Product Development & R&D Intern

We're Hiring | Product Development & R&D Intern
Company: Orizin
Location: Patna, Bihar
Work Mode: On-site
Duration: 3-month paid internship, followed by a performance-based full-time opportunity
Experience: Prior experience in food product development, R&D, formulation, or quality assurance preferred
About Orizin
Orizin is a modern food company focused on making everyday food more convenient, nutritious, tasty, and transparent. We believe better food should be built on thoughtful formulation, quality ingredients, meaningful nutrition, and honest communication.
We are currently developing our first product, a high-protein instant oat breakfast, and building the foundation for a broader everyday food brand.
We're looking for someone who understands food product development and wants to work hands-on with the founding team to take products from concept and formulation through testing, refinement, and commercial readiness.
About the Role
As a Product Development & R&D Intern, you will work closely with the founders and product development experts on formulation, ingredient evaluation, prototype development, product testing, quality, and manufacturing readiness.
This is a hands-on role for someone who can combine technical knowledge with practical problem-solving, pay attention to detail, and take ownership of product development activities.
The first three months will serve as a paid evaluation period. Based on performance, technical capability, ownership, and mutual fit, you may be offered a full-time Product Development role with Orizin.
What You'll Work On
Product formulation: Support the development, testing, and refinement of food product formulations.
R&D and prototyping: Assist with ingredient trials, prototype preparation, formulation comparisons, and product improvement.
Ingredient research: Evaluate ingredients based on functionality, nutritional contribution, taste, texture, solubility, availability, and cost.
Sensory evaluation: Help assess taste, aroma, mouthfeel, texture, preparation experience, and overall product acceptability.
Quality assurance: Support quality checks, testing documentation, ingredient specifications, and product consistency.
Stability and shelf-life studies: Assist with appropriate testing plans and documentation in coordination with qualified laboratories and technical experts.
Manufacturer coordination: Work with contract manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and testing laboratories on technical requirements and product trials.
Documentation: Maintain formulation records, trial observations, test results, specifications, and development reports.
Food safety and regulatory support: Assist in compiling relevant product information, ingredient documentation, and labelling inputs under expert guidance.
Commercial feasibility: Help assess ingredient costs, formulation feasibility, manufacturing requirements, and scalability.
Who We're Looking For
Candidates with prior experience, internships, projects, or practical exposure in food product development, food R&D, formulation, food technology, or quality assurance.
A degree or relevant background in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, Dairy Technology, Nutrition, or a related discipline.
Understanding of food ingredients, formulation principles, food processing, and quality parameters.
Experience or familiarity with powders, instant mixes, breakfast products, protein-enriched foods, beverages, or similar categories is an advantage.
Strong analytical, research, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
A detail-oriented approach and willingness to test assumptions rather than rely only on theory.
Comfortable working directly with founders, suppliers, manufacturers, and technical experts.
Willingness to relocate to Patna, Bihar, and work on-site.
A proactive attitude, learning mindset, and ability to take ownership of assigned responsibilities.
What You'll Get
A paid, hands-on internship with a defined three-month evaluation period.
Direct exposure to the founders and product development experts.
Practical experience taking a food product from an early concept towards commercial readiness.
Opportunities to work on formulation, ingredient selection, quality, testing, and manufacturing.
Meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to contribute to real product decisions.
Consideration for a full-time Product Development role after the evaluation period, based on performance and mutual fit.
Evaluation and Career Path
First 3 months: Paid internship focused on technical contribution, learning, product development activities, documentation, problem-solving, and ownership.
After 3 months: Candidates who demonstrate the required technical capability, performance, accountability, and role fit may be considered for a full-time Product Development position. Full-time compensation and employment terms will be discussed separately.
How to Apply
Send your CV or resume to hi@myorizin.com with the subject line:
Product Development & R&D Intern | [Your Name]
Please include a brief description of any relevant product development, formulation, R&D, quality, laboratory, or manufacturing experience.
If you've worked on a food product or formulation project, mention your specific contribution and the outcome.
We're looking for someone who wants to do more than study product development. We want someone who is ready to help build, test, improve, and develop real food products with us.

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