R&D Meat-Food Scientist Intern

Jack Link's Protein Snacks • Minneapolis, MN

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join our team as a Research & Development Meat/Food Scientist Intern during the summer of 2027 and Feed Your Wild Side! Your internship will be based in Minneapolis, MN. You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through formal and informal training, managing projects, attending events, networking with fellow interns, working with key Jack Link’s leaders and team members. At the completion of your internship, you will conduct a final presentation on your internship experience. From concept to commercialization, R&D Meat and Food Scientists are the leaders and drivers of new product development at Jack Link’s. As a Meat/Food Scientist Intern you will join us in a highly collaborative role, working closely with the R&D team, operations, food safety & quality (FSQ), business management, marketing, sales, consumer insights, and procurement; in order to run pilot plant tests, execute plant trials, and to effectively launch new protein snacks.

Requirements

• Working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Meat Science, Food Science or related field
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable in a fast paced, changing environment
• Must be able to communicate effectively with various manufacturing and marketing functional groups at various levels
• Must be flexible and able to work well in a team environment
• Express a strong work ethic and execute responsibilities in a professional manner
• Comfortable working in refrigerated environments while performing tests, though vast majority of work will be in standard office setting

Nice To Haves

• Completed junior year coursework in a Bachelor’s degree program
• Meat processing industry knowledge and experience

Responsibilities

• Provide hands on support in determining root cause and finding solutions for problems in food products such as sensory, quality, or processing issues.
• Participate on cross-functional teams to identify areas of opportunity in cost reduction, yield improvement, and formulation/process improvement and efficiencies.
• Support the design and execution of appropriate testing methodologies to validate changes to raw materials, formulations, and process.
• Coordinate testing plans with food safety, regulatory, quality and operations.
• Generate written reports, interpret results, and make next step recommendations.

Benefits

• The hiring range for this role is $23 to $25 per hour for a Bachelor's degree candidate and $30 per hour for a Master's degree candidate. Actual wages will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern