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Specialist Quality Control
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp · 🇺🇸 US - Frederick - MD
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 99 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Quality Assurance Specialist IV” (Industrial Engineers) in MD: $90k–$140k, median $115k. Most were filed at wage level I (100%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp
The US Department of Labor certified 99 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Our Frederick Manufacturing Center (FMC) creates life-changing medicines for people around the world and has been recognized by our local community as being a Top 50’ Business in Frederick and awarded Frederick County’s ‘Best Place to Work’. This distinctive biologic manufacturing facility, with over 800 employees, plays a direct role in treating patients with cancer, respiratory diseases, and autoimmune conditions globally. At FMC, we are committed to delivering life-changing medicines while also creating a workplace where people feel valued and connected. From catered site events and friendly competitions to community outreach, environmental and wellness programs, and team-building activities, we make time to celebrate achievements and recognize the diversity of our workforce. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and continuous learning through ongoing skill development and training opportunities for our employees. Driven by our ambition to accelerate growth, improve patients’ lives, and shape the future of AstraZeneca Operations, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team. The Specialist Quality Control will provide dedicated support for implementation of the Laboratory Execution System (LES), 1Lab, at the Frederick Manufacturing Center (FMC). This role will coordinate and execute quality-system activities required to transition laboratory processes from current-state workflows to compliant electronic execution, with primary accountability for change control ownership, activity verification, controlled-document revision, training readiness, and implementation review. Job Responsibilities • Own and manage FMC 1Lab change controls from initiation through implementation and closure, including current-state and future-state descriptions, impact assessments, implementation plans, action tracking, evidence collection, effectiveness checks, and timely progression through required approvals. • Coordinate cross-functional assessments with QC laboratory subject-matter experts, Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, training, information-system support, and global 1Lab project partners to identify GMP, data-integrity, process, documentation, validation, equipment, material, and system-interface impacts. • Plan, execute, and document verification of 1Lab parent and child activities, recipes, workflows, equipment events, and interfaces using approved procedures and representative test scenarios. • Review verification evidence for accuracy, completeness, traceability, and alignment with approved laboratory procedures; document discrepancies and coordinate resolution, retesting, or escalation before release to production. • Assess impacted SOPs, work instructions, forms, logbooks, guides, and training materials; draft and route revisions that accurately describe future-state 1Lab workflows, review requirements, business-continuity processes, and retained paper controls. • Ensure terminology, calculations, result reporting, acceptance criteria, roles, and procedural instructions remain consistent across 1Lab activities, source SOPs, laboratory systems, and supporting records. • Develop implementation-readiness and go-live criteria, confirm completion of prerequisite change actions, and maintain objective evidence that system activities, master data, documents, training, and access are ready for use. • Provide training, coaching, office-hour support, and job aids for analysts, reviewers, super users, and other stakeholders on applicable 1Lab processes and revised procedures. • Facilitate document and change reviews, working sessions, risk discussions, and readiness meetings; communicate decisions, dependencies, risks, due dates, and escalations to stakeholders. • Maintain inspection-rea