What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research, Development & Application position at Kestrel Yard?
Through the 11-week summer internship program, you will have the opportunity to work and learn in real, impactful roles. The program dates are June 1, 2026, to August 14, 2026.
As an intern, you’ll have opportunity to explore:
- Sales: This role is critical to supporting account managers by assisting with customer interactions and driving client engagement strategies. Responsibilities will include managing inbound lead generation, coordinating internal projects, and ensuring alignment between customers and the internal teams.
- Marketing: This role will coordinate with Marketing leadership to gather and synthesize consumer, market, customer and competitor insights to support and activate category strategies in the region. Job responsibilities will be varied and give exposure to strategic planning, marketing communications, category insights, and channel activation.
- Finance & Accounting: In this role, you will collaborate with various functions to ensure robust and effective financial controls while providing key financial insights that contribute to business performance and goal achievement. As part of an interconnected, you’ll be responsible for supporting decision-making and fostering an engaging and motivating environment that places finance at the core of the business.
- RD&A: This role will participate in proactive innovation projects and support scientists with completion of the projects. You’ll apply scientific principles for research and improvement of existing products across the Beverage, Meals, Snack, Bakery, Meat or Dairy markets including Plant Based Foods. This will be achieved by working in a lab and understanding the customers’ needs.
Qualification:
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree from a four-year accredited college or university in a related field with an anticipated graduation date between December 2026 - May 2027.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Field of study: Business, Accounting, Finance, Financial, Marketing, Economics, Advertising, Communication, Sales, Actuarial, Management Information Systems, Risk Management, Accountancy, Industrial Engineering, Management, Media Studies, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics, Public Relations, Management Consulting, Mathematical Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics, and/ or Quantitative Science.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to communicate effectively to all levels of an organization.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and maintain relationships and communicate professionally to all levels of an organization.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Legal Authorization to work in the United States – Sponsorship will not be provided for this role now or in the future.
- A curious mindset.
Compensation:
The compensation for this role is market competitive.
About us:
We are an HR consultancy firm, and we help candidates match with the potential roles by using an Artificial Intelligence System which is free of cost. Our approach to matchmaking utilizes several different formats throughout the course of the recruiting process. In addition to speaking with our recruiters and client-serving professionals, we also leverage the use of the Artificial Intelligence System to help you understand your strengths and strategize your career ahead. We can let you know better once you submit your resume.