Research, Development & Application Intern
€500 / mth base salary
Posted 12 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Kerry Internship Programme 2027 - Research, Development & Application (RDA)”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Internship
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered
| Base salary | €500 / mth |
|---|
Field of studyBakery Technology, Bioscience, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Nutrition (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
📍 Key Internship Details
- Where Barcelona, Spain
- Start date January 2027
- Duration 6-9 months
- Working model Full-time, on-site
🌱 Grow Your Future at Kerry
At Kerry, our purpose - Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life - comes to life through science, innovation and sustainable nutrition. From food and beverage to pharma, our teams use insight, technology and science-backed solutions to help solve real-world challenges for people, society and the planet. Our impact reaches billions, but it starts with curious people, fresh ideas and teams who care about making a difference. If you’re looking for a place to learn, contribute and build real experience with purpose, Kerry could be the place for you.
🚀 Our Internship Programme Your First Step into Kerry
Our internships give you a real introduction to Kerry - our people, our work and the impact we’re creating through sustainable nutrition. With opportunities across Ireland, the UK and Mainland Europe, you’ll have time to learn, contribute and get a feel for where your career could go next. Demonstrate your potential during your internship and your application for our Graduate Programme will be fast-tracked.
📊 What You’ll Work On
As a Research, Development & Application Intern based in Barcelona, you’ll join one of our RD&A teams and gain practical, hands-on experience in our laboratories. Depending on the team you join, your responsibilities may vary, but you’ll support innovation and application projects that contribute to Kerry’s mission of delivering sustainable nutrition.
- Supporting the development of new products and the improvement of existing ones through bench-scale and pilot-scale trials.
- Applying scientific principles to help enhance product taste, nutrition and functionality.
- Documenting experimental outcomes to support scale-up and product transfer to manufacturing.
- Assisting with ingredient and formulation tracking to keep trials consistent and ready to progress.
- Maintaining retained samples and checking raw materials are within shelf-life.
- Keeping the RD&A lab and equipment organised, operational and ready for project work.
- Recording work and time activity using tools such as Salesforce RD&A Tracker.
- Taking part in team meetings, training and development activities that help build your technical expertise.