 13, 2027), requiring 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

The role provides hands-on product development experience, collaboration with scientists, and opportunities to present results to the team at the end of summer. Visa sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment as undergraduate junior/senior or graduate student in a relevant program.
• Programs: Food Science, Culinary Science, Nutrition Science or related.
• GPA minimum 3.0 overall.
• Excellent oral and written communication required.
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in fast-paced environment.
• Laboratory or kitchen experience preferred.
• Data analysis experience preferred.
• Independent work and initiative encouraged.
• Strong organization and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• With supervision from their manager, the intern will work alongside McCormick employees on daily product development activities along with undertaking their own focused project.
• The project will be decided upon by the manager prior the start of the internship and the intern is responsible for presenting their results to the team at the end of the summer.
• Additional responsibilities may include: Includes sample preparation, testing, and data gathering.
• Provide support to internal product and process development teams with hands-on assistance and project guidance
• Collaborate with other scientists and technologists to deliver ad hoc project results in a timely manner
• Prototype formulation, technology research and competitive product benchmarking
• Cross train with other McCormick departments that align with the Intern’s interests including (but not limited to): Sensory Science, Process Development, Test Kitchen, and Culinary.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Self-motivation

Organization

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

McCormick & Company, Incorporated in Hunt Valley, MD is offering a full-time Intern R&D - Consumer Product Development for a 10-week term (June 7, 2027 - August 13, 2027), requiring 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

The role provides hands-on product development experience, collaboration with scientists, and opportunities to present results to the team at the end of summer. Visa sponsorship is not offered.