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Medical Strategist
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
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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 73 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 28 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.
- 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 — Abbott Laboratories
The US Department of Labor certified 73 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 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Position Overview The Medical Strategist leads the development of the Integrated Medical Strategy for the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score product area, bringing together clinical data, stakeholder and market insights, and evolving evidence needs to inform Medical priorities and plans in alignment with the overall product strategy. Operating in a matrixed environment, the role partners across Medical and cross-functionally to help shape Medical’s contributions to a unified ODX evidence strategy and coordinate execution of evidence-generation plans. This role also helps shape KOL engagement plans, including advisory board planning and execution, and synthesizes insights from HCP and KOL interactions to inform Medical priorities and activities. In partnership with relevant stakeholders, this role supports marketing, sales training, commercialization, and launch efforts by translating clinical evidence into appropriate medical messaging and materials. Essential Duties Include, but are not limited to, the following: • Develops and executes integrated medical strategies to support product development, enhancement, commercialization and growth in alignment with commercial and portfolio plans. • Facilitates a regular cadence of medical strategy meetings to socialize and review the status of integrated medical strategies, shape clear medical recommendations to inform key initiatives, and ensure visibility to and alignment with broader business strategies. • Partners with stakeholders across the Medical organization to drive key activities outlined in the integrated medical strategies, including, but not limited to: • Evidence generation strategy and planning efforts • KOL engagement plans, including ad board planning and execution • Translation of clinical data into medical messaging to support marketing and sales training efforts • Medical support for commercialization and launch efforts • Responsible for bringing visibility and coordination to key medical deliverables to drive alignment, effective collaboration and cohesive execution. • Leverages subject matter expertise to continuously assess the evolving product landscape to identify evidentiary gaps, risks, and opportunities for differentiation and improvement in close collaboration with the Product Strategy function. • Plans and facilitates annual Innovation Session, driving productive discussions that frame issues and synthesize insights into a clear output and actions to inform strategic planning . • Maintains strong, proactive, collaborative relationships with cross-functional partners, ensuring medical perspectives inform key business decisions and fostering a culture of inclusion and innovation. Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline. • 7+ years of experience in Medical Strategy, Medical Affairs, or a related function within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, or academic setting. A combination of relevant professional experience and advanced-degree education may be considered in meeting the experience requirement. • Strong clinical, medical, or scientific background in oncology, with experience in breast cancer preferred. • Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, including overnight or weekend travel as needed. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to quickly learn and effectively use project management, collaboration, and other busi