Scientific & Medical Intelligence Intern

Research & Innovation

Join our dynamic Scientific & Medical Intelligence team as a Scientific & Medical Intelligence Intern and help turn scientific signals, competitor moves, and market cues into actionable insights for our global research center.

• Netherlands
• Utrecht
• Hybrid
• Temporary Full-Time

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. Apply now and become our new Scientific & Medical Intelligence Intern starting February/March 2027!

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 Danone

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.

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.