Intern Advanced pattern recognition for shelf-life analysis data

Intern Advanced pattern recognition for shelf-life analysis data

Are you ready to drive product innovation in the food industry with data?

Join FrieslandCampina's R&D team for an impactful internship analyzing nutrient stability in specialized nutrition products. Your work will shape product design and safety by uncovering hidden patterns in our comprehensive shelf-life database, using advanced data science and machine learning techniques. This internship offers hands-on experience in statistical analysis, data modeling, and programming (Matlab, Python or R), plus the chance to directly contribute to faster, more cost-effective product development. If you're passionate about data and nutrition science, this role is your next step toward shaping the future of healthy products at FrieslandCampina.

The internship will last 6 months with a preferable starting date in March 2025.

Wat we vragen

To be successful in this position, you have/ are:

• You are proactive and responsible, always seeking new opportunities to improve and innovate within your role.
• Strong analytical mindset with a passion for understanding complex data and uncovering meaningful insights.
• Knowledge of basic statistical analysis (e.g., probability distributions, ANOVA, Student’s T-test) is required; familiarity with advanced methods (e.g., PCA, PLS, Random Forest) is a plus.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Data Science, Food Science, Nutrition, Statistics, or a related field, with programming experience in Matlab, Python or R.

Wat we bieden

We offer an interesting and challenging internship position, that can help you increase your:

• Experience with both fundamental and more advanced data analysis methods
• Ability to critically interpret data analysis results
• Ability to practically handle large datasets
• Programming experience (in Python or R)
• Skill in communicating research in both spoken and written word

You can count on sufficient professional supervision and a reasonable internship allowance.

If you have any questions regarding this internship position, please contact, Tim Offermans, tim.offermans@frieslandcampina.com

Vacaturetekst

Your main tasks will include performing data analyses using both classical statistics and machine learning techniques to detect patterns in nutrient degradation over time. With supervision and guidance, you'll apply tools in Python or R to uncover insights that can reduce the need for intensive shelf-life testing, helping us develop safer, high-quality products more efficiently.

This is a global-impact role: your findings will inform shelf-life strategies that benefit both FrieslandCampina’s products and consumers worldwide, contributing directly to our mission of delivering nutritious products. The knowledge you generate has real potential to make products healthier, reduce food waste, and accelerate innovation across the food industry.

Bij FrieslandCampina geloven we in een werkomgeving waar iedereen zich hun volledige en authentieke zelf kan voelen en in hun kracht wordt gezet om het beste uit zichzelf te halen. We omarmen elkaars verschillen en ontvangen graag je sollicitatie, ongeacht je geslacht, geloof, afkomst, seksuele voorkeur, leeftijd, beperking, of nationaliteit. Als wie wij zijn bij jou past, moedigen we je aan om te solliciteren, ook als je niet zeker weet of je aan alle eisen voldoet.

Ons team

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

You will work in the team of Specialized Nutrition, which consists of ca. 60 colleagues working on infant food. You will report on a regular basis to a data scientist, who will help with setting the scope of your internship. The location is Wageningen Innovation Centre and your home office.