Manufacturing Intern - Clean-Trace Launch Performance Characterization and Technical Support

Come Be Part Of A Mission that Matters!

From inside the farm gate to our dinner plates, Neogen protects the world’s food supply. Through a variety of animal healthcare products, to food safety solutions for dangerous bacteria, allergens, toxins, drug residues and much more, Neogen is there — and you can be too.

Manufacturing Intern – Product Performance & Launch Support

Location: Lansing, MI

Type: Onsite

This is more than just an internship. It’s an opportunity to turn scientific curiosity into real-world innovation and make a meaningful impact.

At Neogen, we believe in developing the next generation of innovative thinkers, problem-solvers, and industry leaders. Our internship program offers meaningful, hands-on experience where you'll have the opportunity to apply your classroom knowledge, collaborate with experienced professionals, and contribute to projects that support our global operations.

The Opportunity

As a Manufacturing Intern – Product Performance & Launch Support, you'll gain valuable, real-world experience in manufacturing operations, scientific analysis, product performance evaluation, and cross-functional collaboration while supporting the launch of Neogen's Clean-Trace product.

This is an exciting opportunity to see how science, data, and manufacturing come together to bring innovative products to market. Working alongside experienced Manufacturing professionals and cross-functional teams, you'll play an active role in evaluating product performance, analyzing data, investigating variability, and developing insights that support a successful product launch.

From designing structured performance evaluations and conducting data analysis to troubleshooting technical challenges and communicating findings, your contributions will help strengthen product understanding, improve operational decision-making, and support launch readiness.

Throughout your internship, you'll receive hands-on mentorship and guidance while developing the technical, analytical, and professional skills needed to succeed in manufacturing, laboratory science, quality, or product development.

What You'll Do

• Support an Exciting Product Launch: Collaborate with Manufacturing and cross-functional teams to support Neogen's Clean-Trace launch, gaining firsthand experience in the technical and operational activities involved in bringing a product to market.
• Turn Project Goals into Action: Partner with your mentor and key stakeholders to review launch requirements, existing performance data, approved testing methods, and applicable safety and quality standards to develop a structured project plan.
• Explore Product Performance: Help develop and execute an approved performance-characterization plan, evaluating key factors such as product consistency, variability, measurement methods, and performance trends.
• Collect and Analyze Meaningful Data: Gather, organize, validate, and interpret experimental and manufacturing data to identify patterns, trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Apply Scientific Problem-Solving: Support structured troubleshooting activities by investigating performance questions, documenting hypotheses, evaluating potential causes, and identifying recommended follow-up actions.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with professionals in Manufacturing and other technical functions to coordinate testing, observations, and project activities while minimizing disruption to ongoing operations.
• Support Quality and Safety Excellence: Follow established safety procedures, approved testing methods, documentation practices, and quality expectations while promptly communicating potential concerns to appropriate team members.
• Translate Findings into Solutions: Develop clear technical summaries, troubleshooting resources, and practical recommendations that help launch teams understand performance results and address emerging challenges.
• Communicate Progress and Results: Share project updates, present findings, and document key conclusions and recommendations for Manufacturing leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

What You'll Gain

At Neogen, we believe the best learning happens through experience. Throughout your internship, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Gain hands-on experience supporting a real-world product launch within an active manufacturing environment.
• Learn how scientific testing, product characterization, and manufacturing performance evaluations contribute to product readiness and quality.
• Develop practical experience planning and executing structured experiments and performance assessments.
• Strengthen your ability to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret technical and scientific data.
• Apply statistical thinking and data visualization techniques to identify trends, variability, and potential performance concerns.
• Explore structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis approaches used to investigate technical challenges.
• Gain exposure to manufacturing quality systems, safety requirements, change control, and disciplined technical documentation.
• Understand how Manufacturing and other technical teams collaborate to support product launches and operational improvements.
• Build confidence in presenting technical findings, communicating recommendations, and translating complex data into actionable insights.
• Work alongside experienced professionals who can provide mentorship, coaching, and insight into potential career paths in manufacturing, quality, and applied science.

Your Final Project: At the conclusion of your internship, you'll have the opportunity to present your accomplishments to Manufacturing leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, highlighting your performance-characterization work, key findings, technical recommendations, and contributions to the Clean-Trace launch.

