Scientific & Medical Intelligence Intern

Danone; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 6,200 - 8,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

650€ gross monthly internship stipend

Public transport travel card

Hybrid work model

Career workshops

International environment

Job summary

Danone NL invites you to join our Scientific & Medical Intelligence internship in Utrecht, supporting decision-making on nutrition insights for brands like Hipro, Nutricia, and Alpro. You’ll work with science signals, market cues, and business needs to craft concise briefs.

The role suits a Master's student in Nutrition or Life Sciences, with strong English, data skills, and stakeholder communication. Hybrid work from Utrecht with 2–3 days on site.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as Bachelor's or Master's student for the entire duration of the internship.
• Resident of the Netherlands with a valid BSN number; non-EU citizens must have a valid Dutch residency permit.
• For non-EU citizens, your university must sign a three-party agreement with Danone.
• Available to start February/March 2027 for a minimum of 6 months, 4-5 days per week.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Able to work from our Utrecht office at least 2-3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Scan & distill Science Monitor publications and clinical trials into topline messages.
• Track competitors and claims; support market and scientific queries on nutrition topics.
• KOL discovery and mapping using literature signals.
• Q&A desk triage; escalate complex items with context and references.
• Deliver newsletters, briefs, and thematic reports; answer ad-hoc scientific and market questions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Stakeholder communication

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's or Master's student

Job description

About The Job

Join our dynamic Scientific & Medical Intelligence team and help turn scientific signals, competitor moves, and market cues into actionable insights for our global research center. You’ll work at the intersection of science, data, and business, supporting decision-making in the fast-evolving food and specialized nutrition and dairy sector.

Your Responsibilities

• Scan & Distill Science Monitor publications and clinical trials, extract topline messages, and build concise “so-what” summaries for internal stakeholders.
• Competitor & Claims Tracking: Maintain our monthly deliverables; support market and scientific queries on topics like nutritional content, positionings, sustainability, product claims, and clinical trials, among others.
• KOL Discovery & Mapping: Build and maintain targeted lists of key opinion leaders (KOLs) using structured criteria and literature signals.
• Q&A Desk Triage: Field quick-turn questions (e.g., evidence clarifications, basic market scans), escalating complex items with clear context and references.
• Deliverables: Prepare newsletters, competitor and scientific intelligence briefs, and specialized thematic reports; address ad-hoc scientific, medical, and competitor questions.

About You

You are a Master's student in Nutrition, Dietetics, Life Sciences, Biomedical, Public Health, or similar. You are open and find it easy to communicate with multiple stakeholders and are comfortable navigating databases, large datasets, and visualizing insights for business insights. You have strong analytical and writing skills; able to turn signals into actionable insights. Nice to have: familiarity with Specialized Nutrition categories (infant formulas and/or adult and pediatric clinical nutrition).

Key requirements

• Enrolled as a Bachelor's or Master's student for the entire duration of the internship.
• Resident of the Netherlands with a valid BSN number. Non-EU citizens must have a valid Dutch residency permit.
• For non-EU citizens, your university must sign a three-party agreement with Danone.
• Available to start in February/March 2027 for a minimum of 6 months, 4-5 days per week.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Able to work from our Utrecht office at least 2-3 days per week.

About Us

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. Working together to make sure that our brands, like Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world. Being B Corp means to be part of a select movement of companies verified to be meeting the highest standards of social and environmental criteria and using business as a force for good. One Planet. One Health.

We offer

• A competitive gross internship allowance of 650 euros per month (based on a full-time internship);
• Home working allowance of 2.45 euros per day;
• A public transport travel card covering all office-related travel;
• Career advice opportunities such as workshops, seminars, networking events;
• International environment with 140 different nationalities in Danone NL;
• Active Internship community with 100+ interns across the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. You can work from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk or you can work from home.

We put people at the center of everything we do. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and ideas to the table – the impact you could make might surprise you. We are committed to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA.

Need more information? Please contact Eugenia Bouzas, Campus Talent Manager, via [e-mail]

* all applications will be considered for a vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, or any other protected status.