Lab IT Intern

Looking for a role that challenges you while making an impact on products people use every day?

Job Description

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Health & Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer and industrial markets.​

The role is based in Shanghai, Hongqiao, On-site. Be part of a proactive, passionate, solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Collaborate with supervisors to scope requirements and design Microsoft SharePoint tools and image processing utilities that streamline internal workflows.
• Build and configure SharePoint solutions (lists/libraries, forms, workflows/Power Automate, permissions) to digitize approvals, task tracking, and document management.
• Develop image processing tools (e.g., batch conversion, resizing, quality checks, metadata tagging) to accelerate content preparation and reduce manual effort.
• Integrate systems and data by connecting SharePoint with internal applications (e.g., Power Apps, Excel/CSV imports, APIs) to enable end‑to‑end process automation.
• Create user-friendly interfaces and dashboards for supervisors and cross-functional teams, emphasizing usability, role-based access, and clear decision insights.
• Establish data governance for SharePoint content and images, including naming conventions, version control, retention policies, and audit/compliance requirements.
• Document, train, and support users by producing SOPs/user guides, delivering trainings, and providing ongoing troubleshooting and enhancement requests.
• Monitor performance and security, track usage metrics, optimize workflows, and implement best practices for reliability, privacy, and access control.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• The ideal candidate is a bachelor or master student in IT related major,
• The candidates should be able to work at IFF for 6-9 months.
• Internship data must be reported and documented within IFF. If data needs to be presented at university, it should be in a small committee under non-disclosure agreement - only supervisors from IFF and university.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Have working experience in ImageJ would be an advantage.
• Good oral English skills.

Why Choose Us?

• Comprehensive Training System &Plan.
• Good working environment.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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