What We're Looking For

Education

Currently pursuing a degree in one of the following fields or a related scientific discipline:

• Biology
• Microbiology
• Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Food Science
• Natural Sciences
• A comparable technical or scientific field

Relevant coursework in Statistics, Experimental Design, Laboratory Methods, Microbiology, Chemistry, Data Analysis, or Quality Systems is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data organization, calculations, and basic data visualization.
• Foundational understanding of scientific methods, experimental design, or laboratory testing principles.
• Ability to organize, evaluate, and interpret data with a strong focus on accuracy and consistency.
• Familiarity with basic statistical concepts and the ability to identify trends or variability in data.
• Interest in product testing, performance characterization, manufacturing processes, or quality improvement.
• Exposure to statistical software, laboratory measurement techniques, or technical documentation is a plus.
• Willingness to learn new testing procedures, analytical methods, and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to follow established laboratory and manufacturing safety and quality procedures.

Skills That Will Help You Succeed

• A curious, analytical mindset and enthusiasm for understanding how products perform and processes operate.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, reliable results.
• Natural problem-solving abilities and a willingness to investigate challenges.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with a desire to take ownership of meaningful work.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage project milestones and multiple priorities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence collaborating with technical professionals and cross-functional teams.
• Adaptability and the ability to work safely and effectively in laboratory and manufacturing environments.
• Openness to coaching, feedback, and continuous learning.
• A commitment to quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What Success Looks Like

By the end of your internship, you'll have contributed to improving Neogen's understanding of Clean-Trace product performance while developing valuable technical and professional skills that will support your future career in manufacturing, science, quality, or product development.

Success will be demonstrated through:

• A Well-Structured Project Plan: Completion of an approved project charter, timeline, and performance-characterization plan aligned with established launch objectives and milestones.
• Reliable, Traceable Data: Development of an organized, quality-checked data set with documented methods, definitions, calculations, and visual summaries that support accurate and reproducible analysis.
• Meaningful Performance Insights: Identification and evaluation of key product performance trends, variability, anomalies, and potential risks.
• Actionable Technical Recommendations: Development of prioritized findings and recommendations that support product launch decisions, troubleshooting activities, and future performance monitoring.
• Comprehensive Project Documentation: Completion of interim and final reports summarizing methods, results, limitations, conclusions, and recommended next steps.
• A Valuable Technical Handoff: Creation of organized troubleshooting guidance, issue logs, open action items, and reference materials that the launch team can continue using after the internship.
• Professional Growth: Demonstrated development in scientific analysis, structured problem-solving, technical communication, project ownership, and cross-functional collaboration.

Throughout the internship, progress will be supported through regular mentor check-ins, ongoing coaching, and established project milestones.

Your Final Presentation

At the conclusion of your internship, you'll showcase your work and the impact of your contributions through a presentation to Neogen's Manufacturing leadership and relevant cross-functional stakeholders.

Your presentation will highlight:

• Project Overview: A review of the Clean-Trace launch objectives, initial performance questions, project scope, and goals established at the beginning of the internship.
• Scientific Approach: An overview of the characterization plan, testing methods, data collection activities, and analytical techniques used throughout the project.
• Key Findings and Results: Visual summaries of product performance, variability, trends, and anomalies identified through testing and analysis.
• Business and Technical Impact: An explanation of how the findings support launch readiness, informed decision-making, troubleshooting, and future performance monitoring.
• Risks and Opportunities: A summary of identified technical risks, project limitations, unresolved questions, and opportunities for continued evaluation or improvement.
• Future Recommendations and Handoff: Prioritized next steps, technical-support resources, and recommendations to help the Manufacturing and launch teams sustain project progress.

You'll also have the opportunity to answer questions, discuss lessons learned, and demonstrate the technical and professional skills developed throughout your internship.

Why Neogen?

At Neogen, our work is driven by a shared purpose: advancing human and animal well-being through science and technology to help protect the global food supply.

Behind that mission is a commitment to scientific innovation, product quality, and manufacturing excellence. Our teams work together to develop and deliver solutions that help customers protect what matters most.

As a Manufacturing Intern, you won't just observe from the sidelines. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to an important product launch, work with real scientific and manufacturing data, and help solve meaningful technical challenges that support our business and customers.

Your work will help strengthen visibility into product performance, support evidence-based decisions, and develop resources that can continue providing value long after your internship is complete.

Whether your interests lie in laboratory science, manufacturing operations, quality, or product development, this experience will give you the opportunity to explore how your skills can make a difference in a real-world environment.

Bring your curiosity, your scientific mindset, and your passion for solving problems. We'll provide the opportunity to turn those strengths into real-world experience.

Ready to build your future with Neogen? Apply today!

Equal Employment Opportunity

Neogen is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where individuals are valued and respected. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment requirements, which may include a background check, drug screening, and verification of employment eligibility in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.