Agentic AI Intern

About the role

Nestlé Research is looking for an Agentic AI intern in Lausanne, Switzerland, for a 6-month internship starting in February or March 2027. You will explore how agentic AI and large language models can help build the next generation of digital early warning systems, investigating how autonomous AI agents can find and analyse emerging signals in large amounts of unstructured external information such as scientific literature, regulatory publications, news, patents and digital media.

Key responsibilities

• Review state-of-the-art research in agentic AI, autonomous reasoning and knowledge discovery, and benchmark new approaches against existing information extraction and signal detection capabilities.
• Design and develop proof-of-concept autonomous AI agents and workflows for signal detection, relationship discovery and evidence gathering.
• Explore how agentic AI can identify relevant entities, associations and emerging signals from large-scale unstructured external information.
• Define and apply validation strategies to assess the relevance and reliability of outcomes produced by autonomous agents.
• Work with domain experts to define early warning use cases, investigate emerging signals and turn requirements into proof-of-concept solutions.

Required profile

• Student or recent graduate with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence or a related field.
• Strong interest in applying AI to scientific and early warning challenges; a basic understanding of food safety or chemistry is an advantage.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of generative AI and agentic AI, combined with solid Python programming and data-processing skills.
• Experience in Unix environments is an advantage; exposure to knowledge graphs, ontology engineering or linked data is also beneficial.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and collaboration skills.

What we offer

• Learning and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Healthcare contribution and access to the Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discounts on a range of products and services.