Internship – Supply Chain AI, Data & Process Improvement (24 Weeks)
Location: Leiden
Flexible / Hybrid
Duration
24-week internship (full-time)
About the Role
Are you passionate about AI, data analytics, process improvement, and digital transformation? Do you enjoy turning complex data into actionable insights and finding smarter ways of working?
We are looking for an ambitious Intern – Supply Chain AI, Data & Process Improvement to support our Global Commercial Supply Chain (GCSC) team. In this role, you will help accelerate practical AI adoption, improve data quality and reporting processes, and create lasting tools and documentation that enable more efficient collaboration across the organization.
This is not a traditional administrative internship. You will act as a junior analyst, working on real business challenges with visible impact across supply chain operations. Within the broader GCSC department, you will work with and report to the Systems team.
What You Will Be Working On
- AI & ChatGPT Enablement
- Identify and collect AI use cases across the GCSC organization.
- Develop practical standards for safe and effective ChatGPT usage.
- Create a reusable prompt library and onboarding materials.
- Support the development of AI agents and project-based workflows for operational teams.
- Help drive AI adoption and digital productivity improvements.
Data Analysis & Reporting
- Convert PDF-based operational data into structured Excel datasets.
- Clean, standardize, and validate supply chain datasets.
- Create pivot tables and reporting packs.
- Support KPI development through data preparation and documentation.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting and dashboard capabilities.
- Process Automation & Continuous Improvement
- Map repetitive manual tasks and existing manual trackers.
- Assess automation opportunities based on impact and effort.
- Develop business cases for process improvements and automation initiatives.
- Recommend practical solutions to increase team efficiency.
Process Documentation & Knowledge Management
- Interview team members and stakeholders.
- Document current ways of working, collaboration flows, and ownership structures.
- Update customer, vendor, contact, and meeting matrices.
- Create clear process maps and onboarding documentation.
Meeting & Collaboration Excellence
- Improve meeting structures, templates, and action-tracking processes.
- Develop AI-supported agenda and minutes templates.
- Help standardize collaboration practices across the team.
Your profile:
Education:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
- Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Data Science, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, Information Management or a related field
Skills & Experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Interest in Artificial Intelligence and digital transformation.
- Experience with Excel (pivot tables, data analysis, data preparation).
- Comfortable working with large datasets.
- Strong communication and interviewing skills.
- Ability to document processes clearly and accurately.
- Curious, proactive, and eager to learn.
Nice to Have
- Experience with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or other AI tools.
- Basic knowledge of Power BI.
- Understanding of supply chain processes.
- Experience with process mapping or continuous improvement methodologies.
What You Will Gain
- Hands-on experience driving AI adoption in a global supply chain environment.
- Exposure to real-world supply chain data, reporting, and operational processes.
- Opportunity to work directly with business stakeholders and process owners.
- Experience in digital transformation, automation, and continuous improvement.
- A portfolio of deliverables with measurable business impact.
- A chance to leave a lasting footprint through tools and standards that continue to be used after your internship.
Who we are
We’re built on a simple belief: people living with rare diseases deserve more.
Pharming is a global biotechnology company taking on some of the toughest rare disease challenges. We develop and commercialize innovative therapies for rare and ultra-rare immunological and genetic diseases with significant unmet need, where our scientific and commercial expertise, long-term commitment, and real partnership can help advance care.
We put patients at the heart of our work. Their insights, along with those of caregivers, clinicians, scientists, and partners, shape our strategy, guide our decisions, and help turn science into meaningful progress. We keep it simple, act with urgency, and get it done — expanding access to approved therapies, advancing high-value pipeline programs, and building a leading global rare disease company.
Our vision is simple: a world where people living with rare diseases don’t wait for progress or care. Together with the communities who inspire us, we’re opening new possibilities — proving that breakthroughs aren’t just discovered. They’re created together.
Ready to make a difference? Join us.
What it’s like to work here
At Pharming, every role helps move rare disease therapies closer to the people who need them. We make it happen together, across teams, disciplines, and borders, because breakthroughs don’t happen in silos. Rare diseases are complex, and meaningful progress takes people who ask better questions, challenge each other, and turn insight into action. Here, you won’t work on the sidelines. Pharming is a place for builders, problem-solvers, and bold thinkers who move with urgency, take ownership, and stay focused on what matters most: improving the lives of people living with rare diseases. Advancing rare disease care isn’t the work of one team or one leader. It’s all of us, building what’s next together.
