At the European Medicines Agency (EMA), we believe that great young minds add important value to our work. In return, you learn new skills and get a valuable work experience.

We run a yearly traineeship programme covering the areas of medicine regulation, life sciences, healthcare, chemistry, information technology, pharmaceutical law, human resources, finance, communications, public relations and library and information science.

EMA traineeships are open for applications now!

Apply here: https://careers.ema.europa.eu/search

What do we offer?

• A ten-month traineeship at the Agency’s premises in Amsterdam (1 October - 31 July)
• A full-time traineeship (40 hours a week) or a part-time traineeship (80% or 50% combined with Erasmus+ or similar programme or a PhD)
• A monthly stipend of €1,360 for a full-time traineeship (reduced accordingly for 80% or 50%) and a travel contribution upon joining and leaving the Agency
• A mentor responsible for establishing individual learning goals, supervising the trainee and monitoring their progress on a regular basis
• Guidance on career and development
• A development programme including learning about the Agency’s mission and activities, attending regular workshops, participating in meetings and access to Agency-wide competency development opportunities

What can you expect?

• An interest in your background and ideas
• Support and guidance from your mentor throughout the programme
• The possibility to contribute to the Agency’s mission
• Helping you to grow professionally
• Creating learning opportunities for you
• Mentorship from world-class specialists

30 different placement are available:

• Trainee (Paediatric Medicines)
• Trainee (Translational Sciences 3R)
• Trainee (Translational Sciences (Greener Drugs)
• Trainee (Oncology and haematology )
• Trainee (Regulatory Affairs)
• Trainee (Inspections)
• Trainee (Pharmaceutical Quality )
• Trainee (Evaluation and Innovation Support)
• Trainee (Vet Biologicals and Emerging Therapies)
• Trainee (Veterinary Pharmaceuticals
• Trainee (Clinical Trials and Manufacturing)
• Trainee (SME Office)
• Trainee (Research and Innovation)
• Trainee (Data Methodology)
• Trainee (Data Analytics )
• Trainee (Online & Corporate design)
• Trainee (Vaccines Outreach Strategy)
• Trainee (Public and Stakeholders Engagement)
• Trainee (International Affairs)
• Trainee (Legal Office)
• Trainee (Office of Deputy Executive Director)
• Trainee (Enterprise Data Management)
• Trainee (CIO Office)
• Trainee (HR Digitalization)
• Trainee (Talent Acquisition)
• Trainee (Digital Business Transformation)
• Trainee (Procedures)
• Trainee (V-Division Support & Surveillance and Regulatory Support)
• Trainee (Digital Business Transformation & Data Analytics and Methods Task Forces)
• Trainee (Finance and Procurement)

Interested? Apply now: https://careers.ema.europa.eu/search/