Internship Biotechnology

☞ Givaudan

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Update day: 25-04-2024

Location: Winterthur Zürich ZH

Category: R & D Science Labor

Industry: Chemical Raw Materials Manufacturing

Job type: Internship

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Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,800 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

As an intern in the Process Research group of the Fragrance Division,you will have a unique opportunity for 6 monthsto explore new biotechnological routes towards fragrant molecules using your skills and creativity in biocatalysis and fermentation. The main focus will be to study all aspects and parameters required to develop efficient enzymatic processes for producing fragrance ingredients. You will be part of a growth-minded, insights-based team which is already curious to meet you.

You will collaborate with different S&T laboratories in Kemptthal (Zurich) and with Givaudan’s perfume creation to study the applicability of your products.

You will:

  • Study a broad range of biocatalytic reactions aimed at producing fragrance ingredients with regard to substrate specificity, product selectivity and reaction parameters and their optimization towards production
  • Learn to understand the needs of the industry, cost structure of materials and structure-activity correlation
  • Characterize the isolated and purified product(s) based on all spectroscopic data on your own or in collaboration with the responsible biotechnologist
  • Plan and improve the experimental realization of designed syntheses of new fragrance ingredients on gram to multigram scale
  • Compile and document complete experimental data in a precise and succinct way
  • Communicate your results and offer conclusions/ways forward to your line management allowing the successful progress of projects

You have:

  • Recently completed your master or bachelor degree and have practical experiences in the area of biocatalysis and molecular biology and basic knowledge in synthetic organic chemistry and fermentation
  • The interest to work toward biotechnological innovation at the bench
  • Good command of English is mandatory; fluency in German or French nice to have
  • The passion to contribute to the success of the team in a constructive, creative and enthusiastic manner
  • The desire to work in a high functioning and communicative team

Your benefits in Kemptthal:

  • 40 hour working week
  • Additional paid days off
  • Favorable pension fund contributions
  • Subsidized meals in the Staff restaurant / You benefit from a discounted catering offer (incl. lunch)
  • Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site)
  • Discounts at the company shop
  • Free Staff Parking and Bike Badge
  • Subsidized: REKA vouchers and SBB half fare travelcard
  • Complimentary beverages (tea, coffee, water)
  • Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital
  • Worldwide private accident insurance
  • Additional family/education allowance (if applicable)
At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Givaudan is committed to equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of cultural and social background, gender, age, religion or sexual identity.

We also have a safe working environment, progressive working conditions and are certified as an equal pay employer.
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Deadline: 09-06-2024

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