VTT Summer of Changemakers: Market Analyst Trainee, Business Intelligence

at  VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT BUSINESS AND PEOPLE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS AND USE THEM TO TACKLE THE GREATEST CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME? VTT MIGHT BE JUST THE PLACE FOR YOU – APPLY NOW FOR VTT SUMMER OF CHANGEMAKERS 2025 TRAINEESHIPS!

VTT is one of the leading applied research organisations in Europe. What unites us are curiosity, a passion for learning, and a purpose: to solve the biggest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and well-being. Our cross-disciplinary community of over 2300 brilliant minds from over 55 different nationalities is focused on creating impact through science-based innovation. Now, we are looking for passionate changemakers – you – to join us as summer trainees.

OUR LAST SUMMER’S TRAINEES RATED THEIR SUMMER JOB EXPERIENCE AT VTT 4.6/5 IN OIKOTIE’S RESPONSIBLE SUMMER JOB SURVEY. BELOW ARE SOME EXCERPTS FROM THEIR FEEDBACK WHEN ASKED WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF THEIR SUMMER JOB:

“Great team, interesting tasks, enough responsibility, and opportunities to make an impact.”
“I got to know a lot of professionals from different fields with this summer job. So, networking is the best part.”
“Interesting projects, nice and helpful colleagues, work-life balance, and equal treatment with permanent colleagues.”

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

• Relevant master’s level studies (e.g. futures studies, business, economics, marketing, engineering)
• Some work experience related to data, analytics or market research (for example, internships or summer jobs)
• Good PowerPoint and Excel skills and experience with processing large amounts of data and combining different databases
• Fluent spoken and written English, Finnish is an advantage

As a person, we hope that you are:

• Mindset: Open-minded, innovative, solutions-oriented, result-driven, business-minded, proactive, analytical mindset, excited to see research results turn into commercial solutions
• Collaboration: Team-player, good collaboration skills, willingness to work independently and in pairs
• Communication: A people-person with good networking and communication skills, outgoing and professional attitude
• Way of working: Self-driven, well-organised, practical hands-on, interested in learning new things

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and scope specific the market analysis
• Collecting and analysing market data from different information sources, utilising artificial intelligence (AI) tools to optimise data collection, analysis and reporting
• Presenting analysis results clearly and effectively to internal stakeholders
• Providing insights into changes in key business environment drivers and long-term trends
• Participating in team meetings and depending on your interests, responsibilities may also include some team level coordination of tasks.