Trainee (Evolving Veterinary Division data analytics capabilities)

About the traineeship programme

The Agency is looking for motivated, qualified recent graduates or students on an Erasmus+ or other programme or PhD students or Master's students (who posses a previous degree), who are interested in gaining experience and contribute to the Agency’s work for every patient in Europe. The purpose of a traineeship at the Agency is to perform tasks that are predominantly in the interest of the trainee’s training and principally serve to increase the trainee’s knowledge and to gain relevant experience.

Placement description

We are looking for a trainee in the Veterinary Medicines Information Management Office.

Specific objectives and projects

• Requirements gathering: meet with Veterinary colleagues to understand how business problems can be solved with modern data analytics;
• Data engineering and preparation: perform data preparation (cleaning, organising, and structuring raw data) to ensure it is ready for analysis;
• Design and build: help create guided analytics dashboards and self-service models that provide clear insights into veterinary medicine trends;
• Data architecture: assist in rationalising and cleaning data tables to ensure existing data models are robust and accurate;
• Empower colleagues: support the rollout of self-service tools by creating user guides and helping to train colleagues on how to use data visualisation tools
• Innovation: identify opportunities to improve how we store and connect different sets of veterinary information.

Learning outcomes

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for consideration for this placement, you are required to:

1. enjoy full rights as a citizen of a European Union Member State or Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway;
2. possess a university degree in computer science, data science or data analytics (minimum of three years or more) that must have been obtained between 6 May 2025 and 6 May 2026 or be a university student on an Erasmus + or a similar programme or a PhD student or a Master's student with a previous fully finished degree in the areas mentioned before.
3. a thorough knowledge of English (at least level C1) and good knowledge of other official EU language (at least B2) of the Common European Framework for Languages

For criteria 1 and 2, you will be required to provide proof in the application form and at the interview stage. Failing to present these documents may result in the disqualification from the procedure.

Additional skills

Technical competencies:

• Familiarity with data modelling is preferred

• Familiarity with reporting tools (e.g., PowerBI) is preferred

• Familiarity with programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL) is a must
  
  

General competencies:

• Analytical mindset

• Able to translate technical details to non-technical audience

• Proactive

• Open-minded

• Curious

• Outcome-driven

Behavioural Competencies

You will demonstrate the following behavioural competencies:

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Working with others
• Adaptability
• Research and analytical skills
• Learning and development

Conditions of traineeship

The traineeship is offered for 10 months (1 October 2026 – 31 July 2027) and takes place at the Agency’s premises in Amsterdam with possibility for teleworking up to 40% of working time from The Netherlands and occasional teleworking from outside The Netherlands. Traineeships are offered for either full-time or part-time (80% or 50%) if combined with university studies.

The Agency pays a monthly stipend of €2,049.77 for a full-time traineeship (reduced accordingly for 80% or 50%) and a travel contribution upon joining the Agency.

Each trainee will have a mentor at the Agency who will guide the trainee through the programme.

The conditions of employment are stated in the Executive Decision on rules governing the traineeship programme at the EMA available here.

Expected selection timelines