Do you love being innovative and want to gain practical experience in the product development cycle? Are you a Master student in the field of Food Technology? Then apply now and join us as our new Early Life Nutrition Product Development Intern in our Utrecht office starting September 2025!

As an Early Life Nutrition Product Development Intern, you will be part of our SN R&I Liquid team working on infant milk formula. This team focuses on designing, developing and delivering new innovation/renovation products to the market for our Early Life Nutrition division, while ensuring their proper implementation in our factory network. In this role, you will interact with different departments and gain experience in a multinational company responsible for providing healthy products to our consumers globally.

Your main responsibilities will be to support the team on the development of Liquid milks products & designed to meet the consumer expectations.

You main responsibilities will be:

• Preparing, execute, and follow pilot plant trials & prototypes development,
• Assisting with the preparation and execution of shelf life studies.
• Conducting physico-chemical analysis in the lab using techniques such as Mastersizer, Zetasizer, Microscopy, pH, Lumifuge and/or Colorimeter.
• Conduct research to provide scientific evidence for meeting shelf life requirements
• Creating and maintaining project documentation and reports.
• Collaborating with core team members on brainstorming sessions and data analysis
• Collaborate with global cross functional teams gaining more insights on our different products and its expectations to meet consumer target. 

Meet your future manager, Your manager will Heni Wijayanti, Product Design & Development Manager.

• You are currently a student pursuing a degree in Food Technology, Food Science, or a related field
• You are comfortable working in a laboratory setting
• You have excellent communication skills and like being in touch with multiple stakeholders 
• You are proficient in data analysis (Excel, R) 
• You can work autonomously as well as being a proven valuable member of a team
• You are proactive and are not afraid to bring new ideas to the board 

As an Early Life Nutrition Product Development Intern, being a fast learner, team player, well organized and proactive with hands-on approach will be second nature to you. You can deal with different challenges and unexpected results. On top of that? You’re a critical thinker who’s always looking for opportunities to learn and develop.

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Masters student during the whole internship period;

• You are a resident of the Netherlands and hold a valid BSN number (if you are a non-EU citizen, you need to have a valid Dutch residency permit);

• Ideally available to start in September 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;

• You are fluent in English - spoken and written;
• You are able to work from our Utrecht office, at least 4-5 days per week.

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. Working together to make sure that our brands, like Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world. Being B Corp means to be part of a select movement of companies verified to be meeting the highest standards of social and environmental criteria and using business as a force for good. One Planet. One Health.

We offer:

• A competitive gross internship allowance of 650 euros per month (based on a full-time internship);
• Home working allowance of 2.40 euros per day;
• A public transport travel card covering all office-related travel;
• Career advice opportunities such as workshops, seminars, networking events;
• International environment with 140 different nationalities in Danone NL;
• Active Internship community with 100+ interns across the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. You can work from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk or you can work from home.

We put people at the center of everything we do. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and ideas to the table – the impact you could make might surprise you. We are committed to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA. 

What's next:

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 15/06/2025. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Karolina Gajda (Campus Recruitment Intern) via karolina.gajda@danone.com

* all applications will be considered for a vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, or any other protected status.