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Senior Statistician
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp · 🇺🇸 US - Gaithersburg - 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 roles9 certified filings for “Senior Statistician II” (Statisticians) in MD: $155k–$177k, median $162k. Most were filed at wage level I (44%) — 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
The Senior Statistician has sufficient experience working as a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry to be working independently on activities relating to design, delivery and interpretation, preclinical studies, regulatory submissions and/or commercialization. This individual is able to perform and communicate results of more technical analyses, and able to guide less experienced staff. They have the scope to develop creative statistical ideas and approaches, and to apply them in their work. Competent individual contributor with excellent cross-functional collaboration. Typical Accountabilities The Senior Statistician II may work directly within a project and/or support statistical methodological advances. The accountabilities for supporting projects directly are: • Provide statistical expertise for complex design and interpretation for preclinical or clinical programs, high level internal governance committees, regulatory submissions and/or commercialization • Analyse internal and external information, perform modelling and simulation to inform design decisions and the development of decision criteria • Develop a Statistical Analysis plan for complex studies and/or project deliveries • Act as a coach/guide for less experienced statisticians in the production of analysis, supporting graphics and analysis tables for study reports, Global Medical Affairs studies or publications • Able to analyse, interpret, summarise and communicate results of complex studies • Contribute to the regulatory submissions including specification of overview documents and response to regulatory questions • Identify opportunities for the application of modelling and simulation to improve study design • Identify opportunities to improve the methodology and provide practical solutions for problems • Identify and apply statistical methodology to improve the process and delivery activities • Contribute to the development of best practice to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness • Accountable for the quality of their statistical work; provide discipline-specific understanding, insight and constructive challenge and take ownership of development needs, seek coaching or training opportunities The accountabilities for supporting statistical methodological advances are: • Under guidance of a more experienced statistician, produces pragmatic solutions, often within a tight time scale where the emphasis is to deliver first, then refine and develop solutions thereafter. • Draft statistical analysis plans for complex studies • Provide consultancy within area of expertise to fellow statisticians working within therapeutically aligned statistics groups, as well as medical scientists and other key roles across the business • Investigate and apply novel statistical approaches, for relevant statistical issues and/or regulatory guidance and/or value demonstration • Investigate and improve statistical approaches, establish standards and best practice, develop and implement new methodology interacting with external scientists • Identify new areas where we can add value, developing collaborative relationships with the external scientific/academic community and maintaining academic links • Contribute to/or lead the development of a process improvement and/or capability area within the Department • Develop a strong understanding of the pharma business/AZ ways of working • Communicate research and results internally and externally through participation at conferences and journal publications. Educational Requirements: • PhD and ideally 2+ years of experience AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and