Legal and Compliance Intern

Pharming Group; Leiden; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Pharming Group is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Legal & Compliance Intern to support our Legal and Compliance function in a dynamic international pharmaceutical environment. The role offers exposure to a broad range of legal, regulatory, and compliance matters across Europe and ROW.

Key tasks include contract renewal, regulatory research, SOP implementation, and liaison with external law firms. Strong legal background and English proficiency are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Masters in law with specialization in health law.
• Very good English oral and drafting skills.
• Very good analytical skills.
• Ability to manage a project.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on legal and compliance issues.
• Renew and amend distributor contracts.
• Attend weekly departmental meetings.
• Liaise with external law firms advising on compliance issues in EU and ROW.
• Support with the implementation of SOPs and Policies in EU and ROW.
• Conduct regulatory research for multi-jurisdictional compliance issues in pharmaceutical industry (e.g., sanctions, HCP engagement, language requirements for internal training, genetic testing).
• Help with the presentations issued by the department.

Skills

English fluency

Analytical skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Legal research

Education

Master of Law (health law)

Job description

We are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented, and motivated Legal & Compliance Intern to support our Legal and Compliance function in a dynamic international pharmaceutical environment.

This internship offers valuable exposure to a broad range of legal, regulatory, and compliance matters across Europe and Rest of World (ROW) markets.

This includes tasks such as:

• Conduct research on legal and compliance issues.
• Renew and amend distributor contracts.
• Attend weekly departmental meetings.
• Liaise with external law firms advising on compliance issues in EU and ROW.
• Support with the implementation of SOPs and Policies in EU and ROW
• Conduct regulatory research for multi-jurisdictional compliance issues in pharmaceutical industry (e.g., sanctions, HCP engagement, language requirements for internal training, genetic testing)
• Help with the presentations issued by the department.

Qualifications and skills:

• Masters in law with specialization in health law.
• Very good English oral and drafting skills.
• Very good analytical skills.
• Ability to manage a project.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Who we are

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.

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.