Are you driven by data and eager to discover how AI and data science can truly make an impact in practice? At Albert Heijn, the largest food retailer in the Netherlands, you will have the opportunity as a thesis intern within the Digital Data Science Analytics team to work on smart, data-driven solutions that elevate our digital customer journey and bring intelligent app features to the next level.

Whether it’s improving the customer journey, recommending the most relevant offers in My Bonus Box, or making the search functionality even smarter, you will help translate insights and models into concrete innovations. An internship for those who not only want to learn, but also want to contribute to the future of Albert Heijn.

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You will be joining the Data Science & Analytics team consisting of 150 data professionals working on advanced data solutions to understand customer behavior, increase customer relevance, and optimize internal processes. Together with colleagues from marketing, commerce, and technology, you'll translate data insights into tangible impact for millions of customers and our own employees.

In this role, you'll work closely with machine learning engineers, analysts, business stakeholders, and other data scientists to contribute to smart, data-driven solutions that create value for our customers and colleagues every day.

You will work 40 hours per week on your research, partly from our headquarters in Zaandam and partly from home. Together with your thesis supervisor, you'll choose a relevant and challenging topic to research and model.

We find it important that you can be yourself at Albert Heijn in an environment open to different perspectives, an environment where we're curious and value each other. For this role, we're ideally looking for someone who strengthens the diversity of our team, in the broadest sense of the word. Someone who brings a different perspective based on their own background and personal qualities, making them a valuable addition to our team.

What we offer.

• An interesting and varied internship at Albert Heijn's headquarters for 5/6 months.
• Research, understand, train and fine-tune the data science and genAI models for Albert Heijn, Gall & Gall, and Etos use cases.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop, implement, and evaluate products based on those data science and genAI models.
• Code, test and productionize these models based on build-measure-learn methodology.
• Present findings and progress to the team and stakeholders.
• An internship allowance (€500 per four weeks) plus travel expenses.
• Social drinks and networking events with other interns at our headquarters.
• An inclusive environment where you can continuously develop both personally and professionally.

What you bring.

• Currently pursuing a master’s degree in AI, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of AI, machine learning, and deep learning.
• Experience with generative AI models is a plus.
• Proficient in Python and familiar with AI/ML frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Together making better food accessible. For everyone.
Albert Heijn, with 125,000 colleagues across more than 1,250 stores in the Netherlands and Flanders, nine home shopping centers, seven distribution centers, and our head office, fills over seven million plates every evening. At Albert Heijn, we believe that food and drinks play a vital role in addressing major societal challenges. They make a significant contribution to a healthy lifestyle, connect people, and contribute to a better climate and, consequently, a sustainable society. Our mission is therefore: Together making better food accessible. For everyone. Albert Heijn Netherlands is B Corp certified. This certification underscores our mission to contribute to a healthy, social, and sustainable society. B Corp certification is awarded to companies that meet high standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and legal accountability.

Are you ready to make this mission a reality together?
Click the application button to apply. You can do so even if you don’t have every item on our shopping list. Would you prefer to learn more first? Feel free to contact us by emailing stage@aholddelhaize.com.