Internship: Innovation Partnership Lead (non-thesis)

Join Philips’ global Innovation Partnerships team and contribute to strengthening collaborations with leading clinical and research institutions. In this non-thesis internship as an Innovation Partnership Lead, you will support partnership activities with UMC Utrecht and help drive clinical and R&D innovation projects. The team manages 18 Innovation Partnership sites worldwide and works closely with customers through engagement workshops and stakeholder meetings. As part of a global team of 16 professionals, you will gain exposure to strategic relationship management, innovation roadmapping, and healthcare technology implementation.

Your role:

• Support clinical and R&D innovation projects across partnership sites
• Assist in managing customer relationships, including stakeholder coordination and follow-ups
• Contribute to customer engagement workshops and facilitate stakeholder meetings
• Support partnership activities specifically for the UMC Utrecht site
• Prepare materials, reports, and documentation related to innovation projects
• Collaborate with a global team working across 18 innovation partnership sites

You're the right fit if:

• You are a Bachelor or Master student in a clinical field, business, or technology
• You are available for a non-thesis internship
• You are comfortable working with digital tools and software
• You are collaborative, proactive, structured, and confident in managing multiple stakeholders
• You have excellent communication skills and can work effectively in an international environment
• You are interested in innovation ecosystems, clinical partnerships, and healthcare technology

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

About Philips

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