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Are you studying towards a degree in Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, Microbiology or a related subject? Want a taste of the career you could have with RSSL? Sink your teeth into one of our sweet internships.  

Our Internships are 12 months long and, during your placement, we’ll make you an integral part of our team and give you a real job – with real responsibilities – from day one. We hope to help you expand your horizons and encourage your personal and professional development. We want to make sure you get the most from your time with us. That’s why once you join we’ll work out ambitious but achievable goals for you. Then through the support of a mentor and regular reviews with your manager, we’ll help you achieve them. If all goes well, we may even offer you a role after graduation. 

The Role

As an Intern at RSSL, you will be responsible and accountable for your projects from start to finish. Within the Food, Pharmaceutical and Investigative Internships we would offer you the possibility of experience within each of the departments listed, giving you the opportunity to maximise you learning and experiences within this role. During the placement, you will be expected to plan and execute experiments related to your projects; produce technical reports/presentations and periodically communicate your key findings to stakeholders. You will also have the opportunity to interact with other departments within RSSL and, for certain roles, the wider Mondelēz business. In addition to this, you may also be expected to support other ongoing project activities in and outside of your immediate team.

We offer a range of placements in the following departments:

Food

Functional Ingredients  

The Functional Ingredients group provides a range of analytical methods to assist customers with nutritional claim substantiation, due diligence, labelling and ingredient stability. As an Intern, you will work both with a team, and independently, to undertake a range of routine and investigative analyses. There may also be opportunities to assist in the development of new, bespoke analytical methods. You will also develop expertise in a range of analytical methods and laboratory equipment such as HPLC, IC, HunterLab Colourimeter, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. 

Product Ingredient Innovation (PII) 

PII formulates, develops and optimises products to meet product development and innovation briefs for Mondelez International and clients from the external food industry. As an intern you will work as part of a team and independently on a wide range of different products including; bakery, beverages, confectionery, dairy and more. You will develop your knowledge of ingredients and processes and help us to support our clients to take new products to the market.    

Physical Sciences  

The physical properties of food and pharmaceutical products are of vital importance in predicting and optimising quality and behaviour during processing and storage. As an Intern in this area, you will perform a wide range of analyses both with a team and independently on products from the food, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries for our clients. You will develop expertise in analytical methods and operation of laboratory equipment including Karl Fischer, Malvern Mastersizer, mechanical sieving and texture analysers. 

 We consider the following degree types: Food Science, Food Technology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Nutrition, Physical Sciences, Physics, Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences. 

Investigative Analysis

Microscopy  

The Microscopy group carries out investigative analysis to support our foreign body identification and product contamination services. They also carry out routine and bespoke pharmacopoeia testing. An intern in this role would be expected to develop expertise in analytical techniques including light microscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray microanalysis and microfluorescence. 

Bioinformatics  

The DNA and Protein laboratory is developing a new area of analysis using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). NGS would be an extension of the DNA analysis portfolio we are carrying on in the lab. As an intern you will develop expertise in using your bioinformatics skills to develop databases and workflows to analyse high-throughput data generated from the sequencing analysis. The NGS bioinformatics tools you will learn to develop will include de novo assembly, SNPs and whole genome MLST on small genomes. In addition, you will gain technical experience in preparing NGS libraries and running sequencing analysis, and there are potential opportunities to gain expertise in a range of different DNA-based analytical methods. 

 We consider the following degree types: Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Forensics and Material Sciences. 

Pharmaceutical

Metals  

The Metals group undertake a wide range of analytical contracts for a variety of healthcare, food and pharmaceutical companies as well as supporting Mondelēz International research and innovation. As an Intern you will conduct sample preparation (e.g. ashing and microwave digestion) and undertake analyses using a range of spectroscopy techniques (including AAS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS). 

Pharmaceutical Microbiology  

The Pharmaceutical Microbiology team supports the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries with a wide range of microbiological tests. Working to current GMP standards, the laboratory undertakes a number of pharmacopeial testing. As an intern in this laboratory, you will gain technical experience in using aseptic technics to perform tests like Microbial Limits test and Bioburden test. In addition, you will develop relevant technical skills by being part of a team that performs a range of microbiological analyses like Endotoxin analysis, Preservative Efficacy test, Disinfection test, and Bacterial identification. 

Pharmaceutical Chemistry  

The Pharmaceutical chemistry team performs a range of routine and specialised analyses for a variety of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. You will learn to work to GMP standards in our compliant laboratory (inspected by the MHRA and FDA), to perform routine testing of pharmaceutical raw materials against the pharmacopoeia and client methods.  In addition you will develop expertise in a range of analytical methods and operation of laboratory equipment.  You will be required to manage your time effectively in this high throughput environment. 

 We consider the following degree types: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Science, and Forensics. 

Essential requirements for all placements

  • Studying towards a science related degree (detailed above)  
  • 2:1 degree - predicted end result (or equivalent) 
  • Self-driven and motivated 
  • Naturally inquisitive and passionate about technical excellence  
  • Can work with a level of autonomy, as well as within a team 
  • Demonstrate strong analytical, communication and presentation abilities  
  • Pro-active, highly motivated, ready to take on new responsibilities and build strong relationships  
  • Experience of planning experiments or trials 
  • Able to travel (if required) 
  • Good working knowledge of MS Office