QFS Intern – Food Safety Risk Assessor

Location and Format

Location:

Wageningen, Netherlands. Hybrid: 5 days per week in office.

Start date:

September 2026. Duration: 6 months.

We are looking for a motivated, analytical, and detail-oriented QFS Intern to join our Food Safety team and contribute to contaminant risk assessment projects that support product safety across our global portfolio.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of food safety, toxicology, regulatory science, and risk management. You will support the evaluation of regulated and emerging contaminants, helping translate complex scientific information into practical risk assessment outputs that support business and product safety decisions.

You will independently lead a contaminant risk assessment project focused on substances such as pesticides, heavy metals, and other emerging contaminants. Your work will involve reviewing scientific literature, evaluation reports from authorities such as WHO, EFSA, and FDA, and compiling toxicological thresholds, exposure reference values, and risk characterization approaches into a structured framework.

A key part of the internship will be supporting the development and validation of a contaminant risk assessment tool that can be used to improve the consistency, efficiency, and scalability of contaminant assessments across the organization. Through case studies you will help strengthen food safety risk management processes and contribute to ongoing category and risk perception activities.

You will work closely with the Food Safety team while also collaborating with colleagues in Quality and Regulatory Affairs. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to industry food safety risk assessment while working on projects with direct impact on product safety, risk management, and business decision-making within an international FMCG environment.

You will also take part in the intern challenge, collaborating with other interns on a shared project during your internship.

Join us in shaping the future of food safety and risk assessment!

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Food Safety, Food Technology, Toxicology, Chemistry, Food Science, or a related field at a Dutch or European university.
• Enrolled as a student for the full duration of the internship.
• Strong interest in toxicology, contaminants, food safety, and risk assessment.
• Comfortable conducting scientific literature reviews and synthesizing large amounts of information into clear and structured conclusions.
• Strong analytical skills, a critical mindset, and enjoyment of solving complex scientific problems.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage own project and priorities independently.
• Proactive and comfortable building own network and reaching out to different stakeholders when needed.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Experience with Power BI is considered a plus.
• Great written and verbal communication skills and ability to translate scientific findings into practical recommendations.

Final date to receive applications: 12 June.