Sr. Global Compensation & Benefit Specialist

Purpose of the Role
The Senior Global Compensation & Benefits Specialist is a hands-on team player who supports the Director Global Compensation & Benefits in the design, administration, and continuous improvement of global Total Rewards programs, including share-based compensation plans. The role combines strategic insight with operational excellence, ensuring competitive, equitable, and compliant compensation and benefits practices that support talent attraction, retention, and engagement across regions. Working collaboratively with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, and business stakeholders, the incumbent delivers practical, effective, and scalable reward solutions that align with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct job evaluations, market benchmarking, and salary structure maintenance.
• Support annual compensation cycles, including merit increases, bonuses, promotions, and pay equity analyses.
• Assist with the design and administration of incentive and share-based compensation programs.
• Support the development and management of global benefits programs, vendor relationships, and renewals.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations and global reward governance standards.
• Develop reporting, dashboards, and analytics on compensation, benefits, and program effectiveness.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, and business leaders on Total Rewards initiatives.
• Support communications, policy development, and change management activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Compensation & Benefits or Total Rewards within an international environment.
• Experience with compensation benchmarking, salary reviews, incentive plans, and benefits administration.
• Knowledge of share-based compensation programs is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel capabilities; experience with HRIS systems (e.g., SuccessFactors, Workday) is an advantage.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, global environment.

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