Vegetable Pathology Data Intern

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Bayer Vegetable Seeds is specialized in breeding, production and sales of vegetable seeds. Employment at this Bayer division means working for a fast-paced and ambitious company. We encourage individuals to excel in creativity and to show strong decision-making skills, team player mentality and entrepreneurial spirit. Within this fast-moving environment, the Bayer Crop Science R&D team is looking for a BSc or MSc student (M/F) to perform a computer/data science internship in Vegetable Pathology for a duration of 6 to 9 months located in Wageningen or Bergschenhoek.

The project you will be working on is aimed to help Advancing Disease/Pest Protection in Vegetable Crops.

We offer an incredible opportunity to gain broad experience within a market-leading, innovative, multinational company exists. This is a chance to work in a multicultural environment within a highly motivated and professional team; the prospect of career advancement; a chance to build the future that you have always imagined.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

You will contribute to advancing our understanding and management of the disease/pest trait portfolio in vegetable crops. You will carry out data-driven research aimed at consolidating, analysing, and visualizing key insights to support efficient portfolio assessment and decision-making.

Activities can include, but are not limited to:

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Consult with pathology and data experts to identify critical variables, parameters, and decision points for strategic analysis.
• Data consolidation: Gather and organize existing internal and external datasets and make these suitable for downstream analysis.
• Data analysis: Perform statistical or computational analysis to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities within the disease/pest trait portfolio.
• Model Development: Develop models that evaluate the relevance and can help to predict potential risks or future needs.
• Visualization Design: Build and test dynamic visualization templates to communicate key insights to stakeholders.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a graduate student pursuing an MSc degree in Biology with a strong interest in data analytics or a data scientist with a passion for agriculture. You are available for a 6-to-9-month internship and are available from early 2026 onwards.

You have a keen interest in applying data handling and processing techniques and are eager to gain hands-on experience with corporate software solutions. Your drive to learn and apply data-driven approaches in agricultural research will make you an invaluable contributor to our team.

Your qualifications include:

• Knowledge and experience with data handling and processing. Knowledge about phytopathology is a pre.
• A desire to attain applied research experience in vegetable pathology and trait analysis.
• Strong communication skills, with fluency in English (both written and spoken).
• Critical skills: self-motivated, creative, independent, a strong networker, agile and result oriented.

WHAT BAYER OFFERS YOU

• A challenging internship in a dynamic, international and multicultural company.
• The opportunity to develop yourself and gain useful experience.
• You will be part of an ambitious team.
• Good and committed supervision.
• A competitive internship fee of €500 for an HBO internship or €600 for a WO internship.

INTERESTED IN THIS VACANCY?

Are you looking for a new challenge? Apply online by sending us your resume and cover letter (in 1 document). Do you have a question, or do you want to learn more about the internship? Please contact Klazien Flapper via klazien.flapper.ext@bayer.com.