Internship Role: Climate Risk & Resilience

Location: Leiden and Remote

Department: ESG (Climate Change)

Duration: 3 months

Reports to: Business Owner – Climate Change

Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive intern to support the identification, assessment, and management of climate-related risks across our operations and supply chain. This role will contribute to our long-term resilience strategy, helping the company align with frameworks such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and prepare for future climate scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in conducting climate risk assessments, including physical risks (e.g., flooding, heatwaves) and transition risks (e.g., regulatory changes, carbon pricing).
• Support scenario analysis using climate models and socio-economic pathways (e.g., IPCC SSPs, RCPs).
• Help map vulnerabilities across assets, operations, and supply chains
• Contribute to the development of resilience strategies, including adaptation measures and business continuity planning.
• Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., operations, finance, procurement) to gather data and align risk mitigation efforts.
• Providing a view as to the physical and transition risks, their identification and severity/likelihood assessment
• Prepare visualizations, dashboards, and reports for internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Science, Climate Policy, Sustainability, Risk Management, or related field.
• Familiarity with climate risk frameworks (e.g., TCFD, IPCC), climate modeling, and ESG reporting.
• Strong analytical and research skills; experience with GIS or climate data tools is a plus.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Interest in climate adaptation, resilience planning, and corporate sustainability.

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience in climate risk analysis and resilience strategy development.
• Exposure to global climate disclosure frameworks and ESG integration.
• Opportunity to contribute to real-world climate adaptation efforts.

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.

In addition, we offer:

• Competitive year salary

• 8.33% holiday allowance

• A minimum of 30 vacation days for a healthy work-life balance

• Excellent pension plan to secure your future